Civic Action Programme: JKP to organise youth promotional coaching camp

JAMMU: As a part of its Civic Action Programme, Jammu and Kashmir Police(JKP) is organizing week long Youth Promotional Coaching Camp for boys in the last weak of March here at winter capital in which more than 400 youth, drawn from poor pockets and far-flung areas of the State, would be participating. This was revealed […]

Air India plane in near-miss as Pak ATC gives ‘incorrect info’

Hyderabad: In a mid-air scare, “incorrect” input by Pakistan’s air traffic control to a Mumbai-bound Air India Dreamliner plane from London led it to come close to another aircraft, prompting a sharp reaction from India. The Mumbai-bound Air India flight AI-130 from London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday escaped a near-miss incident after the Karachi Air […]

Aberrations have crept in media, it must find solutions: PM

New Delhi: Favouring self-regulation by media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said some aberrations had crept into the “fiercely independent” journalism and it should itself find ways to remove them. “Vibrant and fiercely independent media in our country is an asset for all of us. It has served us well in disseminating information, educating […]

Now, Control Damage

Normal life remained disrupted for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as authorities failed to clear roads and interior lanes, especially in Srinagar. Despite the Met office’s timely forecast of heavy snowfall across Kashmir, the administration woke up only too late, and that too to clear merely some main roads. People in several areas were […]

No airline can refuse to fly differently-abled people: Govt

NEW DELHI: Heeding to years of pleas and protests by differently-abled people, government has finally come out with detailed rules governing their air travel by making it clear that no airline would refuse to fly them. Airlines and airports have been asked to provide all required facilities and assistance to meet the needs of the […]

Volleyball club felicitates Khanna for his contribution

POONCH: Manjit singh volleyball club Wednesday honoured, reputed actor and anchor Pardeep Khanna of Poonch district for his contribution in various fields of life. Speaking on the occasion chairman of the club, Mohammed Tariq Khan said that the contribution of Pardeep Khanna is unparallel as he has contributed a lot for society in areas of […]

Govt draws flak for being ill-prepared

Jammu: People’s Democratic Party(PDP) and  CPI(M) Wednesday alleged that the state administration was ill-prepared for the snowfall despite prediction by the Meteorological Department, leading to massive power shutdown and road blockades in the Kashmir Valley. “The administration was ill-prepared to cope up with the expected snowfall in the Kashmir Valley as was already predicted by […]

1954: US Ambassador in Pakistan Cables Washington

“The Foreign Minister (of Pakistan) yesterday in conversation with an Embassy officer made (the) following points: Reference Kashmir: Nehru has now sent (a) letter to Mohammed Ali stating there is no reason for (the) two Prime Ministers to meet, thus all doors (are) closed except recourse to (the) Security Council. (The) Foreign Minister suggested that […]

I don’t want to take Pakistan’s coaching job: Younis Khan

Karachi: Former captain Younis Khan said he has no intentions of taking up a coaching assignment with the Pakistan team as he wants to call time on his international career gracefully. “Coaching is a very difficult job in Pakistan cricket and I don`t want to get involved in any thing which prevents me from retiring […]

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