‘Internet Googly’ prevents Shahid Afridi to open account in Kashmir
Srinagar,): Lending an attentive ear to the rumors that Pakistan based star cricketer Shahid Khan Afridi will address the gathering at Kashmir’s grand mosque, the authorities on Friday snapped the mobile internet services in summer capital Srinagar. Highly placed sources revealed to Kashmir News Bureau (KNB) that in view of the rumors on different social […]
Harsh weather damages orchards and property in south Kashmir
Srinagar:-Harsh weather damages orchards and property in south Kashmir.Incessant rains coupled with strong winds wreaked havoc across south Kashmir areas on Friday. Reports said trees were uprooted at many orchards across the district including Shangus and Kokernag areas. Over a dozen houses were partially damaged due to strong winds at Shangus, while shops were also […]
Two Medical officers among 19 employees suspended in Pattan block
Pattan, : On the directions of Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Imran Raza Ansari, Block Medical Officer (BMO) Pattan on Friday ordered suspension of nineteen employees of health department in block Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for dereliction of their duties and remaining absent unauthorized. An official said that to ensure punctuality […]
North, South Korea open hotline between leaders
Seoul: The two Koreas opened a hotline between their leaders Friday, Seoul’s presidential office said, a week before a summit between North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in in the Demilitarized Zone. The line links the presidential Blue House in Seoul with the Pyongyang office of the nuclear-armed North’s State Affairs […]
Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rains lash plains
Srinagar: Gulmarg and other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall today, while the plains in the valley, including the summer capital Srinagar, were lashed by rains. Fresh snowfall has been recorded in Gulmarg the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. He said […]
Impeachment motion against CJI is ‘revenge petition’: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday termed the impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra a revenge petition by the Congress and an attempt to intimidate a Judge. Jaitley linked the opposition parties’ move to the Thursday order of the CJI-headed bench of the Supreme Court that dismissed the petitions seeking a Special Investigation Team-led probe into Special Central Bureau […]
China defends Pakistan against Modi’s ‘terror export factory’ remark
Beijing, April 20 : China on Friday defended Pakistan against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that Islamabad was a “terror export factory”, saying the country must be supported in the fight against “terrorism”. Beijing also hinted the issue of terrorism will be on the agenda of discussion at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) when […]
SC asks Centre to seize Dawood Ibrahim’s Mumbai properties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Government to seize properties of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Mumbai. A bench headed by Justice RK Agrawal dismissed the plea filed by Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parker and his mother Amina Bi Kaskar against attachment of her properties by the government, saying they belong […]
Class 6 Dalit girl confined, raped for 2 days by relative in Odisha
Bhawanipatna: A minor Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and raped by one of her distant relatives at Dumerpadar in Kalahandi district, police said on Friday. According to the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by the victim’s parents, the class 6 student had gone to her uncle’s house at Dumerapadar to attend a family function on April […]
Little history made in US: Senator brings first baby on floor during vote
Washington: A little history was made in Washington on Thursday — little in the form of a newborn who became the first baby ever to appear on the floor of the US Senate during a vote. A swaddled 11-day-old Maile Pearl Bowlsbey arrived on the floor of the chamber carried by her mother, Senator Tammy […]
