Geelani’s long house detention ends, leads prayers at Hydepora Mosque
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani offered the congregational Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid Hyderpora Srinagar, first time after a period of almost eight years. Reports said that Geelani along with Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, a newly appointed Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman and others aides left for the prayers around 1 pm. While addressing a […]
Parliamentary panel raps MHA; says just 22 % funds from PM’s package for Jammu and Kashmir released
NEW DELHI: Only 22 per cent of the Prime Minister’s Rs 80,000 crore development package for Jammu and Kashmir has been released to the state government so far, a parliamentary committee has said in a scathing report underlining the “little outcome achieved” under it. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by senior Congress […]
Sharma visits militancy hotbed Tral, holds talks
TRAL: Centre’s special envoy for a dialogue on Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma today visited Tral, a sub-district in South Kashmir that is considered as the breeding ground for militancy, and held talks with a broad cross-section of people. Amid tight security in the wake of threats by militant groups, Sharma arrived here in a helicopter to […]
Barmer woman, converts, settles in Kashmir
SrinagarThe case of a Barmer woman, who went missing on March 16 and later the police found that she had converted to Islam and had married a Kashmiri man, took a new turn on Wednesday when her father alleged that she had been kidnapped from Ahmedabad, reports claimed. A report published in Hindustan Times said that the […]
Anganwadi workers block road to press for their demands
Srinagar,: Continuing their protest to press the government over their demands, the Anganwadi workers and helpers on Thursday blocked the M A Road Srinagar for failing to enhance their monthly honorarium. The workers and helpers who assembled at Pratap Park marched towards M A Road to press for their demands. The protesting Anganwadi workers and […]
DSEK suspends 23 employees for poor performance
SRINAGAR: Director School Education Kashmir Dr. G. N. Itoo has put under suspension the entire teaching staff (23) of Government High School Rangtaing, Middle School Aalikadal and Middle School Reh-Baba Sahab for their poor achievements. During a surprise visit to various schools of Shehri-Khas, Director interacted with the students of these schools and enquired about […]
Historic North and South Korea meet on April 27
The leaders of North and South Korea will meet on April 27 for the first time since 2007, the two countries announced Thursday after high-level talks, reports CNN. North and South Korean officials met earlier at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two countries to discuss the timing of the landmark summit between President Moon […]
Pak PM frisked as he was on private visit: US Embassy
New Delhi , Mar 29 : Deputy Spokesperson of the United States Embassy in India, Alexander McLaren on Thursday said Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was frisked at the US airport as he was on private visit. Speaking to ANI, McLaren said that if an individual is on a private visit, irrespective of whether […]
ICC to review code after “worst” behavior in recent memory
DUBAI, :— The International Cricket Council is launching a world-wide review of player conduct in the wake of the 12-month bans Cricket Australia imposed on test captain Steve Smith and vice captain David Warner for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. ICC chief executive David Richardson says “we’ve seen a number of […]
12 Yemeni soldiers killed in Al Qaeda ambush
An Al Qaeda ambush killed 12 Yemeni elite forces in what has been the deadliest single attack on the military this year. The soldiers were ambushed while deployed in Al Safra outpost located in the Hadramawt province, a strategic Al Qaeda stronghold that shares a 600-kilometre border with Saudi Arabia. Soldiers looking to capture the […]
