Islamabad: Imran Khan is a former international cricket star who promises a “new Pakistan” and an end to corruption if he wins the general election, according to a BBC News report. The charismatic aristocrat who captained Pakistan to a World Cup victory in 1992 has long shed his celebrity playboy image and now styles […]
Jammu: One person was washed away while another was rescued when heavy rains triggered flash floods on upper reaches in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Two people were washed away in the Chhatrari Nallah on Wednesday evening on Ramnagar-Basantgarh road,” police here said. They said that a person, identified as Suram Chand, resident of […]
Srinagar: Asserting that decline in stone pelting incidents during ceasefire vindicates PDP’s stand that it was a positive initiative that brought a sense of relief among masses, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said its continuation would have further improved the situation. “Decline in stone pelting incidents during ceasefire vindicates our stand that it […]
Beijing: A man on Thursday set off a small explosive device close to the US embassy in Beijing, officials have confirmed. Apart from the attacker, there were no injuries reported and officials say police responded immediately, said a BBC News report. Video and images posted on social media show smoke rising from the vicinity of […]
Tral : A cloudburst hit Nagnad Yangwani village of Aripal in south Kashmir’s Tral sub district, triggering flash flood in the area on Wednesday night. Locals said that following rains during night, cloudburst hit Nagnad area, triggering floods which damaged the public property including a residential house, crops and roads. “Water entered into most of the residential […]
Anantnag: Three CRPF personnel have been injured in a militant attack in Ghoriwan Bijbehara on Thursday. Police official said that militants opened fire on the patrolling party after lobbing a grenade. The injured have been hospitalised and the area has been cordoned off.
Srinagar: Government on Thursday ordered assignment for the post of Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council to Rajnish Kumar. The order reads that Kumar, who is additional secretary to the government, Youth services and Sports Deptt, shall hold the charge of the post of Secretary in J&K Sports Council, in addition to his own duties, […]
Jammu: At least eight persons were injured after a JCB fell in to the gorge in Ramban area of Jammu division of the state. The incident happened on Thursday. According to officials the JCB plunged into gorge at Karol area in District Ramban. “8 people have been injured and are being treated upon,” he said. […]
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 that seeks to provide for prevention, rescue, and rehabilitation of trafficked persons. Moving the Bill for consideration and passing, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said the new bill will only help the government to […]
Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter with government forces at Handwara in the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara on Thursday. With this incident, three militants and a soldier have been killed in Kupwara district during the past three weeks in separate encounters. Official sources said following specific information about presence of militants, a […]
