Srinagar: A mysterious blast in a private car on Saturday created panic on the Kashmir highway. A police official said that a Santra car exploded completely destroyed the vehicle. Although the cause of the explosion could not be ascertained immediately, reports said that the officials present on the spot have recovered urea, an oil bottle, […]
New York: An Indian former Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl in the US, according to a media report. John Praveen, 38, pleaded guilty in February to sexually touching a 13-year-old girl in the Rapid City church, South Dakota over her clothes last year, Rapid […]
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday asked if former prime minister Indira Gandhi can be credited for dividing Pakistan, why shouldn’t Prime Minister Narendra Modi get the credit for the Balakot air strike. Singh was addressing a rally here in support of BJP president Amit Shah, who will file his nomination from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha […]
Srinagar: Stating that bad roads have further damaged Kashmir’s economy and normal life of multiple fronts, the Kashmir Economic Alliance Chairman Muhammad Yasin Khan said the road connectivity has been dragged back to primitive times. In a statement Khan who also heads the (KTMF) Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation said from hampering normal life to affecting business, […]
Srinagar: Pakistan has warned against politicisation of the United Nations’ counter-terrorism machinery, saying such a course would only compromise the integrity of the system. “It is important that current structures like FATF (Financial Action Task Force) and the 1267 Sanctions regimes are not used as political tools by some to advance their geopolitical goals,” Ambassador Dr […]
Srinagar: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday constituted a Multi-Disciplinary Terror Monitoring Group (TMG), comprising of 8 members, to “ensure synergised and concerted action against terror financing and other terror-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir”. The Terror Monitoring Group will be headed by additional DGP of Jammu and Kashmir-CID. The TMG will take coordinated action […]
Srinagar: A trooper of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was found dead inside a CRPF camp in Kunzer area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla on Saturday. “Police suspect the trooper committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with his service rifle,” reports said. The deceased, identified as Sub Inspector Chander Mani of ITBP’s 4th Adhoc G […]
Srinagar: Government forces Saturday morning launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Twin villages of South Kashmir ‘s Shopian district. Official sources that on specific inputs about the presence of militants government forces launched search operations in Handew and Turkwangam villages of the district. Locals sources said that at both places huge contingents of forces […]
Srinagar: At least three persons received burn injuries in a blast caused by gas leakage in Badragund area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district late Friday evening. Reports said that on highway (NH44) in Badragund area of Qazigund, a driver was cooking meals in his truck cabin, during which gas leaked and caused a […]
Srinagar: Nocturnal brief exchange of fire was reported between militants and government forces in Tangpawa village of Kokarnag area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 19RR and SOG Anantnag launched cordon and search operation in Tangpwa after having credible input about presence of some militants in the […]
