Uri: An old school building was completely gutted in a fire mishap at Salamabad Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla District on Friday morning. According to reports a massive fire broke out around 6:00 am at old high school building in Salamabad area of Uri triggering panic in the locality. However, Fire tenders were pressed into […]
New Delhi: Only 22 per cent of the Prime Minister’s Rs 80,000 crore development package for Jammu and Kashmir has been released to the state government so far, a parliamentary committee has said in a scathing report underlining the “little outcome achieved” under it. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by senior Congress […]
Srinagar: An unidentified militant has shunned the path of violence and returned home following an appeal by his family in south Kashmir area, a senior police official said Thursday. “Another mother’s appeal to her son to shun militancy & (and) return home gets response, God bless the family & (and) show path to others,” Director […]
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Pulwama: The Government of India’s special representative, Dineshwar Sharma who is on his sixth visit to the Valley following his appointment as interlocutor Thursday met six delegations in Tral area which is considered as the most volatile area in the Valley. Amid tight security arrangements Sharma met six delegations who called on him in Tral […]
New Delhi: The two-day meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) began here today with India and Pakistan expected to discuss various issues under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) during the parleys. The Indian delegation for the annual meeting comprises India’s Indus Water Commissioner P K Saxena, a representative of the Ministry of External Affairs […]
United Nation: Pakistan on Thursay criticised India and other G-4 nations for seeking expansion of the UN Security Council’s permanent membership, saying proposals that promote “national aspirations” of some member states cannot enhance representative nature of the powerful organ of the world body. Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi opposed the G-4 nations’ – […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) Thursday called for removal of armed forces’ camps from civilian areas, terming them “a source of nuisance and harassment for locals.” “We support demand of people for removal of these camps which have come in every nook and corner in Kashmir,” Hurriyat (G) said in a statement issued here. Expressing concern […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police has identified 10 reputed private schools in Kashmir division for seeking reservation in admissions and concession in fee for kids of police cops working in the state. As per documents available with ‘Kashmir Vision’ police is seeking 30 percent concession in fee and 20 reservations of seats in these […]
Beijing: China said today its relations with India are developing with a “sound momentum” and the two sides have made new achievements as they made efforts to reset their ties with major high-level visits post-Dokalam. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lu Kang, however, parried questions over India cancelling some events of the Dalai Lama. “Recently, thanks to […]