The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued instructions to telecom operators to restore internet service in KP’s Khyber district and six districts of Balochistan after five years. People will now be able to use the internet in the following areas. Turbat city Kech Panjgur Awaran Washuk Kalat Awaran-Bela Road The decision has been taken “in pursuance […]
ABU DHABI — The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will resume here on June 9, three months after it was suspended due to COVID-19 cases in its bio-secure bubble in Karachi. Fourth-placed Lahore Qalandars will meet third-placed Islamabad United in what will be the 15th match of the tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on […]
NEW DELHI — India’s position to abstain at the UNHRC during the resolution to probe Gaza violence is not new and the country has abstained on previous occasions also, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday. Responding to a question on the Palestinian foreign minister writing to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on India abstaining […]
KUPWARA — Security forces Thursday recovered a 51 MM old rocket shell following which a BDS squad was called in to defuse the explosive at Warsun Kralpora area in Kupwara district. Official sources told that the shell was found lying near Jamia Masjid this morning by a team. A team of Bomb Disposal Squad was […]
NEW DELHI — Globally available Covid 19 vaccines can now be launched in India without the requirement of post approval clinical trials and testing every batch of the vaccine. The Drugs Controller General of India in a notification has said that vaccines which have been approved for restricted use by US FDA, EMA, UK MHRA […]
SRINAGAR — As part of its ‘Feed a Family’ initiative started since last year, owing to the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown, Darul Khair Mirwaiz Manzil has enhanced the distribution of family food kits to at least 500 families each month, badly hit by the lockdown. Darul Khair in a statement said as is the […]
Says education policies can’t be changed on viral video, won’t implement order till consulting experts, get feedback from parents SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Education Chamber (JKEC) on Wednesday demanded roll back of fresh government orders regarding the online classes and claimed that the education policies cannot be changed based on a viral video. ”The […]
GANDERBAL — There has been an incident of death of a 24-year-old girl after she tasted some leaves of ‘poisonous’ grass in Central Kashmir’s Kanagan area of Ganderbal district. Local sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a girl (name withheld), daughter of late Nazir Ahmed Var was reaping grass to feed her cattle. […]
SRINAGAR — A day after a non-local woman alleged that she was ‘gang-raped’ by three persons in Mehjoor Nagar-Rambagh area of Srinagar city, the locals while refuting the allegations appealed police to conduct thorough probe and also check the antecedents of the woman. Pertinently, a non-local woman who had been married to a man from […]
ANANTNAG — Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles Dyalgam camp organised free Medical Health Checkup Cum interaction event for wives of soldiers (Veer Naariys) and Ex servicemen. Company Commander Army camp Dyalgam Major Rahul, 19 Rashtriya Rifles alongwith RMO Doctor Pradeep interacted with Veer Naries and Ex Serviceman and conducted Medical health checkup In the event 25 […]