Ouagadougou: Gunmen killed a priest and five parishioners during mass Sunday in an attack on a Catholic church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso, security sources and a local official said. “Towards 9:00 am, during mass, armed individuals burst into the Catholic church,” the mayor of Dablo, Ousmane Zongo, told AFP. “They started firing as the congregation […]
Srinagar: The technical teams of the Pakistan government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement on a bailout package for the country, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has announced. “After months of discussions and negotiations, a staff-level agreement has been reached between Pakistan […]
Kathmandu: Authorities in the Himalayan nation have arrested 12 Indian nationals for allegedly running an illegal networking business. According to police, the accused were arrested from Hotel Yak and Yeti at Durbarmarg on Friday, all residents of Uttar Pradesh. They were organising an orientation and training to run the illegal networking business for around 300 […]
Srinagar: Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq strongly condemned the gruesome and brutal rape of a three-year-old girl in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district and demanded exemplary punishment to the guilty involved in the crime. The MMU, an amalgam of all the religious bodies including Shia, Suni, Barelvis, Ahlihadith and others, in unison termed […]
Srinagar: Expressing his deep grief and sorrow on the unfortunate and immoral incident at Sumbal Bandipora, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani termed such incidents as a black stain on our social fabric and rich culture. While condemning such incidents of heinous crime, Hurriyat (G) chairman flayed the unfortunate role played by the law […]
Srinagar: Massive protests were held in Bandipora of north Kashmir and this summer capital on Sunday, in protest against the rape of a three-year-old girl in the valley. Police arrested the accused and initiated investigation after the family members of the minor filed a complaint in Police Station Sumbal at Bandipora on May 9. Scores […]
Srinagar: Asserting that nothing should stop police from sending the rape accused of a three-year-old girl at Sumbal in north Kashmir district of Bandipora to gallows, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) president Shah Faesal on Sunday said the culprit should be hanged till death. Talking about the age of the accused, Mr Faesal, a […]
Poonch: A truck driver was found dead under mysterious circumstances on late Sunday night near Peer Ki Gali along the Mughal road. Reports reaching GNS said that the driver Balvinder Kumar son of Kartar Chand resident of Heera Nagar Kathua. The vehicle got stuck in a traffic jam at Mansar near Peer Ki Gali while it […]
Srinagar: Two army men were injured in an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) blast in Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday late evening. Official sources told GNS that two army men sustained injuries in the blast near Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector. The injured soldiers were identified as Havaldar Jaipal Singh […]
Srinagar: South Kashmir Transporters Association has called for a complete shutdown on Tuesday (May 14) against levying of toll tax by National Highways Authority of India on Srinagar-Jammu highway. The toll is being collected by NHAI at toll post Kachkoot Sangam in Bijbhara area of Anantnag district. Bilal Ahmad Dar, President Sumo and Temp owners Union […]
