Ghulam Nabi Khayal Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sudden air dash to Lahore on December 25 took even his own India by surprise. This was indeed a great gesture of mutual understanding demonstrated by Modi, earning laurels for himself as a seasoned statesman and capable of any action he intends to take in a larger interest. The wisdom demands that one should read much more beyond Modi having lunch with daal, saag, Kashmiri tea, his touching feet of Nawaz Sharif’s mother or Nawaz donning Modi’s present, a pink turban. By and…
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High Court wants shifting of Batamaloo bus stand expedited
With the authorities claiming to have already started tendering process to develop the truck terminal at Parimpora on Srinagar outskirts as a bus stand, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed the government to expedite the process of shifting the General Bus Stand at Batamaloo to the identified site. Shifting of the bus stand is aimed at decongesting traffic in Srinagar city, which is grappling with huge gridlocks on daily basis. “The authorities concerned shall expedite the progress of shifting of the General Bus Stand at Batamaloo to the…
Read More22 Nagrota Sainik School cadets clear NDA exam
Twenty two cadets of the current batch of Nagrota Sainik School’s class XII have passed the prestigious National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) held by the Union Public Service Commission on September 27, 2015. A total of 45 cadets from the school had appeared in the examination. By passing the written examination, all 22 cadets have qualified to appear in the interview conducted by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for entry into the officer cadre of the Armed Forces through NDA-136th course and Naval…
Read MoreEight Kashmiris detained in Bikaner
Eight Kashmiri men were today detained in the Bikaner district while they were on their way to the Bajju area, close to the Indo-Pak border. “They were detained on the basis of suspicion. They were travelling to the Bajju area in a bus,” said Gopal Singh Nathawat, Station House Officer (SHO), Kolayat police station. The SHO said they were detained following a tip-off. “Primarily, they said they had come from Kashmir to Bikaner to cut wood. Their credentials are being verified,” the police officer said. — PTI
Read MoreHow Kashmir will get big attention for Fitoor
“Doodh maangoge to kheer denge, Kashmir maangoge to cheer denge,” was a rabble rousing dialogue that was made famous in Sunny Deol, Arbaaz Khan starrer Maa Tujhe Salaam. This dialogue finds its way into Abhishek Kapoor’s ambitious Fitoor based on Charles Dickens’s ‘The Great Expectations’. The film is based in Kashmir and Abhishek admitted at the promo launch in Mumbai today that Tabu’s character is somehow related to Pakistan . “It is not an Anti Pakistan film,” he specified. I told Abhishek that Haider was based on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ but…
Read MoreIRB Infra to construct Rs 10,050-cr Zojila tunnel
Project to ensure all-year connectivity to Ladakh In a major push to provide all-weather road connectivity to the isolated Ladakh region, IRB Infrastructure Developers has been entrusted with the task of constructing Rs 10,050-crore Zojila tunnel on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway in Jammu and Kashmir. The company has received a letter of award (LoA) from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, headed by Nitin Gadkari, for the construction, operation and maintenance of the longest tunnel in South-East Asia, Zojilla tunnel, in Jammu and Kashmir, IRB Infrastructure Developers said in a…
Read MoreFresh snowfall drapes valley in white
Fresh snowfall draped the Kashmir valley in white blanket and brought much-await cheer among locals and tourists on Monday, as first twelve days of the 40-day harshest winter spell went without any snowfall. “We witnessed snowfall first time today. We have reached Srinagar on December 30 and were eagerly waiting for the snowfall. We enjoyed the flakes since the morning’, said Sumit Kohli, a tourist from New Delhi. Rains and snowfall lashed the valley since Monday morning. The minimum temperature rose from minus 3.9 degrees Celsius to 2.2 degree Celsius,…
Read MoreKashmir-based militant coalition claims Pathankot attack
A Kashmir-based militant coalition has said it carried out the deadly attack on an Indian air force base. The United Jihad Council – a coalition of militant groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir – claimed its “national highway squad” was responsible. The attack on the Pathankot airbase near the border with Pakistan is seen as an attempt to derail recent peace moves by Pakistan and India. Indian PM Narendra Modi has held a meeting to discuss the raid. Five militants and seven Indian soldiers have so far been killed during…
Read MoreMushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
JK faced another humiliating defeat in the ongoing Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy event as they were thrashed by Punjab by eight wickets at Nehru Stadium, Kochi on Sunday. Star studded Punjab side overhauled JK target in 14.3 overs after bundling out JK for 105 runs in the first inning. The spinner duo of Harbhajan Singh and Baltej Singh took six wickets among them on their way to bundle out JK for paltry total. In reply Punjab achieved the required target in 14.3 overs for the loss of only two wickets.…
Read MoreRestrictions in Zadibal, Rainawari today
Restrictions would be imposed in Zadibal and Rainawari areas of Srinagar city on Monday to prevent protests in the wake of execution of a Shiite leader in Saudi Arabia. “There will be no curfew in Srinagar and security restrictions will be in place only in Zadibal and Rainawari areas,” Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Lone told
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