4 youth arrested during nocturnal raid in Pulwama
Srinagar, Apr 29: Four youth were arrested during a nocturnal raid by the government forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, reports said today. They said that the youth were arrested in Karimabad village of the district for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities. Those arrested were identified as Javaid Ahmed Rather, Yawar Ahmed Sheikh, Faisal […]
Searches conducted at four places in Budgam: Police
Srinagar, Apr 29: Police on Sunday carried out searches simultaneously at four places in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. “Pursuing leads in the investigation of a case pertaining to subversive activities, police after obtaining search warrants from the competent court carried out searches at four places simultaneously in Budgam district,” police spokesman said in a statement […]
Srinagar-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in Delhi
New Delhi, Apr 29: A Srinagar-bound Air India flight with 180 passengers developed a snag mid-air and made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport, police said. All passengers are safe. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjay Bhatia, the incident occurred around 10.30 a.m. “Air India Flight 825, from New Delhi to Srinagar, returned […]
Akhtar inspects Jawahar tunnel; interacts with people at Banihal, Khari
RAMBAN, APRIL 29: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today visited Khari and Banihal Tehsil of Ramban district and addressed a public gathering there. He also took stock of ongoing development works. Former Deputy Speaker, Sartaj Madani, MLC Firdous Tak and large number of people were present on the occasion. Addressing the people, the Minister […]
N Korea to close nuke test site in May, unify time zone
Seoul, Apr 29 (AP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country’s nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul’s presidential office said today. Kim made the comments during his summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in […]
Democracy is in danger: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, Apr 29 : Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought support for the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi, saying the democracy of the country is in danger with the Modi government consistently undermining its Constitutional institutions. Launching an all-out attack on the government, he said it has failed to fulfil all its […]
PDP asks India, Pakistan to take cue from Koreas and realize futility of hostility, confrontation
Srinagar, Apr 29: Claiming that the global trend for peace and reconciliation augurs well for problem-resolution, PDP vice-president Sartaj Madni today expressed hope that winds of change will reach the region sooner than later. Addressing a public gathering in Banihal, Madni hailed leaders of North and South Korea for positive shift from intransigence and hostility […]
DSEK engages 1463 temporary teachers in far-flung areas of Valley
Srinagar, Apr 29: Director School Education Kashmir today issued orders of engagement of 1463 Temporary Contractual Teachers on academic arrangement in far-flung areas of nine districts of Kashmir Division, an official press release informed. It said in this connection an emergency meeting of Chief Education Officers was called at Directorate of School Education Kashmir wherein […]
Rahul attacks PM at Jan Akrosh rally
New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi today launched a fusillade on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, questioning why the country’s “chowkidar” was silent on issues of graft and weakening of institutions. Addressing his party’s ‘Jan Aakrosh’ rally, Gandhi said the prime minister also did not speak on the case of […]
As Koreas mend relations, will Indo-Pak relations see some reconciliation?
Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Kim Jong-un of North Korea have written a new chapter of peace prospects on Korean peninsula as they pledge to work together for reaching “a final peace” agreement of ‘no nuclear arms’. With the emergence of this new thaw in the relations between the two, a significant lesson […]
