PCB Cricket Committee to take decision on splitting Pakistan’s captaincy
Karachi: Splitting the captaincy and inviting fresh applications for the national team coach and other support staff will be on the agenda when the PCB’s Cricket Committee meets later this month to review Pakistan’s debacle in the World Cup. Though the Pakistan Cricket Board is tight-lipped on the dates for the Cricket Committee meeting, sources […]
Let all KPs comeback and live they previously used to live with Muslims: Hurriyat (g)
Srinagar;Commenting on the debate over the return of Kashmiri Pandits, Hurriyat (g) Conference said that we always welcome their homecoming and encourage every move which helps their return. Let them come back, live as they previously used to, along with their Muslim brothers. Hurriyat in a statement said that they have wholeheartedly and sincerely wanted […]
Remove all bottlenecks in Semi-Ring Road project: Div Com to DDCs
Srinagar:Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, on Thursday directed the concerned District Development Commissioners (DDCs) to remove all bottlenecks coming in the way of construction of Semi-Ring road project so that execution of the prestigious project is started at an earliest. Div Com Kashmir chairing a meeting to review the progress made on the work […]
Er Rasheed walks barefoot to secretariat in solidarity with people of Karnah, Gurez
Srinagar:Concluding three day sit-in, seeking tunnel for Karnah and Gurez, in a first of its kind, AIP President and PUF leader Er Rasheed visited civil secretariat barefooted from the site of a sit-in to Chief Secretary’s office to express solidarity with the people of Karnah and Gurez and protest against silence of the government over […]
India, Pak should start meaningful dialogue: Dr Farooq
Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah led the party in paying glowing tributes to Madre Maharban on her 19th death anniversary.Party president and vice president on Thursday participated in the congregational Fatiha Khawani at Qaid Mazar, Naseem Bagh. The congregational Fateha Khawani saw huge participation of party […]
3-day workshop on ‘climate change reporting’ concludes
Srinagar:The three-day media workshop on climate change, jointly organised by the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme (IHCAP) and the state Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, concluded here on Thursday. Experts called for evidence-based reporting of climate change vulnerability, adaptation, mitigation and impacts, the statement said. Delivering the […]
Governor reviews Yatra arrangements at Nunwan Base Camp
Srinagar:Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chairman of the Amarnathji Shrine Board on Thursday visited Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag district and chaired a high-level meeting to review the arrangements in place for the ongoing Amarnath Ji Yatra 2019. The spokesman said that meeting was attended by Khalid Jahangir, Deputy Commissioner Anantnag; AK Goel DIG South Kashmir; […]
78937 kanals Kahcharai, 48896 kanals State land retrieved from encroachers in Kashmir
Srinagar:On the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, district administrations of the valley have so far retrieved 78937 kanals of Kahcharai and 48896 kanals of State land from the illegal occupants. The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir warned trespassers not to indulge in illegal construction activities and other encroachments on state and Kahcharai land. Violators […]
Ayodhya land dispute hearing from July 25 if mediation fails: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed July 25 as the date to begin day-to-day hearings in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case if mediation fails. While hearing a petition seeking early hearing in the case, the court, sought a progress report from the mediation panel by July 18. It added that in […]
16 Palestinian children killed, over 1200 injured by Israeli forces this year
Gaza City: Israeli troops have killed at least 16 Palestinian children and injured more than 1,200 others in Gaza Strip in the first half of 2019, a Palestine-based NGO said on Wednesday. The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights said in a statement that as many as 1,233 minors were wounded by Israeli forces during weekly […]