Union Minister reviews PMAY, PMGSY implementation
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 28: Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar and Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan attended a meeting convened here today by the Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar to discuss implementation of Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Prime Minister’s […]
Ganderbal police recovers ‘abducted girl’
Srinagar, February 28: Ganderbal Police has solved a kidnapping case of a girl in shortest possible time and arrested the accused involved in the crime. A police spokesman in a statement said that Ganderbal police received a complaint from one person Muhammad Maqbool Dar that his daughter (name withheld) has been kidnapped by Muhammad Altaf […]
Taliban doesn’t seem to be ready for peace talks: US
Washington, Feb 28 : The Taliban in Afghanistan does not seem to be ready for peace talks, the Trump administration said today, asserting that any such talks have to be “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned”. In a way, the Trump administration, ruled out direct talks with the Taliban, which was being sought by the terrorist outfit in […]
MLA Chenani inaugurates Fruit Show-cum- Kissan Mela at Sudhmahadev
UDHAMPUR, FEBRUARY 28-Member Legislative Assembly Dina Nath Bhagat today inaugurated Fruit Show-Cum-Kissan Mela here at Sudhmahadev of tehsil Chenani ‘ District Development Commissioner Ravinder Kumar, Director Horticulture Anuradha Gupta, General Manager Reserve Bank of India Ashok Kumar Mattoo, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Chenani Davinder Sharma, Chief Horticulture Officer Brij Vallabh Gupta and other district and tehsil officers […]
Shahzaib Hasan handed one-year ban
LAHORE: An anti-corruption tribunal on Wednesday banned cricketer Shahzaib Hasan for one year and fined him Rs1 million for his role in spot-fixing during the 2017 season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Shahzaib Hasan, who represented Karachi Kings last year, was the fifth player to be suspended in the spot-fixing probe. The 27-year-old opener, […]
Cinema icon Sridevi cremated with state honours
Mumbai, Feb 28 : Bollywood diva Sridevi was today cremated with full state honours, mourned by millions of fans, at the Vile Parle crematorium. Sridevi’s filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor performed the last rites at the ceremony. The couple’s daughters, Jahnvi and Khushi, were by his side, said sources close to the family. The actor’s body […]
Srinagar police arrests gamblers; bootlegger
Srinagar, February 28: Srinagar police has arrested four gamblers and recovered stake money of rupees 8340 from the gambling spot in Noorbagh area. A police spokesman in a statement said that acting on a tip off, a police party of Police Post Noorbagh led by In-charge PP Noorbagh Ajaz Ahmad raided a gambling site at […]
Ghouta Massacre and Civilised World
Whole humanity shall awake from deep slumber to protest
By. Shahid Majeed Mir The contemporary world order rests on the sovereignty of people and their rights. This order is known as democratic order of governance in common parlance. The order came through Renaissance of Humanistic tradition of ancient times. It accords a highest place to worth of human rights, their sovereignty through liberty, equality […]
China rewriting norms that does not trend in its favour: US general
Washington, Feb 28 :China is trying to rewrite norms that it perceives do not trend in its favour and showing worrying tendency to challenge the existing rules-based order from which it has been a major beneficiary, a top US commander has said. Officials in congressional testimony had earlier asserted that there had been a reduction […]
JD Agriculture inspects Integrated Mushroom Development Centre
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 28: Joint Director Agriculture, Extension Kashmir, Abdul Raheem Samoon along with Project Coordinator Mushroom today inspected the Integrated Mushroom Development Centre, Lalmandi and took stock of the pasteurised compost ready for distribution to farmers. While interacting with the Scientists and Research Assistants at Integrated Mushroom Development Centre, Joint Director was informed that in […]
