Srinagar:The Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal Saturday reiterated Pakistan’s call for urgent establishment of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to look into the “Indian atrocities” in Kashmir. In a statement as today marks the 70th year since the UN Security Council’s resolution […]
United Nations: The UN refugee agency has expressed regret over India’s decision to repatriate a group of Rohingya to Myanmar, saying it has sought clarification from India on the circumstances under which the asylum seekers were sent back, voicing concern over the unconducive conditions for such returns. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for […]
Srinagar: With pellet guns earning notoriety as a crowd control tool in Jammu and Kashmir, India’s top defence research agency has come out with plastic bullets as an alternative. “Plastic bullet’s lethality is 500 times less than pellets. It can be used for targeted shooting in a riot situation,” reports quoted Manjit Singh, director of […]
Srinagar: Train services were suspended in the Kashmir valley on Saturday due to heavy snowfall. Officials said that the train service has been suspended in the valley today as tracks are under one to two feet of snow and it was still snowing. Therefore, they said, no train will chug on Badgam-Srinagar-Anantnag-Qazigund in south Kashmir […]
Srinagar: In a tragic incident on Saturday morning, five members of a north Kashmir family including two children were found dead at their rented accommodation in Srinagar. The cause of dead is said to be asphyxiation. The family according to reports belongs to northern Kashmir’s Tanghdar area of Kupwara district. The Srinagar district administration has […]
Srinagar: An intense gunfight broke out between militants and government forces Saturday morning in Aripal village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The gunfight ensued after militants fired upon government forces who had laid a siege to the village. “Two militants are believed to be trapped,” reports said. Authorities have already snapped the mobile Internet […]
Srinagar: Widespread snowfall lashed Kashmir Saturday snapping air and surface links of Kashmir with the rest of the world. Officials at Kashmir Meteorological Department said that widespread snowfall occurred in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours. They said more snow is expected during the next 24 hours till Sunday morning after which the weather would […]
Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan late Friday night exchanged heavy gunfire and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch. Reports said that Pakistan army shelled Indian posts near the LoC. “The security forces have been retaliating to the gunfire by Pakistani troops. Reports inform that the mortar shelling has been […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday suspended vehicular traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway after heavy snowfall at several places on the highway. Officials said that snow has accumulated on the road in Banihal, and near Jawahar Tunnel which has made the road slippery. They said that the highway will be reopened after the weather improves..
Srinagar: A ten year old south Kashmiri kid’s cover drive has stunned the Sri Lankan legendary cricketer and former skipper Kumara Sangakkara. On Friday, a Twitter user tweeted a video in which a small kid was stroking the ball. He tagged the former Lankan captain in the tweet and asked him the opinion regarding the kid’s […]
