SRINAGAR — Central University of Kashmir has rescheduled the entrance tests for various courses. According to statement issued by the University the entrance tests for various courses (CUKAT 2021) of the Central University of Kashmir have been rescheduled. The new dates for the entrance tests are 17, 18, and 19 September 2021. The revised date […]
SRINAGAR — In what would help boost exports of horticulture produce, handicrafts and other goods from Kashmir, an international Cargo terminal facility at the Srinagar International Airport shall be set-up. Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials told Greater Kashmir that the facility is aimed to provide a thrust to exports, as and when international air-traffic, which is […]
LEH — A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between the UT Administration and Border Roads Organization (BRO) for upgradation and improvement of the road network of Ladakh, at the UT Secretariat in presence of Principal Secretary Dr Pawan Kotwal and Lt General Rajeev Chaudhary. The MoU was signed by Brigadier Arvinder Singh, […]
SRINAGAR — After the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories in 2019, more than 12,000 government employees in J&K have opted to serve in Ladakh, the New Indian Express reported. Most of those who have opted to serve in Ladakh are from Leh and Kargil—the two districts of […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday described China as a “role model” for the developing countries to address poverty, saying Beijing’s high economic growth has brought 800 million people out of penury. Prime Minister Khan was speaking virtually at a forum on the 20th Anniversary of Juncao Assistance and Sustainable Development Cooperation […]
WASHINGTON — Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners. In the weeks since the Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan from a US-backed government, reports have […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday summoned the Indian Charge d’ Affaires (Cd’A) to the Foreign Office for a demarche over what it called a “reprehensible conduct” after the death of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani, 91, died at his home in Srinagar on Wednesday night after a prolonged illness. The pro-Pakistan separatist […]
NEW DELHI — That cricket is the most popular sport in the country is no secret. The sport is played across the country and almost all states and Union Territories produce quality cricketers who do well on the domestic stage, before the cream of the crop go on to represent the country. Jammu and Kashmir […]
KABUL — Following the withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told an Italian newspaper that the group would rely mostly on Chinese funding. Mujahid stated the Taliban will strive for an economic recovery with China’s backing in an interview published by La Repubblica on […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on behalf of its incarcerated Chairman Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of veteran and octogenarian resistance leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani who passed away after a prolonged house arrest. The APHC in a statement paid glowing tributes to […]