SRINAGAR: A three day Archery Tournament under Civic Action Programme organised by District Police Kargil begin on Sunday at Khree Sultan Choo Sports Stadium Bemathang . On the inaugural function Executive Councilor of Ladakh Hill Development Council, Kargil, Sheikh Hussain Rayesi was Chief Guest. While addressing on the inaugural ceremony, Rayesi appreciated the role of […]
JAMMU: JK Warrior beat JK Bank in the finals of 4th Rajiv Gandhi Gold cup football tournament Sunday played at Jammu. In the event 21 teams from within and outside the State has participating in the tournament Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports Taj Mohi-ud-Din distributed prizes among the winners Addressing the concluding […]
MUMBAI: Maize prices have been stable for the last couple of weeks, averaging close to Rs 12,000-12,500 per tonne, and the winter crop is expected to be good, US Grains Council said. “Since the last couple of weeks, the maize prices have been stable, averaging close to Rs 12,000-12,500 per tonne,” USGC India Representative Amit […]
SRINAGAR: General Officer Commanding of the Army’s 15 Corps Lt Gen Gurmit Singh Sunday admitted the dress code gaffe and apologised to the scribes. “I would like to personally say sorry for the Pheran thing. It was inadvertent but nevertheless a mistake,” Lt Gen Singh told reporters. Lt Gen Singh said while no words were […]
SRINAGAR: Asserting that people of Kashmir will not keep silent on the closure of Pathribal fake encounter case, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Saturday said that it will “continue to protest till the killers are brought to justice.” A statement issued by the JKLF spokesman said that its supreme council, which meet Saturday at […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Saturday said the hanging of Afzal Guru without affording him the chance of a fair trial exposed India’s judicial system as well as Kashmir’s pro-India camp. In a statement, the Bar general secretary, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat said that a meeting of the lawyers body chaired by […]
SRINAGAR: On the eve of 23rd anniversary of infamous Kunan-Poshpora mass rape by army, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, Saturday reiterated his demand for investigation into the incident by an independent agency. “Though some Kashmiri women have filed a PIL in the local court to reopen and reinvestigate the case, but we should […]
SRINAGAR: A Sikh organisation in Kashmir on Saturday said that the members of the community would surrender their residency rights in Jammu and Kashmir as a mark of protest if the state government went ahead with any move to dilute the Minority Act. “We are against any dilution of or amendment in the National Commission […]
By Snehesh Alex Philip JAMMU/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday asked India to repatriate all its nationals who have completed their prison sentences on humanitarian grounds following the alleged suicide of a Pakistani prisoner in Jammu jail. The Foreign Ministry said the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi has been asked to submit a report on the […]
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that allegation about one of his Cabinet ministers that he possessed a bungalow in Dubai has proved “totally baseless”. Allegation levelled against Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather that he possessed a bungalow in Dubai “has been proved as totally wrong when investigated by the Vigilance Organization,” Abdullah […]