Srinagar: Yawar Dar, 19, returned home in blood soaked clothes on Sunday, sending his family into an extreme shock. Dar, a civilian, was killed during the clashes with government forces in Qaimoh area of Kulgam following an encounter in which two militants including Lashkar’s divisional commander, Shakoor Ahmad Dar were killed while as one militant […]
Jammu: Abrother-sister duo drowned in Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor town while clicking a selfie, police said today. Sanjay (25) and his sister Sanjana (18), hailing from Ban Ganga village of Reasi district, were taking a selfie on the banks of Chenab river at Jia Pota in Akhnoor when they lost balance and […]
Kathmandu: As many as 15 settlements in Nepal’s Tehrathum district have been identified as landslide-prone areas and an alert has been sounded about the danger this monsoon. The alert was sounded by the Tehrathum District Natural Disaster Rescue Committee. The committee is also raising awareness and conducting disaster preparedness programmes in the settlements, a report […]
Delhi: At least five people, including four family members, were killed today when their car was hit by a dumper at 16th Mile under Baisnabnagar in West Bengal’s Malda district today, police said. Murli Prasad was travelling back home at Bibigram in the rented car along with his wife Kaushalya, and sons Rakesh and Amit. All […]
Srinagar: Train service resumed in Kashmir on Tuesday after remaining suspended for a day following a shutdown called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against continuing civilian killings in the Valley. “We have resumed all train runs today in the Kashmir valley,” a senior railway official said. He said a fresh advisory was received from […]
Srinagar: Clashes erupted in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday after an army patrolling party came under stone pelting. Reports said that a patrolling party of 13 RR was returning to their base when they were pelted with stones by scores of youth at main market. The situation was brought under control […]
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday asserted that intolerant citizens violating the freedoms of fellow citizens have no right to be ‘Indians’ as it goes against the core values and ethos of India. Now, the threat to individual freedoms was from some misguided citizens, Mr Naidu said speaking on the occasion of the 43rd […]
Srinagar: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was willing to give Kashmir to Pakistan in exchange of Hyderabad, but Jawaharlal Nehru was keen that the region remained with India, senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz said on Monday said at the release of his book on Kashmir, India Express reportec. The Congress had asked all its leaders to stay […]
Srinagar: Delhi government on Tuesday issued a notice to former Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti asked her to vacate the official residence of Delhi with a stipulated time period of one week. Sources said that the the notice came today asking her to vacate her official residence in a week. Her official residence […]
SRINAGAR: Parvez Ahmed, Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Bank, on Monday said during the last fiscal, the JK Bank disbursed Rs 1540.00 cr to more than 83,000 beneficiaries. He apprised Governor N.N. Vohra, at the Raj Bhavan today. Ahmed apprised Governor about the Bank’s achievement of increasing lending in Agriculture, horticulture, handicrafts, hospitality & tourism, poultry, […]
