US-Taliban to sign peace pact today

DOHA: Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a deal in Doha on Saturday to secure America’s exit from its longest war through gradually withdrawing troops and starting talks between Kabul and the militants. The agreement will likely be heralded as marking the start of a hopeful new era for Afghanistan, which has seen […]

Indian forgn secy travels to Kabul

New Delhi: A day ahead of signing of a landmark peace deal between the US and the Taliban, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday travelled to Kabul and conveyed India’s unstinted support to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. The foreign secretary held talks with acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Haroon Chakhansuri and apprised him […]

Tension prevails as death toll rises to 42

New Delhi: The death toll in Delhi’s communal violence rose to 42 on Friday as the situation showed some signs of returning to normalcy and clouds of smoke cleared to reveal the extent of the damage from the worst communal riots in the city in over three decades. As people gingerly stepped out for work […]

‘Protect and respect’ right to peaceful assembly: US to India

Washington: The US has urged India to “protect and respect” the right to peaceful assembly of people and hold accountable those perpetrating violence following the Delhi’s communal riots over the amended citizenship act, saying that Washington has raised the issue at the highest level with New Delhi. The comments came as Delhi this week witnessed […]

Govt committed to individual, judicial and media freedom: Law Minister

New Delhi: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said commitment to judicial, media and individual freedom is one of the Modi government’s “fundamentals” as he cited its leaders’ fight against the Emergency to reject criticism over a Delhi High Court judge’s transfer. Asked about the Congress’ attack on the government over the transfer of […]

Disability audit will be carried out in J&K airports by April, HC told

Srinagar: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Friday informed J&K High Court that the disability access audit of J&K Airports is scheduled from April. The Counsel, Anil Bhan representing AAI made the submission before the court. Earlier, the court had directed for disability access audit of the airports in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. The […]

At long last, MA in Anthropology at KU from this year

Srinagar: The Kashmir University is likely to introduce Master’s in Anthropology from the upcoming academic session this year, Kashmir Reader has learnt. The programme was among many others, including Master’s in Philosophy and Public Administration, that had been approved by the varsity council but could not be introduced over the years due to lack of […]

3,000 kanals more land this year for high density apple plantation in Kashmir

Shopian: Around three thousand kanals of horticulture land this year is being brought under high density apple plantation in Kashmir. Continuing the trend of high density apple plantation in the valley where 50 percent of the population is dependent on horticulture, the government this year is going to bring 150 hectares of land under high […]

High Court seeks report about construction of public lavatories in Srinagar

Srinagar: The J&K high Court called for personal appearance of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir in case a report about location of toilets to be constructed in Srinagar is not submitted to the court within four weeks. “Our last order dated 29th November, 2019 has not been complied with. In case status report is not filed regarding […]

Balakot message that militant infra across border not safe: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the Balakot air strikes had sent out the clear message that infrastructure across the border could not be used as safe havens for militants. Addressing a seminar on ‘Air Power in No War, No Peace Scenario’, Singh hailed the 40 CRPF soldiers killed in Pulwama attack […]