J&K: Border residents vote without fear of shelling; raise concern over unemploymentAccording to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Jammu and Kashmir Pandurang K Pole, a total of 158 polling stations, out of 2,416, were set up ...
26 Apr, 2024, 06.39 PM IST
Scaling heights: Norwegian woman & Sherpa guide become world's fastest to climb 14 tallest peaksA Norwegian climber and her sherpa guide have set the record for the fastest time to scale all peaks above 8,000 metres. Kristin Harila and...
28 Jul, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
Highlight bits & bobs by covering them but then indecency lies in the eye of the beholderThe irony of a place where you come to make your body look better having its brand logo go undercover is, perhaps, lost on those who wanted...
11 Jul, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
Gilgit-Baltistan reels under the mismanagement by PakistanThe deteriorating condition of Gilgit-Baltistan is a matter of great concern as the region has lost its political and constitutional identi...
28 Jan, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
Militants briefly kidnap Pak minister after blocking road linking Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit BaltistanMilitants demanding the release of their jailed accomplices set up blockades on one of the major arteries linking Pakistan's restive provin...
08 Oct, 2022, 03.16 PM IST
Country does not need 'silent' President at this juncture, says Yashwant SinhaSpeaking at a press conference here, the former Union minister also referred to the political upheaval in Maharashtra, saying "hunger for p...
01 Jul, 2022, 10.28 PM IST
Karakoram & conflicts: American mountaineer Steve Swenson, recalls making his way through a volatile landscapeAmerican mountaineer Steve Swenson, who climbed Everest and K2 and made the first ascent of Saser Kangri II, recalls making his way through...
02 Mar, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
Kashmiri women who choose to click amidst chaosA common refrain among these young women, who seek to challenge the patriarchy, is the need for supportive parents.
23 Sep, 2018, 03.01 PM IST
Border firing kills five civilians, three security personnel in J&KFresh firing was reported from R S Pora and Arnia sectors in Jammu on Saturday where officials confirmed that two civilians were killed.
20 Jan, 2018, 02.26 PM IST
Border dwellers return home as guns fall silent"Over 1,200 people of border hamlets today returned to their homes as there was no firing from across the border overnight," a senior polic...
27 Oct, 2015, 04.12 PM IST
Measures being taken to check floods in Samba: J&K ministerThe minister visited forward villages of Tehsil Ramgarh and inspected the flood protection measures along the Deval and Basanter rivulets.
28 Jun, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Indian mathematician Radhanath Sikdar first to identify Everest as highest mountain peakIndian mathematician and surveyor Radhanath Sikdar was probably the first person to identify that Mount Everest was the world's highest pea...
01 Jun, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
Pakistan troops target villages, border posts; six civilians injured in Kathua and SambaThe latest round of ceasefire violations by Pakistan which started on New Year eve has left a BSF jawan dead and seven others injured.
03 Jan, 2015, 12.19 PM IST
BSF foils 'major infiltration bid' as Pakistan again violates ceasefire along Indo-Pak borderBSF sources said they have got reports that 5 Pak Rangers have been killed in the exchange of fire since yesterday, with two casualties pos...
03 Jan, 2015, 01.32 AM IST
China asks Pakistan to guarantee safety of its nationalsAbout 14 to 16 Taliban gunmen disguised as soldiers killed nine foreign tourists and a Pakistani guide in an unprecedented attack on a base...
23 Jun, 2013, 08.53 PM IST
9 foreign tourists, 1 guide killed in Pakistan Taliban attackThe attackers targeted a camp at Buner Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan that serves as a base for mountaineers headed for Nanga Parbat, the world...
23 Jun, 2013, 05.50 PM IST
- Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's foreign minister: Just a Greenhorn or Rising star?
Pakistan’s youngest and first woman foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar will be watched for how she stands her ground on thorny issues.
26 Jul, 2011, 08.14 AM IST