Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan “Dear Mr. Prime Minister: “Thank you very much for your message of February thirteenth. I am aware of your deep interest in the problem of Kashmir and of your hopes, which I share, for a settlement within the framework of the United Nations. “The […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (HCBA) while strongly “condemning the use of brutal force by police and army on protestors in Lolab,” Wednesday supported the shutdown call given for Friday by Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, against the incident. “The Bar Association feels that the people, who had assembled outside […]
SRINAGAR: For the first time the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is sponsoring an interdisciplinary project on Dal Lake for the development of a comprehensive action plan for effective management of the lake system. The project titled “Strategy and action plan for strengthening the ecological integrity of the Dal Lake” is being implemented by the […]
The US said: Consistent with the United Nations Security Council Resolution of December 21, 1971, the United States favors the continuation of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan and the withdrawal of all military forces to within their own territories and to their own sides of the ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir; the United […]
The resignation came hours after submarine INS Sindhuratna had a mishap off the Mumbai coast New Delhi: A spate of accidents involving the Naval warships Wednesday claimed the job of Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi who quit taking moral responsibility and his resignation was promptly accepted by Defence Minister A K Antony. The resignation […]
Balasore: For the third time in a span of five days, India successfully test-fired the indigenously developed surface-to-air missile Akash missile system from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha on Wednesday. “Like the trials of the surface-to-air missile conducted on February 22 and 24, today’s test fire of Akash was successful,” a defence […]
Islamabad: Kashmir’s largest militant group Hizbul Mujahideen has distanced itself from its former senior leader Mast Gul, who has recently resurfaced as a Taliban commander in Pakistan. 47-year-old Mast Gul, who is now believed to be part of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan like many former militants who operated in Kashmir, has claimed responsibility for three attacks […]
New Delhi: The Indian government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that 1993 Delhi blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar won’t be executed because of his health. The government gave this assurance to the apex court after the latter expressed its anguish over the delay in framing its response to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung’s […]
Srinagar: The Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference Wednesday dismissed the criticism leveled at it for entering into dialogue with New Delhi. “Hurriyat Conference does not believe in unnecessary criticism or pointing fingers at any pro-freedom organization or person but deliberate, mindless fatwas and devoid-of-fact statements are against the objectives and interests of the movement and […]
Srinagar: For the first time, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be listing all eatables’ sale points sold at Army Cantonment area at Badami Bagh here. The SMC’s move to extend its jurisdiction has come as the Cantonment had no designated Food Safety Officer or laboratory to test quality of eatables, a SMC handout saidWednesday. It […]