Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has ruled out any “underhand” deal at government formation, and said fresh elections will be held “as soon as possible”. In an interview to The Print, Malik also said Friday’s killing of three special police officers (SPOs) in Kashmir was a sign of the militants’ desperation. Responding […]
Srinagar: Four people died and seven others sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Doda district on Saturday. Reports said that a passenger cab rolled into a deep gorge on Gangal-Bhalessa road in Doda, resulting into the death of four people and injuries to seven others. Meanwhile, locals with […]
Tehran: President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Saturday to boost Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities despite Western concerns that were cited by his US counterpart Donald Trump in May when he abandoned a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran. “We will never decrease our defensive capabilities… we will increase them day by day,” Rouhani said at a military […]
Srinagar: The Congress on Friday sought to take credit for the government’s decision to call off the meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Barely 24 hours after agreeing to it, the government Friday called off a meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan in New […]
Pakistan won a memorable thriller in Abu Dhabi to deny Afghanistan a maiden victory against their neighbours, in the first round of Asia Cup Super Fours matches. Shoaib Malik’s calm unbeaten 51 took his team home with three balls remaining as Pakistan completed a remarkable chase to win by just three wickets. After a dramatic […]
Srinagar: All educational institutions in district Bandipora remain closed on Saturday in the wake of the killing of five militants in a gunfight with government forces in the district. The orders to this regard have been issued by the District Development Commissioner Bandipora. Five militants were killed during an encounter in the forest area of […]
Shopian: At least six civilians have suffered in clashes with government forces during a cordon and search operation in Shirmal village of southern Kashmir’s Shopian on Saturday. Sources said that the government forces cordoned off the village in the wee hours of Saturday and started door-to-door searches. They said that the searches were underway in […]
Srinagar: Octogenarian Hurriyat Patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Friday paid tributes to Hazrat Imam-e-Hussain (RA) saying that Karballa was was not just a battle between two forces, but it was a fight between two ideologies. Geelani said that Imam Hussain (RA) honestly and courageously offended the forces which were trying to convert “Khilafat into Malookiyat” […]
Srinagar: A day after three Jammu and Kashmir policemen were abducted and killed in southern Kashmir’s Shopian district, the government forces including the Army, the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central reserve Police Force on Saturday morning launched a massive cordon and search operation in Pulwama district. Reports said that […]
JAMMU: A one day workshop on the ‘J&K Start Up Policy -2018’ was organised today here at the Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Jawahar Lal Nehru Udyog Bhawan. The work shop was attended by staff of Entrepreneur Development Institute and the officers of DICs of Jammu Division. Director Industries and Commerce, Jammu addressed the officers and […]
