Travel agency allegedly cheats Hajj aspirants of crores of rupees
Srinagar,: A travel agency in Srinagar allegedly cheated several people by claiming to send them on holy journey of Hajj. Imaan tour and travels, Hajj & Umrah Service allegedly collected money from 90 to 100 Haj aspirants but failed to send them on the pilgrimage. According to one of the Hajj aspirants, Owais Ahmad Kareem […]
Article 35A: Defending special status of J&K not confined to religion anymore, says Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said defending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was not confined to a particular region or religion anymore as the people of the state have realised its importance and sanctity. She was referring to the reports of two of BJP MLAs from Jammu region coming out […]
justice Geeta Mittal took oath as first woman Chief Justice of J&K
Srinagar: In a significant development, Justice Geeta Mittal on Saturday took oath as first woman Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The impressive oath ceremony was held at the Raj Bhavan where Governor N.N. Vohra administered Oath of Office to Justice Mittal as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Earlier, […]
JRL Calls for Complete Shutdown on 15 August
Srinagar ): Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik called for a complete shutdown on August 15 and urged people to observe the day as black day to protest New Delhi’s open agression in Kashmir. The Leadership said while on one hand India will celebrate its Independence Day […]
Cong, Rahul responsible for triple talaq bill not being passed: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday held Congress president Rahul Gandhi responsible for the triple talaq bill not getting the parliamentary nod in the Monsoon Session, saying his party supported it in the Lok Sabha but not in the Rajya Sabha for its vote bank politics. Attacking Gandhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the […]
Mosque demolition: no religion is above law, says Chinese paper
WEIZHOU,Thousands of Hui people gathered at the towering Grand Mosque in Weizhou on Thursday and Friday to prevent authorities from demolishing the structure. A newspaper of the ruling Communist Party said Saturday that no religion is above the law in China, urging officials to stay firm while dealing with a rare protest over the planned […]
Indonesia earthquake: Death toll rises to 387, around 13,000 injured
Mataram: An earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has killed 387 people, authorities said on Saturday, adding hundreds of thousands of displaced people were still short of clean water, food and medicine nearly a week on. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake Sunday leveled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, just one […]
UN General Assembly approves Chile’s Bachelet as rights chief
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly approved on Friday the appointment of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as the world body’s new human rights chief. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Bachelet on Wednesday. She will replace Jordan’s Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, who is stepping down at the end of the month after […]
Syria: At least 22 killed in Idlib and Aleppo airstrikes
BEIRUT: Government airstrikes on opposition-held territory in northwest Syria killed at least 22 people, a monitoring group said Friday, as the UN’s children’s agency warned a new battle in the war-torn country could affect the lives of 1 million children Government forces unleashed a wave of airstrikes across Idlib, Aleppo and Hama provinces after days […]
Imran Khan wants dialogue with India to resolve Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD – Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria on Friday called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and Prime Minister designate Imran Khan at his residence in Bani Gala. During the meeting, the Indian envoy felicitated Imran Khan on his party’s thumping victory in July 25 general elections and also convayed his leadership’s messages of […]
