justice Geeta Mittal took oath as first woman Chief Justice of J&K
Srinagar: In a significant development, Justice Geeta Mittal on Saturday took oath as first woman Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The impressive oath ceremony was held at the Raj Bhavan where Governor N.N. Vohra administered Oath of Office to Justice Mittal as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Earlier, […]
JRL Calls for Complete Shutdown on 15 August
Srinagar ): Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik called for a complete shutdown on August 15 and urged people to observe the day as black day to protest New Delhi’s open agression in Kashmir. The Leadership said while on one hand India will celebrate its Independence Day […]
Cong, Rahul responsible for triple talaq bill not being passed: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday held Congress president Rahul Gandhi responsible for the triple talaq bill not getting the parliamentary nod in the Monsoon Session, saying his party supported it in the Lok Sabha but not in the Rajya Sabha for its vote bank politics. Attacking Gandhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the […]
Indonesia earthquake: Death toll rises to 387, around 13,000 injured
Mataram: An earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has killed 387 people, authorities said on Saturday, adding hundreds of thousands of displaced people were still short of clean water, food and medicine nearly a week on. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake Sunday leveled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, just one […]
UN General Assembly approves Chile’s Bachelet as rights chief
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly approved on Friday the appointment of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as the world body’s new human rights chief. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Bachelet on Wednesday. She will replace Jordan’s Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, who is stepping down at the end of the month after […]
Syria: At least 22 killed in Idlib and Aleppo airstrikes
BEIRUT: Government airstrikes on opposition-held territory in northwest Syria killed at least 22 people, a monitoring group said Friday, as the UN’s children’s agency warned a new battle in the war-torn country could affect the lives of 1 million children Government forces unleashed a wave of airstrikes across Idlib, Aleppo and Hama provinces after days […]
Imran Khan wants dialogue with India to resolve Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD – Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria on Friday called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and Prime Minister designate Imran Khan at his residence in Bani Gala. During the meeting, the Indian envoy felicitated Imran Khan on his party’s thumping victory in July 25 general elections and also convayed his leadership’s messages of […]
HRD ministry to reconsider conducting NEET twice a year
New Delhi: The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry may reconsider its decision to conduct medical entrance exam NEET twice a year, following recommendations from the Health Ministry. According to sources, the Health Ministry has written to the HRD Ministry, raising concerns on conducting the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) twice a year as the examination calendar may […]
J&K Bank among 5 toppers in digital payment transactions
Srinagar,: While falling in line with the national mission, ‘Digital India campaign’, J&K Bank has figured among top 5 banks in achieving targets in digital payment transactions. Pursuing an annual target of 4 crore digital transaction for the current financial year, 2018-19, the bank has captured 1.17 crore digital payment transactions in the first quarter of […]
No court has jurisdiction to tamper with State Subject Law: Mirwaiz
Srinagar,: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that no court has the jurisdiction to tamper with the 1927 hereditary state subject laws of J&K because UN resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir clearly state that the citizens of J&K are to decide their final dispensation as a people, by exercising the right […]
