Sopore: A 19-year-old girl student tried to end her life by jumping in river Jehlum at Chankhan area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district Tuesday. Reports said that the girl took the extreme step this morning after she failed in class 12th examination. “Some fishermen saved her and she was rushed to Sub District hospital […]
In picture: A Kashmiri Muslim man walking through the streets of Maisuma Srinagar to offer morning prayers (Fajr).
Srinagar: A militant has been killed in a brief shootout with government forces in Pulwama village of south Kashmir. Reports said that the militant fired upon an army patrolling party of 55 RR at Choudribagh Litter area of Pulwama. The attack was repulsed by the government forces and a militant was killed. The identity of the […]
Srinagar: Norway on Monday said it is ready to mediate on the Kashmir issue only if such an intervention is desired by India and Pakistan though tensions between the South Asian countries could result in lower investments in key sectors such as health and education. Over the years, Norway has played a key role in […]
United Nations: Trafficking victims from South Asian countries including India are detected in many parts of Europe, according to a new UN report that said human trafficking has taken “horrific dimensions” with children accounting for a third of those being trafficked. The ‘Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018’ from the UN Office on Drugs […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said India was involved in committing “human rights violations” in Kashmir “but it will never succeed in suppressing the freedom movement of Kashmiris”. “New Delhi’s many attempts, India will never be able to suppress the freedom movement of the people of Kashmir,” he said during an interview with Turkey’s TRT World.PM […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have busted a module of militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen and arrested two persons, identified as Aakib and Nissar Ahmed, who hail from south Kashmir’s Awantipora area. Talking to reporters on Monday evening, Kathua Senior Superintendent of Police Shridhar Patil said they received a tip-off that a Hizb […]
Srinagar: An unrelenting cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as the weather office said the weather condition would remain the same during the next 48 hours. All rivers, lakes, streams and springs in the valley remain partially frozen as chilly winds blew from snow clad mountains into the plains. Srinagar recorded minus 2.0 […]
Mexico City: Seven men have been killed in a shooting attack at a bar in Mexico’s Caribbean coastal city of Playa del Carmen, authorities said Monday. State and local police said the attack occurred late Sunday at the “Las Virginias” bar in a low-income section relatively far from the beachside tourist resort zone. Six men […]
Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan Tuesday exchanged heavy gunfire and mortar shellingalong the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Reports quoting defence sources said that Pakistani troops allegedly started unprovoked firing and shelling targetting Indian posts in Gulpur sector around 5 am. They said that the India troops retaliated and […]
