SRINAGAR: To assert its market position in Jammu and Kashmir, Vodafone India is going on an expansion spree in the state with the roll-out of more than 200 new sites (towers) in the state in financial year 13-14, “Vodafone has increased its coverage network by 20 percent and now covers 62 percent of the population […]
Srinagar: Condemning the sedition charges against Kashmiri students, Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of trying “to once again shamelessly obfuscate the issue by suggesting that the students were misguided.” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had supported the Meerut university’s decision to expel the students by referring to them […]
Lalit K Jha Washington: A top Pentagon commander has said that the long-lasting tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir are a threat to regional stability. “Long-standing tensions between Pakistan and India also threaten regional stability as both states have substantial military forces arrayed along their borders and the disputed Kashmir Line of Control,” General […]
Srinagar: Police Thursday claimed to have busted a gang of burglars by arresting four persons involved in committing thefts in several areas of Budgam district and local trains. Gowhar Ahmad Wani and Muzaffar Ahmad Khan, both residents of Parnewa village of Budgam district, and Shahzad Ahmad Dar and Asif Ahmad Wani of Bandipora district were […]
MIRPUR: Hitting out at his critics for questioning his place in the Pakistan team, all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Thursday said he would quit the game the day he feels himself a burden on his team. “I will sideline myself, the moment I start thinking that I’m becoming a burden on my team. I will not […]
NEW DELHI: Gold prices dipped below Rs 31,000 mark by falling Rs 350 to Rs 30,900 per ten grams after nearly one month here on Monday on heavy selling by stockists in tandem with a weak global trend. However, silver found some buying support from industrial units and ended higher by Rs 110 to Rs […]
DUBAI: India has been ranked among Dubai’s top ten hotel guest source markets in 2013, according to the Emirate’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. The other countries included in the list are Saudi Arabia, UK, US, Russia, Kuwait, Germany, Oman, Iran and China. The number of tourist arrivals has increased by over one million […]