Palestine’s arduous struggle for liberation
The harsh reality is, that both Fatah and Hamas actually represent the Palestinian elite's factions
By: Lal Khan Prime Minister Hamdallah, who heads the Palestinian Authority ‘government’ based in the West Bank town of Ramallah, survived a bomb blast attack during his visit to Gaza on March 13. This incident exhibits the convoluted and chronically disrupted struggle for the ending of Israeli occupation and the socioeconomic liberation of ordinary Palestinians. […]
Islamabad storms into PSL final as Ronchi cleans up Karachi
DUBAI: A magnificent batting display by Luke Ronchi helped Islamabad United to outplay Karachi Kings in the Qualifier to reach the final in the third edition the Pakistan Super League here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday night. The wicketkeeper batsman from New Zealand smashed five towering sixes and twelve superb fours for […]
Foundation Training Programme Commences for Probationers of KAS batch 2014
JAMMU, MARCH 19: Foundation Training Programme for the Probationers of J&K Administrative Services (KAS), Batch 2014, Session 2018 was today inaugurated by Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Commissioner Secretary GAD and Director General, J&K IMPARD at IMPARD, Sidhra Jammu. In his inaugural address, the Director General emphasised on the importance of training in the service career of […]
DDC Bandipora flags-off farmers’ exposure tour
BANDIPORA, MARCH 19: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Bandipora, Sajad Hussain today flagged-off a group of 61 farmers for exposure tour to SKUAST -K Shalimar under Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) scheme. On the occasion, the DDC stressed upon the farmers to fully acquaint themselves with the modern technologies adopted by University and progressive fruit […]
Putin wins fourth term, opponents say vote rigged
Moscow, Mar 19 (AFP) Vladimir Putin today faced another six years in power after a record win in Russia’s presidential election, but congratulations from abroad were largely muted after opponents accused him of rigging the vote and Moscow’s relations with the West worsened. Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his […]
Battle against climate change can still be won
Lawmakers can now help co-create, and implement, what could be a foundation of global sustainable development for billions across the world
By: Andrew Hammond The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) closed its 30th anniversary meeting on Friday with darkening storm clouds gathering around international efforts to tackle global warming. Not only did last week see United States President Donald Trump install climate sceptic Mike Pompeo as US Secretary of State, but the IPCC moved closer […]
Zahid’s five-fer hands FCC Andergam season’s first win
Sopore March 19: In the ongoing ‘Wular Premier League’ FCC Andergam defeated Challengers-XI by 16 runs in a low scoring match Monday here at Sheikh-ul-Alam Sports Stadium Tarzoo Sopore. Bating first FCC Andergam batting line crumbled as they managed to post a meagre 107 runs on board. Asif (48) and Shoaib (19) remained the top […]
Messi takes Barcelona 11 points clear, Ronaldo hits four
MADRID: Lionel Messi delivered another masterful performance as Barcelona sailed past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Sunday to take an 11-point lead over nearest rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga. After putting Chelsea to the sword in the Champions League midweek, Messi scored for the sixth game in a row against Athletic at the Camp Nou […]
Jammu Printers Association celebrates 37th year of inception
JAMMU, MARCH 19: Jammu Printers Association (Regd) organized a programme to mark 37th year of its inception in which Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta was the chief guest. Ex-President AIFMP, Kamal Chopra, was the guest of honour on the occasion. Vice President North, Mohinder Singh, Treasurer AIFMP, Ashwani Gupta and Sohail Kazmi eminent journalist and […]
Strict Implementation of Traffic rules by Traffic Police
JAMMU, MARCH 19: Traffic Police Rural Jammu in a bid to implement the work on Road Safety Policy launched special drives under the supervision of Shaheen Wahid, Superintendent of Police, Traffic Rural Jammu against violation of traffic rules to ensure strict enforcement. A large number of vehicles were challaned and seized during the Special Drive […]
