Heavy floods paralyze Jakarta after torrential rains
The Jakarta Metropolitan Region was paralyzed on Tuesday by floods after torrential spots of rain lashed the city, flooding several areas of the Indonesian capital. Indonesia’s national disaster management authority (BNPB) spokesperson Agus Wibobo urged the more than 30 million citizens living in Jakarta and nearby areas to prepare strategies for mitigating the effect of […]
Can political alternative to NC, PDP emerge in Kashmir?
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS): Hectic political activity is going on by ‘like-minded’ politicians of Kashmir to stitch a new party whose agenda would purely be to address the problems of the common man. The litmus test for such an alternative would be the ability of these ‘like-minded politicians’ to sink differences to emerge as a real […]
Families of players from Multan, Pindi look ahead to exciting PSL games
LAHORE: The HBL Pakistan Super League got off to a stupendous start in Karachi and Lahore and the action now shifts to Multan and Rawalpindi. This marks the first instance of these two cities hosting the PSL fixtures and the players and their families are looking forward to the PSL action in the city. The […]
Shots fired in north-east Delhi’s Maujpur in clashes between pro and anti-CAA groups
Scores of pro and anti-CAA groups threw stones at each other, attempted to burn down houses and finally fired shots in north-east Delhi’s Maujpur on Tuesday, less than 20 km from the heart of the national capital where Home Minister Amit Shah held a second review meeting with top officials and Delhi politicians. Rioters from […]
Mazari, who has previously accused the EU of adopting discriminatory approach by not mentioning human rights violations by India in Kashmir and against its minorities, is expected to obliquely raise CAA by talking about religious persecution. With Pakistan foreign minister Makdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi dropping out of the event at the last minute, Shireen Mazari, […]
Sanders Slams Trump For Selling Weapons To India
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential front-runner Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday slammed President Donald Trump for selling weapons to India, saying that the US should instead partner with New Delhi to fight climate change to save the planet. Sanders, who has won the Nevada and New Hampshire primaries and tied in Iowa, made the comments after Trump, […]
Internet ban hits e-payments, traders prefer to accept cash
The Internet ban has badly affected e-payments in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5 last year. The restoration of 2G Internet services has also failed to encourage card payments in the Union Territory. Despite restoration of the 2G Internet for the white-listed websites, particularly for banking sites, traders avoid receiving payments through PoS (point of […]
Govt busy with Trump’s visit when Delhi is burning, Kashmiris deprived of rights: Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter
SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti‘s daughter Iltija Mufti on Monday said the government was busy with the visit of US President Donald Trump to India, while Delhi was “burning” and 8 million Kashmiris deprived of their fundamental rights. She said the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi is remembered only during visits by foreign dignitaries to Sabarmati Ashram. “‘Hi Tea’ & Namastey […]
Development scenario
Administration in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has taken lot of decisions in the recent past to accelerate the developmental projects and also sanctioned hundreds of new projects to get better connectivity for the overall development and promotion. Recently under the direction LG Murmu, Development Finance Corporation Limited (JKIDFC) a newly created Government […]
2G internet in Kashmir extended till 4 March
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday decided to extend the 2G mobile data service in the Union Territory till next eight days. According to an order issued by the Principal Secretary to Government, Home department, Shaleen Kabra under number Home-16 (TSTS) of 2020, dated 24-02-2020 reads that the restrictions contained in government order […]