IndiGo withdraws 3 flights from Jammu airport: Official
Jammu, Sep 05: Budget carrier IndiGo has withdrawn three flights from Jammu to major destinations in India even though the airport is being expanded, a senior official said Wednesday. “IndiGo has withdrawn three flights from Jammu. Two flights were withdrawn recently and one during the summer season,” Jammu Airport Director V K Gautam told PTI. […]
Pompeo, Qureshi discuss ‘bilateral, regional and international issues’: FO
Islamabad, Sep 5: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday discussed “bilateral, regional and international issues” during their crucial talks, in a bid to reset the strained bilateral ties on basis of “mutual trust and respect”. This is the US’ first high-level dialogue with Pakistan since the new government […]
Ministers’ group discusses panel recommendations to check lynching
New Delhi, Sept 5 : A Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, discussed on Wednesday the recommendations of a panel set up to suggest ways to check incidents of lynching, officials said. One of the key recommendations of the committee of secretaries, headed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, is to […]
Pompeo defends $300 mn aid cut to Pak
Washington, Sep 5: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended the Trump administration’s decision to cut USD 300 million aid to Pakistan, saying Islamabad did not make satisfactory progress in combatting terrorism. Pompeo arrived in Islamabad today along with General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, days after the Trump administration cancelled […]
Funds for 2020 Olympics will be distributed with surgical precision: Rathore
New Delhi, Sep 5 : Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has promised “surgical” precision in distribution of funds to athletes preparing for the 2020 Olympic Games, asserting that centralisation of the process has made bureaucratic hurdles a thing of past. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of a function to felicitate medal winners of the […]
China-Pak should support each other ‘more staunchly’ under present circumstances: Xi tells Alvi
Beijing, Sep 5: Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Pakistan’s newly-elected President Arif Alvi, saying that the strategic significance of the bilateral ties is “more prominent under the current circumstances” and both sides should support each other “more staunchly”. Alvi was officially declared as the 13th president of Pakistan by the election commission Wednesday after he […]
Ajmer blast convict on bail gets hero’s welcome in hometown in Gujarat
Bharuch (Guj), Sep 5 : A convict in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case, in which three persons were killed, was accorded a hero’s welcome here Sunday by a large crowd, including members of the VHP, RSS and BJP, after being released on bail. Bhavesh Patel, one of the convicts in the Ajmer dargah blast case, […]
‘Hizbul OGW arrested’
Jammu, Sept 5 : A top over-ground worker of Hizbul Mujahideen, who was involved in encouraging youth to join the militant group and revive militancy in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, has been arrested, the police said Wednesday. Touseef Ahmad Gudna alias Abu Bakar was arrested on specific information Tuesday, a police spokesman said. […]
Pompeo defends $300 mn aid cut to Pak
Says it didn’t make satisfactory progress to fight terror
WASHINGTON, SEP 5: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended the Trump administration’s decision to cut USD 300 million aid to Pakistan, saying Islamabad did not make satisfactory progress in combatting terrorism. Pompeo is arriving in Islamabad along with General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, days after the Trump administration […]
Maj Gogoi’s case: Moral turpitude, corruption will be dealt with sternly: Army chief
New Delhi, Sep 04: Any case of moral turpitude and corruption will be dealt with sternly, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said Tuesday, referring to Major Leetul Gogoi, who was found guilty of “fraternising” with a local woman at a Srinagar hotel. Gen Rawat said action will be taken against Maj Gogoi according to his […]
