The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Monday. These districts include Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang. According to the official website of the Ladakh administration, so far, two districts made up the Union Territory — Leh […]
KARACHI: Armed men shot and killed at least 23 people in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province after offloading them from buses and checking their identities, according to media reports on Monday. The incident happened in Balochistan’s Musakhel district. According to Assistant Commissioner Musakhail Najeeb Kakar, armed men blocked the inter-provincial highway in the Rarasham district of […]
Srinagar: DDC chairperson Shopian on Monday resigned from the People’s Democratic Party and extended support to former MLA Wachi Aijaz Ahmad Mir. DDC chairperson Shopian Bilquees Bano said that she has resigned from the PDP and will support Aijaz Ahmad Mir, who is to contest elections as independent candidate on Wachi (now Zainapora) constituency. […]
Srinagar:: Apni Party president Syed Altaf Bukhari Saturday said that his party will field candidates from 60 seats including 40 in Kashmir and 20 in Jammu for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to the media persons while visiting Chanapora, Bukhari said that there won’t be any alliance with anyone and […]
RAWALPINDI: Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam fell just seven runs short of what could have been a hard-earned century, but his elegant innings, along with three other half-centuries, ensured that Bangladesh delivered a commendable response to Pakistan’s imposing first innings total of 448 on Friday. By stumps on the third day at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, […]
SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir directed the Waqf Board authorities to consider the case of its retired employees for pension grant, as done for similarly situated employees, Daily Excelsior reported. 42 retired employees approached the court through Counsel S A Makroo, seeking redressal of their grievances. Justice Sanjay Dhar granted interim relief […]
JAMMU, Aug 24: PK Pole, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir said on Saturday that the Ministry of Home Affairs is providing security to conduct the upcoming Assembly elections in Union Territory. Pole said that this decision has been taken by the home ministry given the security challenges in the Jammu and Kashmir region, and […]
Recently Chief Secretary, held a meeting of Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department to take appraisal of the functioning of newly established 500 Bedded Children Hospital. He stressed on formulating a strategy to increase the seats in DM and that of Senior Residents (SRs) in the hospital to create a pool of experts in all […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday declared the election dates – September 18 and 15, and October 1 – on which assembly polls are scheduled to be held as paid holidays in the Union Territory. In an order, the government stated that the poll dates be observed as paid holiday to every person […]
• Mediators meet in Cairo in effort to bridge gaps on truce proposal • Biden presses Netanyahu on urgency of sealing a deal for ceasefire CAIRO: Israeli forces pressed deeper into areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip as they battled Hamas fighters, while Palestinian health officials said on Thursday that Israeli strikes had […]