NEW DELHI — Amid the hijab controversy in Karnataka, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said there is no ban on wearing the headscarf in the country, and people need to understand that constitutional rights and duties are equally important. Speaking to reporters here, the Minister for Minority Affairs said, “The matter is in […]
ISLAMABAD — Lahore Qalandars won their maiden Pakistan Super League (PSL) title on Sunday, beating defending champion Multan Sultans by 42 runs in the final. Multan Sultans came into the final on the back of 10 wins in 11 games but was bowled out by Lahore for 138 in 19.3 overs. Veteran Mohammad Hafeez formed […]
GUREZ — A generator supplying electricity to several villages went up in flames in Kanzalwan area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday late evening. Official sources said that the generator caught fire, leaving at least five villages of Gurez including Kanzalwan, Naibasti, Izmarg, Jalindoora and Chuntiwari under darkness. “Soon after noticing the […]
SRINAGAR — As schools in Kashmir Valley are opening from March 2 after a long hiatus, the government on Sunday made wearing masks mandatory for the students coming to the educational institutions. “Regarding the offline mode of teaching for other classes in all Schools of J&K, the Heads of Institutions shall be responsible for adherence […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Students Association here today sent legal notice to Turkey based Outlet TRT World for using and broadcasting fake images of three Kashmiri students and landing them in Trouble. Association sent a copy of legal notice, through their lawyer Aamir Masoodi, claiming defamation of three Kashmiri students seeking a compensation of […]
SRINAGAR — National Immunization Day 2022 (Polio Ravivaar), was organised today across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to Director General, Family Welfare, MCH & Immunization, Dr. Saleem Ur Rehman, on the first day both level activity, a total of 1726674 (88%) children of 0-5 years age group were administered polio drops against […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested an active militant of (LeT) Lashkar-i-Toiba) militant outfit in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Anantnag Police in a statement said, “during surprise naka checking, movement of a suspicious person was noticed, who was apprehended tactfully by the alert police party.” He has been identified as Shahid Thoker […]
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by leading NATO powers. The order means Putin has ordered Russia’s nuclear weapons prepared for increased readiness to launch, raising the threat that the tensions could boil over into nuclear warfare. In giving […]
KYIV — Ukraine on Sunday said it would hold talks with Russia at its border with Belarus — near the Chernobyl exclusion zone — after a phone call between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. “The politicians agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet the Russian one without preconditions at the Ukraine-Belarus border, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 54 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said 38 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 16 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 452955. Giving district wise […]