Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a nocturnal gunfight with government forces in Pulwama district on Saturday. Government forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Panzgam area of Awantipora in Pulwama district following information about the presence of militants, a police official said. He said as the forces were conducting searches in the area, […]
Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani on Friday paid tributes to youth killed in Pulwama and Shopian encounters, saying that the bloodbath, death and destruction in valley is only because of Indian rulers who are still in “denial mode”. “On the pretext of search and cordon operations, common people especially youth are deliberately […]
Srinagar: The Bhaderwah town observed a complete shutdown even as curfew remained enforced on the second consecutive day on Friday against the killing of a man on Thursday midnight. Curfew continued as police and paramilitary CRPF men deployed in strength in town and adjoining parts of Bhaderwah to maintain law and order. Superintendent Police Bhaderwah […]
Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference strongly denounced the imposition of stringent curbs in downtown areas and barring people from offering Friday prayers by sealing the historic Jamia Masjid on the eve of the commencement of Ashra-e-Magfirat of sacred month Ramadhan and termed it as blatant interference in religious affairs. The Hurriyat said grand mosque being […]
Beijing: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged China and Russia to take “concrete action” to safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal as he warned of a “dangerous” situation amid rising tensions with the US. Tensions have ratcheted up with the US deploying an aircraft carrier group and B-52 bombers to the Gulf last week […]
Srinagar: In gross violation of government rules and without the approval of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Commissioner, Chief Enforcement Officer, Akbar Sofi has engaged consolidated workers in the corporation. After the recruitment scam surfaced in the SMC, Sofi who engaged six consolidated workers from the backdoor has been attached by an official order. “Mohammad Akbar […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Friday condemned the death of a person in firing in the communally-sensitive Bhaderwah valley on Thursday and directed the police and civil administration to bring the culprits to justice. Malik condemned the loss of a life in the unfortunate incident and urged the people not to take […]
Srinagar: Life came to a grinding halt as shops and business establishments were closed and traffic was off the roads in Kashmir valley on Friday due to a strike called by the Joint Resistance Leadership against ‘no let-up in killings during the holy month of Ramazan’. A police official said curfew-like restrictions remained imposed only in […]
Poonch: 32-year-old resident of Jhulas village of Poonch was on Friday handed over by Pakistani authorities after a gap of five months after he went missing. An official identified the man as Ilyas Ahmed son of Mir Mohammad, a resident of Jhulas village. He said the village is located on Line of Control and the […]
Kabul: About eight Islamic State (IS) militants were killed following a NATO-led coalition forces’ drone airstrike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, the military said on Friday. “Eight IS militants were killed following an airstrike conducted by unmanned plane of coalition forces in Khogyani district on Thursday,” Afghan army Corps Selab based in the region […]
