Pak to host Super Kabaddi League in May
Islamabad:-Strawberry sports’ management company are all set to host the inaugural edition of the country’s own Super Kabaddi League to be played in May 2018. The Kabaddi, according to officials, will be played between franchised based teams representing different cities of Pakistan and teams will be picked through the draft. “The draft for the inaugural […]
Delhi HC fines media houses who revealed Kathua rape victim’s name
Media houses, issued notices for revealing the identity of the eight-year-old Kathua rape victim, on Wednesday apologised before the Delhi high court and were directed to pay Rs 10 lakh each to the Jammu and Kashmir Victim Compensation Fund. Advocates representing media houses told the court that the mistake of revealing the identity of the […]
Iraq sentences 212 to death in Mosul area since recapture from Islamic State
BAGHDAD – Iraqi courts have sentenced 212 people to death in Mosul and surrounding areas, most of them for complicity with Islamic State, since the area was retaken by Iraqi forces in July and August 2017, a judiciary spokesman said on Wednesday. Mosul was home to two million people before being overrun in 2014 by […]
Kathua rape shameful, must ensure security for women: President
Jammu: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday condemned the horrific gangrape and murder of eight-year-old girl in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir and wondered what kind of society India was developing into. The President termed rape incidents like Kathua happening in a country that’s 70 years into its independence as “shameful” “After 70 years of […]
Beijing wants India-Nepal-China economic corridor
Beijing, Beijing wants India to join a China-Nepal connectivity project, top diplomat Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding that the Himalayan nation’s development should be a common goal shared by the two countries. Nepal sits between India and China and traditionally has been close to New Delhi. But Beijing has entered the country by investing […]
Class work to remain suspended in IUST tomorrow
Srinagar: Fearing student protests, the authorities at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora have decided to suspend the class work at the campus on Thursday. Officials said the varsity administration has also postponed all the examinations scheduled for tomorrow. New dates shall be notified separately, the statement said. Further, class work shall also […]
Divisional Commissioner reviews traffic management
SRINAGAR, : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today said that the continuous drive against roadside encroachments, illegal vendors and violators of traffic laws is showing the positive effect and the drive needs to be sustained to achieve the final goal of hassle-free movement of traffic and pedestrians. The Divisional Commissioner was speaking at a meeting […]
Mehbooba asks universities to act as nurseries of good citizens, not mere examining bodies
KATRA : Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today asked universities to act as nurseries of good citizens and not mere examining bodies distributing degrees. Addressing the 6th Convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) University here today, the Chief Minister said universities have to work on a two-pronged strategy of diffusing scientific, technical and professional knowledge on the […]
Mirwaiz Appreciates Kashmir media.
Srinagar Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said that commend the Kashmir media fraternity for persistently highlighting the Kathua case ‘which forced the ruling regime not to ignore it’. “Commend the media fraternity of #Kashmir for persistently highlighting for the last three months the most heinous and pre-planned hate crime against a little […]
President arrives for two day visit.
Srinagar: President Ram Nath Kovind, accompanied by First Lady Savita Kovind on Wednesday arrived Jammu and Kashmir on a 2-day visit to the winter capital of the state. The spokesman said Governor N N Vohra, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Speaker Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta, Chairman Legislative Council Haji Anayat Ali, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal […]
