An occasion to celebrate the appetite for wisdom
It was a day of festivity and fervor among students and teachers alike as all stood to appreciate one another on the annual day of the school which was celebrated on 27th of September by Boys High School Katipora that witnessed a huge gathering of parents of wards besides famous dignitaries of various administrative departments. […]
Yasin Malik visits Noor Bagh, expresses solidarity with slain youth’s family
Srinagar: The chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik today visited the slain youth of Noor Bagh, Muhammad Salim Malik’s residence to express solidarity with bereaved family. On the occasion a condolence meeting was also held in which people mourning the demise of slain youth participated in large numbers, said a JKLF […]
ADDC Shopian inaugurates cricket tournament
SHOPIAN, SEPTEMBER 29: Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Shopian, Dr. Mohammad Saleem today inaugurated a sports event ‘Cricket Premier League’ here under ‘Khelo India’ initiative. The event is being organized by District Administration Shopian and District Youth Services and Sports Shopian and was inaugurated in presence of Assistant Commissioner Revenue and District Youth Services and […]
Khattar cancels gurdwara visit over authorities’ refusal to remove Bhindranwale’s photo
Karnal (Hry), Sep 29 : A day after a group of Sikh devotees in Dachar village here protested the cancellation of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s scheduled visit to a local gurdwara, he said the decision was taken after the shrine authorities refused to remove a picture of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a separatist militant. Khattar […]
Let actions also do some talking!
It has been for long now that people here have been listening to the official assertions about prioritizing development to bring a turnaround in the situation here. The words and terms like ‘fast-track’ (development) despite being recent entrants into the official vocabulary have become sort of clichés by now. Cynicism aside, the unfortunate reality is […]
Libya seeks UN ‘security’ support
United Nations, Sep 29: After a month of militia clashes that left more than 100 people dead, Libya’s UN-backed foreign minister on Friday called for the country’s UN political mission to transform into a “security and stability” support role. Mohamed Siala, foreign minister of the UN-backed Libyan unity government, did not specify if he had […]
Pak FM urges UN Chief to play his role in resolving K-issue
Srinagar: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at a meeting with UN Secretary General António Guterres in New York urged him “to play his role in resolving the lingering Kashmir issue according to the wishes of Kashmiris under the UN resolutions.” According to a new report published by Geo news , “The foreign minister expressed […]
Indonesia quake-tsunami death toll jumps to 384
PALU, INDONESIA: Nearly 400 people were killed as a powerful earthquake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said on Saturday. Hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. The national disaster agency put the official death toll so far at 384, all […]
US expects Pak to take action against ‘non-state actors’: official
New York, Sep 29: President Donald Trump has made it clear to Pakistan that the US expects Islamabad to take steps to end the role of “non-state actors”, a senior State Department official said. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asia Region Alice Wells, briefing reporters on Friday on US […]
‘48 dead, hundreds injured in tsunami-hit Indonesian city’
Jakarta, Sep 29: At least 48 people were killed by a quake-tsunami in an Indonesian city, the country’s disaster agency said Saturday, announcing its first official death toll. The agency added that another 356 people were injured in Palu on Sulawesi island where waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) slammed into the city […]
