Doda: At least three houses and seven shops were gutted in a fire in this hilly district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The fire broke out in a house at Kahara village, 45 kms from here, around 4.30 AM and quickly spread to adjoining structures, a police official said. ‘ He said […]
Srinagar: Intermittent snowfall continued in Kashmir for the second consecutive day Saturday, leading to disruption in flight operations at the Srinagar airport, officials said. However, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway the only all-weather road-link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country was through for traffic. Intermittent snowfall continued in most parts of Kashmir for the […]
Srinagar: India has dismissed allegations by Pakistan about playing a role in the terrorist attack on the Chinese mission in Karachi last year saying Islamabad should instead take credible action against support to terrorism. “We have seen statements in Pakistani media attributed to the police chief of Karachi making false allegations against India for the […]
Washington: The US government shutdown that has left 800,000 federal employees without salaries as a result of President Donald Trump’s row with Democrats over building a Mexico border wall entered a record 22nd day Saturday. The Democrats’ refusal to approve 5.7 billion demanded by Trump for the wall project has paralyzed Washington, with the president […]
Washington: The FBI has opened an inquiry into whether Donald Trump was working for Russians in the days after the American President fired James B Comey in 2017 as the top investigative agency’s director, according to a report. In May 2017, the US President abruptly removed the 56-year-old Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of […]
Srinagar: , Jan 12 Widespread snowfall started across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as the weather office said there would be an improvement in the weather from Sunday. An official of the MET department said the minimum temperatures improved across Jammu and Kashmir because of the night-long cloud cover bringing in some respite from the […]
Srinagar: Government forces Saturday in laid a siege to Bandipora village in north Kashmir and launched a massive search operation. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 27 RR, Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary CRPF laid a siege to Onagam village of the district in the wee hours. “The CASO started […]
Srinagar: The Indian army deployed along the Line of Control (LOC) is set to get new sniper rifles, including an anti-material rifle that can go through concrete and metal objects, such as vehicles, The Print reported on Friday. The procurement process is expected to be completed this month. “The guns being given to the soldiers […]
Srinagar: Principal District and Sessions judge Anantnag, Syed Towqeer Ahmad has applied for the voluntary retirement. Ahmad has put forward family compulsions as a reason to apply for the voluntary retirement. However, his application has not yet been accepted. But, sources also say that he might contest elections on National Conference ticket likely from Kokernag […]
Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing the Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid Srinagar said the people of Jammu and Kashmir will resist tooth and nail any move aimed at changing the demographic composition of the State. He said “this time it is being done by New Delhi through the judicial route by challenging […]
