Shahbaz Sharif becomes interim chief of ruling PML-N
Lahore, Feb 27 : Shahbaz Sharif was unanimously elected as interim president of Pakistan’s ruling PML-N today while his elder brother and ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was made the beleaguered party’s ‘Quaid’ (top leader) for life time. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) elected its new head days after the Supreme Court disqualified 68-year-old Nawaz […]
Situation in South China Sea complicated, COC a positive step: Vietnam
New Delhi, Feb 27 : The situation in the South China Sea is “still complicated” but a positive is that China and ASEAN countries have committed to start talks on the Code of Conduct (CoC) to handle the over-lapping territorial claims, Vietnamese envoy Ton Sinh Thanh said today. Ton said Hanoi attaches “importance to its […]
Sridevi’s superior southern style
Sridevi recast her gamut of talents professionally as an actor to comply with her limited northern brief.
By: Jawed Naqvi SHE saw herself as an actor in the south, but as a show thing in the north. “In Tamil films they love to see me act naturally. But in Hindi films all they want is lot of glamour, richness and masala.” Brilliant movie star Sridevi who died unexpectedly at 55 on Saturday […]
Tassaduq Mufti interacts with Tourism Department students of CUK
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 27: Minister for Tourism, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti today chaired an interactive meeting with the Department of Tourism Studies students of Central University of Kashmir (CUK). Vice-Chancellor (CUK) Prof. Me’raj Ud Din Mir was also present at the meeting. During the interaction, the Minister stressed upon the students regarding the need for understanding heritage […]
Affordable air travel will enhance regional connectivity: Priya Sethi
Jammu-Bathinda UDAN flight service commences
JAMMU, February 27: Minister of State for Education, Tourism and Culture, Priya Sethi today inaugurated Jammu-Bathinda flight service from Jammu Airport under Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) regional connectivity scheme. The inaugural flight at a subsidized fare of Rs 1230 will operate on both ways. “Flight 9I-611 Jammu/Bathinda will depart from Jammu at 9:15 […]
Dr Samoon reviews publication of Research Journal of Music
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, today convened a meeting regarding publication of Research Journal of Music. Among others the meeting was attended by faculty from various colleges and universities besides the concerned officers. The meeting had detailed deliberation on several issues towards research and promotion of Music subject […]
Bolt’s big football announcement was not what anyone expected
Sprint legend Usain Bolt has announced he is to take part in Unicef’s Soccer Aid charity match in June, apparently laying to rest reports he was set to sign for Mamelodi Sundowns. The eight-time Olympic champion teased fans on social media with a video on Sunday in which he claimed to have signed for a […]
How Life as a Foreigner Helped Shape a Man of Letters
By: DWIGHT GARNER The Dutch-born historian and New York Review of Books editor Ian Buruma spent several years in Tokyo when he was in his early 20s, and he picked up a nickname. Because “Buruma” sounds a bit like the word “bloomers” in Japanese, at least one acquaintance — Hijikata Tatsumi, the father of Butoh […]
JMC intensifies drive against illegal hoardings, encroachments and polythene
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: A comprehensive drive was conducted by special team of JMC under the joint supervision of Secretary, JMC Sunaina Sharma and Assistant Commissioner (Rev), JMC Mrs. Vinakshi Koul against illegal hoardings, polythene and encroachments made by the shopkeepers of various areas within the limits of JMC. The drive was conducted on the direction […]
Sohrabuddin Sheikh case has claimed another judge: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi today raked up the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case saying it has claimed yet another judge, after the pleas in the matter were assigned to a new single-judge bench of the Bombay High Court. He also cited media reports that the judge hearing the case has been replaced, […]
