New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a letter to his newly elected Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, conveying that India was looking for constructive and meaningful engagement with his country. Modi noted that India was committed to peaceful neighbourly ties with Pakistan, official sources said, quoting from the letter. The prime minister also stressed […]
Islamabad : Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said that there was a need of “continued and uninterrupted” dialogue with India, which was the only way forward for the two neighbours to resolve outstanding issues. Qureshi, the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Vice Chairman, was sworn-in earlier in the day along with […]
KISHTWAR — Five people were today killed and nine others injured when a landslide struck a hilly road in this district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The incident took place at Kulligad when huge boulders and debris suddenly came down from a hillock, trapping a mini-bus and a car plying on the Doda-Kishtwar road, […]
Police Post Rangreth, Srinagar received complaints regarding burglaries in Rawalpora Afandibagh area. On receiving the complaints, a team led by In-charge Police Post Rangreth under the supervision of SDPO Sadder was constituted and investigation was set into motion. During the course of investigation, the team zeroed on one suspect identified as Dilawar Ahmad Shah son […]
Srinagar : A civilian who was injured in a grenade blast near SP office Awantipora on Friday succumbed to his injuries at SMHS hospital Srinagar. The deceased was first admitted at a nearby hospital where from he was shifted to SMHS hospital Srinagar where he breathed his last, an official said. He was identified as […]
New Delhi: Bugles sounded the last post, uniformed soldiers clicked their heels and a sombre silence fell over the crowd as former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s mortal remains were consigned to the flames today evening, the sun setting on the life of a poet-politician who combined accommodative politics with graciousness. Foster daughter Namita Kaul […]
Srinagar : Joint Resistance Leadership on Friday called for a complete shutdown on August 26 and 27 against tinkering with the state subject laws. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Yasin Malik have urged people to observe strike against the move to scrap laws that bar any non-state subject holder from […]
SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that friendship with Pakistan would be the greatest tribute that can be paid to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who died on Thursday. Speaking to ANI, Mr Abdullah said, “He (Vajpayee) was a great man, I cannot see the values he had in anyone today. […]
Islamabad : A four-member delegation from Pakistan will be attending the last rites of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday, the media reported. Caretaker Law and Information Minister Ali Zafar, Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal and other senior officials from the Law Ministry will represent Pakistan at Vajpayee’s funeral, Geo News reported […]
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday led a protest march at Gow Kadal here to protest against the attempts being made to abrogate Article 35-A. The protest call was given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. […]