Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman and Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan has decided against inviting foreign dignitaries and celebrities to his oath-taking ceremony, opting for a simple event, Pakistani newspaper The Dawn reported on Thursday. PTI, having bagged 115 NA seats and after securing the support of key allies and roping in several independent winners, looks set […]
Jammu: Two persons were killed when a dumper plunged into a gorgre on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district. “A dumper skidded off the road this afternoon near Sangaldan and plunged into a deep gorge in Ramban district,” police said. They said that the driver identified as Irshad Ahmed and his accomplice died the mishap. […]
August 02: Two local militants were Thursday killed in Khumriyal area of northern district of Kupwara. According to police spokesman government forces in the afternoon had established a Naka in the area, and while the checking at the Naka point was going on, militants fired on the Naka party which was retaliated. The killed militants were […]
By Salaar Khan Srinagar: Block Development Officer (BDO), Kanipora, Aijaz Ahmad Shah, has constituted an inquiry to locate the missing LCD TV in his office, but said he has not seen any such item in his office. “The fact is that undersigned joined the block on 28.04.2016 and during take over no such […]
SRINAGAR: The size of Dal has shrunk from its original area of 22 sq kms to about 10 sq kms, that the water quality of Dal has deteriorated due to intense pollution caused by untreated sewage and solid wastes that flow into the Lake. This was stated in a meeting chaired by Governor NN Vohra where Vice Admiral Jha […]
Kupwara: Protest and clashes have erupted in Kalaroos and chaiwan areas of Kupwara district after two local militants were killed in a shootout on Thursday. According to locals as the news of Bilal Shah from Shart Muqam and Zahoor from Kalaroos being killed spread, youth took to streets and clashes with government forces. According to […]
By Farooz Ahmad Lone Srinagar: In clear violation of the Houses and Shops Rent Control Act, the landlords catering to the students of Kashmir University (KU) have gone for an unjustified rent hike thus putting pressure on their already stressed economic conditions. “Currently, the rent system and the related things are regulated and administered by […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Thursday snatched service rifle of a bank security guard at Brakpora Anantnag in South Kashmir. Sources said militants allegedly overpowered the guard and decamped with his 12 Bore service rifles. Confirming the incident, SP Anantnag said that area has been cordoned off and searches launched.
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter at Khumriyal area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. SSP Kupwara Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar said that the joint team of SOG and army launched a search operation in Khumriyal. As the joint team approached the suspected spot the militants opened fire triggering off a gunfight, […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed they arrested 26 timber smugglers from Rampura village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A senior police official in Sopore told that forest department lodged a complaint and police immediately acted and arrested 26 forest smugglers. The police official also said that the crackdown against forest smugglers will […]
