ICC turns down BCCI request; Dhoni can’t sport ‘Balidan badge’
Dubai: ICC on Friday turned down the BCCI’s request to allow MS Dhoni to continue wearing the army insignia on his wicket-keeping gloves. “The regulations for ICC events do not permit any individual message or logo to be displayed on any items of clothing or equipment. In addition to this, the logo also breaches the regulations […]
RK Chhibber appointed as interim chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank
SRINAGAR:-Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday appointed RK Chhibber as the interim chairman and the Director on the Board of Directors of the J&K Bank. Chhibber will replace Pervez Ahmad, who was appointed in 2016 as the chairman of the bank. In an order issued on Saturday, the government said: “Parvez Ahmad, Chairman cum Managing […]
Imran writes third letter to India’s Modi, renews call for peace
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has written another letter to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, offering him to work together for durable peace and stability in South Asia and to promote a peaceful neighbourhood. This is the third consecutive letter by Imran to his Indian counterpart since he took office last year. Soon after taking over […]
Press freedom in ‘downward spiral’ worldwide: watchdog
LONDON: Press freedom is declining around the world, with democratic governments joining authoritarian regimes in seeking to suppress independent journalism, a human rights watchdog said Wednesday. An annual report by Freedom House said press freedom saw notable declines in Europe while US President Donald Trump’s vilification of the press has “seriously exacerbated an ongoing erosion of […]
Over 100 goats perished after heavy rains, lightning in Kupwara
Kupwara:-Over a hundred goats perished last night following heavy rains and lightening in Tumana area of Chowkibal in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. According to an official, the nomads had arrived in the area two days ago and had erected temporary shelters in a nearby forest. “The shepherds had kept their goats in the open sky. […]
Resilient Pakistan roars back, beat England by 14 runs
NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan shocked England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday as they ended a long losing streak in one-day internationals despite two centuries for the World Cup host nation. Joe Root (107) and Jos Buttler (103) were guiding the tournament favourites towards an imposing target of 349 after Pakistan left England needing a World […]
India alleges diplomats, embassy guests ‘harassed’ by Pakistani security services
ISLAMABAD: India has accused Pakistani security services of “widespread harassment” outside an event hosted by the Indian embassy in Islamabad on Saturday, saying that “hundreds” of guests were turned away and some of New Delhi’s diplomats were “threatened”. The allegations came after similar reports a few days earlier from New Delhi, where guests arriving at a […]
‘Ridiculously naive’: Gambhir, Mufti trade barbs over Amit Shah
New Delhi: Responding to the political solution for Kashmir issue proposed by the former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, BJP’s newly-elected parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir called her ”ridiculously naive”. The fresh war of words started on microblogging site- Twitter, where Mufti attacked Home Minister Amit Shah’s idea of solving Kashmir problem through ”brute truce”. Mufti tweeted: “Since […]
9 ministers, 2 Guv from Muslim community in SL resign over Easter bombing allegations
Colombo: Nine Muslim ministers and two provincial governors from the minority community resigned on Monday to allow the Sri Lankan government to investigate allegations against some of them on links to an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Easter suicide bombings. The Muslim politicians also protested what they term the government’s inability to ensure […]
40-year old woman ends life by jumping into river in Poonch
Poonch:A 40-year old woman committed suicide by jumping into a river from a bridge in Poonch district on Tuesday. Reports said that a woman identified as Surinder Kour Singh of Ward Number 17 Mohalla Azad Poonch jumped into the river from Sher-e-Kashmir Bridge in Poonch today morning. Soon after the incident, local volunteers and police launched […]