CS finalizes arrangements for oath ceremony
JAMMU, APRIL 29 – Chief Secretary, B.B Vyas today chaired a meeting at Convention Centre to finalize the arrangements for the oath taking ceremony being held here tomorrow for induction of legislators into the Jammu and Kashmir Council of Ministers. Principal Secretary to Governor Umang Narula, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Rohit Kansal, Divisional Commissioner, […]
Pakistani batsmen will face difficulty in England: Shoaib Akhtar
RAWALPINDI: Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar predicts that Pakistani batsmen will face difficulty when playing in England. The ‘Rawalpindi Express’ added it can take up to at least 15 days before players get accustomed to a country’s conditions. Speaking to the media at a National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) awareness seminar on Saturday, Akhtar […]
Cong rally to mourn one family’s loss of power: Shah
New Delhi, Apr 29 : Hitting out at the Congress over its ‘Jan Akrosh’ rally, BJP president Amit Shah today said it was in fact a ‘Parivar Akrosh’ rally that highlights increasing irrelevance of a “dynasty and their courtiers”, who have been sent out of power from one state after another in elections. The Congress organised […]
FOIJ welcomes extension of DIPP package of incentives to JK industry’
Jammu, Apr 29 : Federation of Industries Jammu (FOIJ) has welcomed the extension of DIPP package of incentives in Jammu and Kashmir and hoped that the state will now attract fresh investments. However, it requested for grant of incentives in the tune of five per cent refund of sales value to micro and small scale […]
Zidane calls on Madrid fans to create best atmosphere ever against Bayern
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane called on his club´s supporters to be at their noisiest against Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday as the Spanish side aim to reach the Champions League final for a third year in a row. Real rode their luck in the Allianz Arena and lead 2-1 in […]
DAK alleges ‘brazen violation’ of transfer policy in Health dept
Srinagar, Apr 29: Doctors Association of Kashmir on Sunday alleged that Health department here is “brazenly violating transfer policy of doctors.” Attributing the information to a RTI query filed by DAK spokesperson Dr Riyaz Ahmad Daga seeking information regarding postings of doctors in various hospitals, DAK president in a statement said the norms are being […]
Guv, CM greet people on Budh Purnima
SRINAGAR, APRIL 29: Governor N. N. Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti have greeted people of the state on the occasion of Budh Purnima. In his message of felicitations, the Governor described Lord Buddha as an apostle of peace whose message of ‘ahimsa’ or non-violence assumes much greater relevance today when the world is faced […]
Safina Beigh urges women stand up united for justice
Srinagar, Apr 29: Terming women the worst sufferers of the turmoil in Kashmir, president of PDP’s women’s wing Safina Beigh on Sunday reiterated the party’s pledge to take the women of the state out of the squalid conditions and make them the ambassadors of peace and tranquility. According to a party press release issued here, […]
Interpol tells Haqqani warrant not being issued
WASHINGTON, Apr 29: The International Criminal Police Organisation, commonly known as Interpol, has assured Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani that it has not issued an arrest warrant for him. “The General Secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, hereby certifies that as of today (April 18, 2018), Mr Husain Haqqani, born […]
3,292 NGOs, institutes yet to disclose foreign donations: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 29 : As many as 3,292 NGOs and institutes, including some top academic centres like JNU, IGNOU, IIT Delhi and Madras, besides the Infosys Foundation in Bangalore have not disclosed their annual foreign donations and expenditure for the last fiscal or previous years, the Home Ministry has said. The ministry told the […]