Srinagar: Islamabad and Tehran on Monday emphasized that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir needs to be resolved through dialogue and peaceful means. The premiers of Pakistan and Iran, Imran Khan and Hassan Rouhani met in Tehran on Monday and discussed several issues concerning the sub-continent, media reports said. The two sides highlighted the need […]
Srinagar: Voting began, amidst a complete shutdown, Tuesday on a dull note in Anantnag district of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, where polling will be held in three phases, officials said. Residents in most parts of the district in restive south Kashmir have stayed indoors so far, an official said. The Joint Resistance Leadership has called […]
Poonch: A police constable and a civilian died due to short circuit of 33 KV transformer at Chungan Chroon area of Mendhar in Poonch district on Tuesday early morning. Reports said that a constable in J&K police identified as Faiz son of Mohd Sharif, 40 years old and a civilian Muhammad Shabir son of Abdul Rahim, 38 […]
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday criticised India for arresting and confining separatist leader Yasin Malik in connection with a case related to the funding of terror and separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested JKLF chief Malik on April 10 after a special NIA court in Jammu gave the go ahead […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing nuclear bombs in the political discourse, saying if India has not kept the nuclear bomb for Diwali, Pakistan has not kept its for Eid. During a rally in Rajasthan’s Barmer Sunday, Modi had said India is no more afraid […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the Presidential Palace in Tehran on Monday. During their meeting, Prime Minister Imran — who is on a two-day official visit to Iran — discussed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and ways to further ties in diverse fields with President Rouhani, Radio Pakistan […]
Doda: A dozen houses were damaged in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Monday, officials said. No casualty was reported in the the incident, which took place in Dogrun-Bathri village of Kahara tehsil, about 60 km from here, Superintendent of Police, Bhadarwah, Raj Singh Gouria said. Based on preliminary information, Gouria said […]
Jammu: Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested here after contraband substance was recovered from their possession, police said Monday. Gurvinder Singh, hailing from Punjab’s Jalandhar, was arrested Sunday evening after a police team recovered 7.4 kg of poppy straw from his possession at Manda area of Jammu city, a police spokesperson said. Later in the […]
Colombo: As many as 87 bomb detonators were found on Monday at a bus station in Colombo, police said, a day after a series of deadly blasts killed 290 people and wounded more than 500 others in the island nation. The bomb detonators were found at the Central Colombo bus station in Pettah area. The police […]
Srinagar: On a day when over 200 people were killed in a series of blasts in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi raised the issues of national security, terrorism and the air strike in Pakistan in two separate election rallies in Rajasthan, suggesting that India had not maintained a nuclear arsenal “for Diwali”. […]
