Mayawati urges Centre to review its Kashmir policy

Lucknow, Jun 15:  Voicing concern over the killing of a journalist and security-men in Kashmir, BSP president Maywati today asked the Narendra Modi government to shun its “stubborn attitude” and review its Kashmir policy. The BSP supremo alleged the BJP’s Kashmir policy seems to be guided more by “narrow politics” of the party rather than […]

Tyres of Indian economy are punctured: P Chidambaram

New Delhi: Former finance minister P Chidambaram today said that state of the economy was bad in the country due to the wrong policies of the NDA government and tyres of three of the four wheels on which the economy rides were punctured. Addressing a press conference here today, he said a flawed road to […]

Minor boy killed in house collapse in Rajouri

Jammu, Jun 10:  A 16-year-old boy was today killed and another teenager was injured in a house collapse in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police officer said. The ‘Kacha house’ of Babu Ram collapsed at Karul village near Baji Morh in Kalakote area all of a sudden, trapping his son and a nephew […]

Woman, paramour held for killing husband

Minor girl raped in central Kashmir, accused at large: Police

Srinagar, May 28: A young woman and her paramour were arrested for allegedly killing her husband two months ago in Nowgam area of the city, a police official said today. Abroo Shafi, a property dealer, was believed to have died of natural causes on March 11 at his home in Nowgam but the unusual behaviour […]

The Pakhtuns & the Baloch

Pakistani nationalism needs to be interrogated through its multiple variants to understand what it is.

By: S. Akbar Zaidi ONE cannot mention either of them by name in our press or on television. It is as if by this silence they will disappear. The mainstream electronic media, for reasons now well understood, based on fear, ignores any reporting about recent developments regarding both national groups which constitute Pakistan. News about […]

Pak foreign minister disqualified by court for holding UAE work permit

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif was today disqualified as a member of the parliament by the high court here for concealing details of his UAE work permit while contesting elections in 2013. A three-member special bench of the Islamabad High Court announced the verdict on a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman […]

Twoes Janwara and Handwara Cricket Club win matches

Sopore Super League - 2018

BY: Zeeshan Sopore, April 24: Match 1: In the ongoing ‘Sopore Super League’, Twoes Janwara defeated Kounsaria Bandipora by 2 wickets here at Seer sports field. Earlier Kounsaria Bandipora opted to bat first after winning the toss and posted decent 173 runs on board losing all wickets in 34.2 overs. Hilal and Pervaiz scored 31 […]

PDP constitutes Political Affairs Committee

Srinagar, Apr 20: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today constituted an eleven-member powerful Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The PAC was constituted by Mufti, who is also the PDP president, a party spokesman said. The members of the PAC besides the Mehbooba Mufti herself are Muzaffar Hussain […]