McCain’s 106-year-old mom to attend his Washington services
Washington, Aug 30: John McCain’s 106-year-old mother, Roberta, is expected to attend memorial services in Washington and his burial in Maryland later this week. Roberta McCain once said the middle child she called “Johnny” liked to use her as an example of “what he hopes his lifespan will be.” But she now mourns him instead […]
50 schoolchildren from J&K meet Rajnath
New Delhi, Aug 30: A group of 50 schoolchildren, including seven girls, from Jammu and Kashmir met Home Minister Rajnath Singh today after their tour to historical sites in the national capital, Agra and Jaipur. The children, from Kathua district of the state, visited the sites under a youth exchange programme – ‘Watan Ko Jano’. […]
State Level workshop on Springshed Management organized
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 30: The J&K State Climate Change Cell (SCCC), Department of Ecology, Environment & Remote Sensing, Government of Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation organized a day-long workshop on “Springshed Management in context of Climate Change” under National […]
Geelani pays tributes to slain militants
Srinagar: Paying rich tributes to militants killed in Hajan and Kulgam, All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman, Syed Ali Geelani today said “our youth lay their lives to end the age-old slavery of their nation and for right to self-determination.’ In a telephonic address to mourners, Syed Ali Geelani paid glorious tributes to slain youth Umar […]
JKP to organize Marathon on Sept 2
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 30: Jammu and Kashmir Police is organizing “RUN FOR PEACE” KASHMIR MARATHON-2018 on 02 September 2018. The Marathon will be from Lake View Police Golf Course Srinagar upto Saida Kadal Bridge. The Full Marathon (Men) will start at 5.30 am from Police Golf Course Srinagar to Saida Kadal Bridge and back. The first […]
Sub-committee set up on rehabilitation of mule owners at Vaishno Devi: J&K to SC
New Delhi, Aug 30: The Jammu and Kashmir government today told the Supreme Court that a sub-committee has been set up to deal with the issues relating to the rehabilitation of mule owners operating on Katra-Vaishno Devi shrine track in Jammu. The state told a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and […]
Two-plus-two dialogue an indication of deepening strategic partnership: US
Washington, Aug 30: The maiden two-plus-two dialogue between India and the United States scheduled in New Delhi next week is an indication of the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries, the Trump administration has said. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are set to fly to New Delhi […]
Worse than Emergency
The latest arrests represent a new and extremely dangerous phase in the steady erosion of civil liberties, fundamental rights and indeed democracy in India.
BY: Prashant Bhushan On Tuesday, the Maharashtra Police arrested some of India’s finest human rights activists from five cities across the country on completely fabricated charges under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the IPC. The activists arrested are Sudha Bharadwaj, a civil rights activist and labour lawyer from Chattisgarh, presently teaching […]
Burglars sentenced to 3 years imprisonment in Uri
Uri: Sub Judge Uri Imtiyaz Ahmad Lone has ordered three years imprisonment to three accused persons namely Ahmad Jan, Tanveer Ahmad Sofi and Ghulam Mohammad Malik who were involved in burglary cases. The accused persons had confessed before the court that they had committed the alleged offences besides being involved in stealing and barging in […]
Imran Khan pays 1st visit to army headquarters for security briefing
Islamabad, Aug 30: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan today paid his first visit to the army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi where he was briefed on the security issues. Khan, the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), won the July 25 general election amidst the perception that the Pakistan Army, a major […]
