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 […]
‘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 […]
Markets abuzz with shoppers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr in Kashmir
Srinagar: As the countdown for Eid-ul-Fitr has begun, the shops, particularly selling bakery and confectionery, across Kashmir valley, including in summer capital Srinagar, wore a festive look as people have come out in large numbers to shop. However, there are no fixed prices of any commodities and items, which are being sold by the traders […]
WS rain, TS lightening with gusty winds at isolated places in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Meteorological Department has warned of Widespread (WS) rain, Thunderstorm (TS), lightening with gusty winds at isolated places during the next 48 hours in the Kashmir valley, where sky was cloudy since this morning though sun appeared occasionally. There could be WS rain during the next two days—June 4 and 5—in the Kashmir valley, […]
Militant and OGW killed in Shopian encounter
Srinagar: A militant and an alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW) were killed by Quick Reaction Team (QRT) of Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in south Kashmir district of Shopian in the wee hours, official sources said. Meanwhile, mobile internet service in Kulgam was suspended as a precautionary measure to prevent rumours. They said a Naka checking was […]
Expecting quick fix of Kashmir issue through brute force by Amit Shah is ridiculously naive: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Asserting expecting a quick fix through brute force by newly appointed Home Minister Amit Shah is ridiculously naive, former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that Kashmir is a political problem that needs a political redressal by involving all stakeholders, including Pakistan. Ms Mehbooba, who is the president of Peoples Democratic Party […]
Div Com reviews progress on various dev projects in Bandipora, Ganderbal
Stresses on regular monitoring of works, close coordination with Panchayat representatives
GANDERBAL: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday chaired a meeting to take the first-hand appraisal on the follow-up action on the directions passed by Chief Secretary recently regarding various developmental projects in Bandipora and Ganderbal districts. The meeting was attended by District Development Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal Hashmat Ali Khan, […]