NEW DELHI: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy on Tuesday regained his place in the world’s top 20, riding on his consistent show in the international circuit this season. The 29-year-old from Kerala, who had played a pivotal role in India’s monumental Thomas Cup win in May, improved two places to 19 in the men’s singles […]
Islamabad: The chief of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI has issued strict orders to all commanders to stay away from politics following directives from Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa to offset a smear campaign against the military by ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s party, according to a media report on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, […]
Srinagar: The National Conference and the PDP – the major constituents of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration – said on Monday that the grouping will jointly contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “We will contest the elections together. There is a political party that said that they have left the alliance. The […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the credit for bringing down the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra does not go to BJP or rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde but central investigating agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate and CBI. “BJP or Eknath Shinde did not do anything remarkable. The credit for […]
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday dissolved its Jammu and Kashmir unit to revamp its structure with an eye on the assembly election in the Union territory. The new Jammu and Kashmir unit of AAP will soon be announced, the party’s election in-charge for the union territory Imran Hussain announced on Twitter. […]
Jammu: The BJP on Monday denied claims that a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant nabbed in Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir was its member, even as the Congress and others attacked the saffron party and demanded a high-level probe. BJP spokesperson Abhinav Sharma claimed the captured militant, Talib Hussain Shah of Rajouri, visited the party headquarters by […]
Jammu: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Talib Hussain Shah was briefly associated with a political party and also posed himself as a mediaperson, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Monday. However, he said such type of elements would continue to make attempts to take cover anywhere to carry forward their anti-national […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday visited the Baltal base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra to take stock of the arrangements there. “Interacted with Shri Amarnathji pilgrims, officers, ponywalas at Baltal base camp earlier today. Enquired about the facilities, quality of services, well-being of Yatris, volunteers and carried out on-site inspection of Control […]
Jammu: Pilgrims visiting the Amarnath can now give their feedback to the shrine authorities for improving facilities. The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on Monday launched pilgrim feedback services (PFS), officials said. People can rate their experience on overall yatra facilities, accommodation, sanitation and food quality in the camps, besides giving suggestions and comments. The […]
Jammu: Amid tight security, the sixth batch of over 7,200 pilgrims left from here on Monday for the twin base camps of 3,880-metre-high Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir, officials said. A total of 7,282 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 332 vehicles amid heavy security of CRPF, the […]