CPEC western route doesn’t exist in Chinese record
ISLAMABAD, Mar 10: Many in the Senate learnt to their shock on Friday that the CPEC’s western route that the government claimed giving top priority did not exist even in the Chinese record. On the last day of the last session of the Senate’s parliamentary year with 52 of its members retiring, the PkMAP […]
Tried to bowl every ball a dot-ball, says Shaheen Afridi
DUBAI: Shaheen Afridi, the hero of Lahore Qalandars’ maiden win in Pakistan Super League 2018, has said that he bowled according to plan which helped him pick up five key wickets against Multan Sultans at Dubai Stadium on Friday. Speaking to Geo.tv, the young pacer said he was planning to deliver every ball as a […]
Handicrafts Deptt organizes awareness camp
ANANTNAG, MARCH 10: The Handicrafts department today organised an awareness camp for artisans at Khreti, Kokernag The camp was attended by scores of participants from the district related to different handicraft activities. The participants were informed with various welfare schemes run by the department for the assistance of the artisans. Speaking on the occasion, the […]
Jammu on the edge of communal violence: Rana
Jammu: A senior leader of the National Conference (NC) today claimed that Jammu is on the edge of communal violence under a “well-planned conspiracy” and asked the Centre to focus on the emerging situation in the region to avert the crisis. NC provincial president Devender Singh Rana also appealed to the people to maintain communal […]
DDC Pulwama inaugurates Mushroom Model Village at Rajpora
PULWAMA, MARCH 10: Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Ghulam Mohammad Dar today inaugurated “Mushroom Model Village” at Rajpora Pulwama. In this connection, a grand function was organized by Department of Agriculture Pulwama. Speaking on the occasion, the DDC said that such camps will help the farmers to acquaint themselves with the latest technology and practices of mushroom […]
Azlan Shah Cup: India thrash Ireland to finish 5th
Ipoh: India finished fifth at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament with a 4-1 thrashing of Ireland on Saturday. Varun Kumar scored twice from penalty corners while Shilanand Lakra and Gurjant Singh got the other goals for India. Julian Dale exploited some poor marking by the Indian defenders to get a consolation goal for […]
“In new India, anyone who shreds a few posters at the crossroads becomes a historian”
An excerpt from the journalist’s new book of essays on democracy and the nation.
BY: Ravish Kumar There are many ways to falsify history. During the West Bengal elections of 2016, we saw new wonders of the national curriculum unfold. In no time at all the “Netaji files” were exhumed from the central government archives and aired, and an impression was created that one of the icons of our […]
Three women, suspect dead in California hostage standoff
Los Angeles, Mar 10 (AFP) A gunman and three women thought to be his hostages were found dead today at a California veterans home after an hours-long standoff with police. The assailant struck at 10:20 am (local time) at the Veterans Home of California-Yountville in the Napa Valley, the largest veterans’ home in the United […]
Kishtwar shuts down to protest against hotelier’s killing
Jammu: A complete shutdown was observed in the Kishtwar township of Jammu and Kashmir today to protest the killing of a 45-year-old hotelier even as a special investigation team (SIT) rounded up six people for questioning, police said. Ishtiyaq Ahmad Dar, a resident of Semna colony, was fatally shot in the head by unidentified assailants […]
Rabada charged after Smith incident
PORT ELIZABETH : South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will face a disciplinary hearing on Saturday that could result in a ban from the third Test against Australia. Cricket South Africa said Rabada, who devastated the Australian batting order on the first day of the second Test on Friday, has been charged with a level […]
