Power shutdown
JAMMU – In order to carry various development works the power supply to New Plot, Old Rehari, Part of Sarwal, Ambphalla, Puran Nagar, Part of BC Road, Resham Ghar Colony, Raghunath Bazar, Kanak Mandi, Partap Garh, Gali Malhotrian, Bus Stand area, Ustad Mohalla, Dogra Hall, BC Road, Hari Market, Ranbir Market, Part of Shalimar and […]
Sikkim stand-off: China hints at Doval-Yang bilateral meet
PTI Jul 24, 2017 Beijing: Amid the Sikkim standoff, China on Monday hinted that a bilateral meeting between State Councillor Yang Jiechi and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval could take place on the sidelines of a BRICS NSAs’ meet in Beijing this week. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang, during a briefing, left the door open for talks between […]
Mehbooba promoting relatives at the expense of meritorious youth: NC
Srinagar: National Conference Monday hit out at PDP for promoting family rule in the state and accused Mehbooba Mufti and her family members of auctioning government jobs in the state. Accusing PDP of promoting family rule and allowing nepotism to flourish in the state, NC Provincial Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said, “What can be more serious […]
Sri Lanka v India: KL Rahul doubtful for first Test?
Injury-prone India opener KL Rahul is down with fever, two days before the start of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Rahul scored a fine half century in a tour match in Colombo, his first competitive game in close to three months due to an injury lay-off. He is now down with fever […]
Resistance leaders call for shutdown on Tuesday
Srinagar Joint Resistance Leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik have given called for a complete strike, Kashmir Bandh tomorrow (25th July). In a statement the leaders said that a complete shutdown should be observed to protest and condemn the “revengeful arbitrary and illegal arrests” of Hurriyat leaders Altaf Ahmed Shah, […]
Turkish leader meets Qatari counterpart over Gulf dispute
24 July 2017 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkey’s president has arrived in Qatar on the final leg of a Gulf tour aimed at forging a resolution to the diplomatic standoff gripping the nation and four fellow Arab countries. Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on Monday from Kuwait, which has been mediating the dispute. He […]
KU’s MERC starts film appreciation course in collaboration with FTII
Srinagar: In first of its kind initiative, Media Education Research Centre at University of Kashmir in collaboration with Film and Television Institute of India Pune on Monday kick-started a five-day course on “Film Appreciation” at the University. The inaugural session was presided over by Vice-Chancellor Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi while visiting faculty of FTII Pune, students, […]
Speaker suspends 6 Cong MPs for disrupting LS during lynching debate
The Lok Sabha Speaker suspended six Congress parliamentarians on Monday for unruly behaviour during opposition protests in the House over growing cow vigilantism and alleged targeting of minorities and Dalits in the country. Parliament’s monsoon session proceedings after the weekend break were marred by disruptions as opposition lawmakers protested in the well of the Lower […]
Our Women cricketers will get a grand felicitation: BCCI
The BCCI is planning a grand felicitation for the Indian women’s cricket team, which won a billion hearts despite a heartbreaking loss in the World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday. The team is scheduled to return home in batches from Wednesday onwards. The date and venue for the felicitation has not been finalized yet […]
At least 35 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack
The death toll in a suicide blast that hit the Afghan capital of Kabulhas risen to 35, an interior ministry spokesperson has said. The car bomb detonated in a Shia neighbourhood in the west of the city during Monday rush hour, ramming into the side of a bus carrying government employees on their way to work, […]
