Budget session 2018: Speaker chairs all party meeting
JAMMU, DECEMBER 28: Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta on Thursday sought cooperation of political parties for smooth conduct of upcoming Budget Session scheduled to start from January 02, 2018. The Speaker, while chairing All party meeting here today, hoped that Members would fully utilize the time fixed for them during the session to highlight public issues […]
JRL calls for poll boycott ‘We can’t vote to strengthen hands of those tyrants’
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) HAS appealed people of Kashmir to boycott the Panchayat elections announced by the government,recently. In a joint statement issued to media, JRL said that “any sort of election under Indian occupational system be it for so-called assembly, parliament, municipal committee or Panchayat is meant only to harm the national interests […]
Div Com visits Bandipora, reviews progress of works under CM’s commitments
BANDIPORA, DECEMBER 28: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the officers to ensure timely completion of works taken in hand as directed by the Chief Minister during her outreach programme. The Divisional Commissioner was addressing a meeting of officers attended by District Development Commissioner, Sajjad Hussain, […]
Tral observes shutdown for third day to mourn killing of Jesh Commander
SRINAGAR DEC 28 : A complete shutdown was observed for the third successive day today in Tral area of pulwama district of south Kashmir to mourn the death of Jesh-e-Muhammad (JEM) Commander Noor Mohammad Tantray alias Noora. All shops, markets business establishment remained closed and traffic was off the roads in the town and adjoining areas […]
US, South Korea to hold trade talks next week
Washington, Dec 28: US and South Korean delegates will meet in Washington on January 5 for talks on possible amendments to their free trade agreement, officials announced today. The Trump administration initiated talks to renegotiate the United States-Korea (KORUS) free trade agreement in July, arguing the 2012 deal was lopsided because American’s bilateral trade deficit had […]
Cook’s record double ends Australia’s whitewash hopes
December 28, 2017 Alastair cook reeled off a record-breaking double century to put England in full control of the fourth Ashes Test with a formidable 164-run innings lead in Melbourne an Thursday The phlegmatic opener emphatically bounced back after a lean run of scores to finish the day unconquered on 244 off 409 balls. […]
People should boycott allies of BJP,RSS: Akbar lone
Senior National Confrence (NC) leader and fromer Jammu Kashmir Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone Thursday said that people who have joined hands with Rashtriyia Sewak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatyia Janata Party (BJP) are not Muslims and people across Kashmir should boycott against these people. Lone, while adressing a-day-long party convention in Bandipora, said that Peoples Democratic […]
Two policemen and a BSF soldier killed in two separate accidents in Akhnoor and Samba
Two policemen and a BSF soldier were killed in two separate accidents in Akhnoor and Samba areas of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. While two policemen were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a speedy truck in Shah Blode area of Samba district, the BSF man died after a container exploded during wielding […]
U.N. rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses
SEOUL : – The United Nations’ independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get them to oppose human rights abuses in Myanmar. U.N. special rapporteur Yanghee Lee, who was last week barred by the Myanmar government from visiting the country, singled out China […]
We are about to make history: Law minister on instant triple talaq Bill
December 28, 2017 New Delhi, Dec 28: A bill to make instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of three years for the husband, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, calling it a “historic day” […]
