JAMMU: With a view to ensuring timely completion of developmental projects in the State and cut down procedural delays, the State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik decided to delegate the powers regarding transfer of state/departmental land to the Government Departments in favour of Divisional Commissioners […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan on Thursday announced that Indian Air Force’s captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on Friday as a “gesture of peace”. The surprise announcement during a joint session of Parliament came barely an hour after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Prime Minister Khan is ready […]
Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to a two-day strike called by separatists to protest the NIA raids at residences of several leaders in connection with investigation into funding through hawala channels in the valley. Most of the shops and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar […]
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) has postponed all the exams scheduled for March 1 and 2 in view of the prevailing situation. “In view of the prevailing situation, it is hereby notified that examination of following subjects pertaining to Higher Secondary Part-ll (Class-12th) Regular Annual Session 2019 (Summer Zone) which […]
New Delhi : US President Donald Trump said, “We have some reasonably decent news coming from India and Pakistan. Hopefully, the issue will end soon.” Talking on the sidelines of Hanoi Summit in Vietnam, where he was meeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, Trump said has the US has been in touch with the countries […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s airspace for commercial flights will remain closed till Thursday midnight, the civil aviation authority announced as thousands of passengers have been stranded after flight operations were suspended across major airports in the country in the wake of the escalating tensions with India. The aviation authority on Wednesday had announced that Pakistani airspace had been […]
United Nations : Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is having discussions “at different levels with different parties” about the tense India-Pakistan situation, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. He refused to say who those parties were or the levels of contact but said the discussions were “to make sure that we have, we get a full […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH opens for stranded vehicles after three days Banihal/Jammu : The strategic Jammu-Srinagar Highway was opened for stranded vehicles on Wednesday, three days after it was closed due to multiple landslides and sinking of its 25-metre portion following snowfall and rains, officials said. The traffic on the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking […]
Amid tension, Kashmir hoteliers offer free stay, food to tourists Srinagar: At a time India and Pakistan have engaged in a war on borders, Kashmiris have yet again came forward with their goodwill gestures. The hoteliers in Srinagar are offering free stay and food to the tourists who are stuck in Kashmir after the overnight […]
NEW DELHI: Senior leaders of 21 opposition parties who met in parliament today said they backed the armed forces and expressed deep concern for the Air Force pilot who went missing during this morning’s engagement with Pakistani Air Force. But there was sharp criticism for the “leaders of the ruling party” for politicization of the […]