Srinagar: Imran Ibrahim, a well known social worker and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Youth President Pattan on sunday joined People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in presence of Party President, Mehbooba Mufti, Naeem Akhtar, Nazir Yatoo, Aijaz Mir and others. Imran Joined party during the PDP Youth Convention that was held at Mehbooba Mufti’s residence where thousands […]
Srinagar: Despite major improvement in the weather, only one-way traffic will continue on Kashmir highway till further orders, traffic police officials said. On Monday traffic will ply from Jammu to Srinagar and no vehicle will be allowed from opposite direction, the officials said. They said Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) will have to cross Jakheni, Udhampur, between […]
Srinagar: Pakistan has deployed the Chinese-made medium-range air defence missiles in several cities and military bases to prevent possible new strikes by the Indian Air Force (IAF), The News International reported. The development took place in the wake of IAF intrusion inside Pakistani in February. On Saturday, Pakistani President Arif Alvi “chastised” India for having […]
Srinagar: India has witnessed 134 internet shutdowns in 2018 alone and more than 100 in 2016-17 with most of these blackouts happening in Kashmir region aimed to control the spread of rumours, misinformation and restore law and order. However, according to a study at the Stanford University titled, “Of Blackouts and Bandhs: The Strategy and […]
Srinagar: Government forces Monday busted a militant hideout in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. A police spokesperson said that in a joint operation by the police and the Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles, the hideout was busted in orchards of Shirmal village in Zainapora area of the district. He said that “incriminating” material and other items have been […]
Srinagar: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday offered a slew of measures including a biotechnology valley, a giant film plateau, and a “line of art” along eight km shoreline, during a massive rally in Istanbul’s Yenikapi neighbourhood. The giant rally, that saw some 1.6 million supporters waving Turkish flags, closes the election campaign ahead […]
Srinagar: Reacting to reports of the two minor Hindu sisters, who were allegedly kidnapped and forcibly married after being converted to Islam in Pakistan’s Sindh province, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, on Monday demanded action against the culprits and corrective measures, immediately. Mehbooba, who is the former chief minister of J&K, said the ‘new […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday filed his nomination papers for upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Srinagar. Dr Abdullah will contest the polls from Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary constituency and filed the papers at Deputy Commissioners office in Srinagar. Others who are in the fray in include Peoples Democratic Party’s Agha […]
Washington: US Attorney General William Barr told Congress that special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government to allegedly interfere in the 2016 election. “The Special Counsel’s investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia […]
Srinagar: Pakistan army’s Military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor has rejected India’s claims that Pakistan used American-made F-16 jets to down Indian aircraft in late February, telling Russian news agency Sputnik that the PAC JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft developed jointly with China were used instead. “The aircraft which engaged those targets and fought them were JF-17. As regard to how to use F-16, in what context […]
