Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi was on Thursday unanimously elected as one of the four vice presidents of the Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc), the economic arm of the United Nations. Ambassador Lodhi, who was elected by acclamation after her candidature was endorsed by the 54-member body, will assume the Asia Pacific […]
The Amarnath yatra from Jammu city to Kashmir was suspended on Friday due to bad weather conditions along the highway to the Valley, officials said. As many as 7,021 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas till Thursday evening, taking the total those having performed the darshan […]
Agencies Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The left-arm quick, 27, has however said he will continue playing white-ball cricket for Pakistan. “It has been an honour to represent Pakistan in the pinnacle and traditional format of the game,” Amir said in a statement. “I, however, have decided to move away from […]
Agencies Pakistan can neither fight a full-fledged nor a limited war with India and is waging a proxy war, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. He was speaking in Lok Sabha on the 20th anniversary of Kargil conflict as Parliament paid tributes to Indian troops who drove out Pak forces and reclaimed Kargil heights. […]
Srinagar : Members of the panel formed by Mutahida Majlisi-e-Ulema to create awareness about women’s rights and issues across Kashmir, held a meeting at Mirwaiz Manzil under the chairmanship of MMU patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. In a statement a spokesperson of the MMU said members from various NGO’s including, women NGOs, who are part of […]
Agencies At least 51 people were killed and nine others injured in lightning strikes in Bihar and Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday night. Altogether 39 people have died across a dozen districts of Bihar, while 12 others lost their lives in four districts of Jharkhand. The deaths were reported since Tuesday night. In Bihar, Jamui […]
Kabul : At least five people were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing in Kabul, an official said, adding that two other blasts had also hit the Afghan capital. The bombing comes amid an increase in violence in Kabul and around Afghanistan, where the war is taking a continued toll even amid a US-led […]
The Union Government has asked various agencies to accelerate the process of completing probe in various financial violation cases pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir State. Recently State Anti-Corruption Bureau has completed probe in the J&K Bank case and are likely to file the FIR in that case. Similarly, the probes are going on in many […]
Srinagar : CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said a few hours of a downpour on Thursday once again exposed the hollow claims of flood preparedness in Kashmir. A spell of heavy showers in the morning caused water-logging in many places in the Valley and capital Srinagar city as well. Several localities in the city […]
Thursday’s batch, comprising 1,789 males, 474 females, seven children and 146 seers, left in a fleet of 99 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir Valley, they added. 2,416 more pilgrims left on the Amarnath Yatra from a base camp here on Thursday, officials said. […]