Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
US is simply reacting to events without any coherent strategy and little contact with the reality on the ground A busy week at Davos showed how Iran has grabbed the strategic initiative from the Americans and is using it to great effect forcing Washington to show how much it lacks any strategy and is […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
DHAKA: A special court in Bangladesh today handed death penalty to 14 people, including Jamaat-e-Islami leader and two former ministers on charges of smuggling weapons to a rebel group in neighboring India. Among those convicted and sentenced to death by a court in Chittagong was Matiur Rahman Nizami, head of opposition Jamaat-e-Islami and the former […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
NEW DELHI: Finally India appears willing to join ambitious six billion dollar Iran -Pakistan-India gas pipeline that will help energy thirsty country to partially meet its energy needs. An indication to this effect was given by External Affairs Salman Khurshid here last evening. to a group of visiting Pakistani journalists. Under American pressure and […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
Trade to wait: officials hopeful of solution SRINAGAR: The bus services between divided parts of Kashmir will resume Monday after remaining suspended since face-off between India and Pakistan over seizure of contraband from a LoC truck driver from Pakistan controlled Kashmir. “The bus service will resume from Monday,” Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Khawaja Ghulam Ahmad said. […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ms. Tasnim Aslam reiterated on Thursday the need to find a way out of the Line of Control (LoC) trade standoff and said the issue was under discussion. Responding to questions at the weekly media briefing, she said that, “You are well aware that the allegation was that […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
NEW DELHI: The crisis in the ruling coalition over the issue of new administrative issues may have been averted, but chief minister Omar Abdullah still has his fingers crossed giving rise to speculation that the issue may take any twist on Feb when the Cabinet Sub Committee is to submit its report to cabinet. Taking […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
JAMMU: The state Congress Thursday launched another attack on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over the issue of new administrative units, with the Tourism Minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir alleging Abdullah of double speak. Mir alleged that that after giving mandate to Cabinet Sub Committee to balance the Mushtaq Ganaie Committee Report (MGCR), Abdullah shocked everyone when […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
Anantnag: The shooting of Vishal Bhardwajs film ‘Haider’ had to be suspended Thursday after it faced protests from spectators. Reports said that local residents gathered at the venue started hurling snow balls at the crew of ‘Haider’ — Bollywood adaption of Shakespearean play Hamlet — when they were shooting some sequences at Keribal area of […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
Srinagar: The police on Thursday detained a number of government employees when they tried to stage a protest demonstration to press for their demands at Gandhi Nagar in Jammu. Reports said that hundreds of employees tried to assemble at Jammu Press Club, however, large contingent of police deployed in and around JPC foiled the march […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2014
JAMMU: Governor N N Vohra Thursday said that he has raised the issue of Pathribal closure with the the concerned authorities and would follow-up with both the State and Union Government. The governor was interacting with a delegation of Pathribal residents led by Peoples Democratic Party legislator Peerzada Mansoor Hussain. Vohras remarks came after the delegation sought […]