Anantnag: An Army officer and two militants were killed, while three soldiers were injured in an encounter, which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in this south Kashmir district on Monday. Official sources said that following specific information about the presence of militants at Bidroo Akingam in Anantnag, troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR) […]
Stockholm: While six countries have either reduced or maintained the same number of nuclear weapons in their arsenal in the beginning of 2019 compared to 2018, four countries — China, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea – have increased the number of bombs. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2019 released these data on Monday. […]
Ganderbal: A teenage girl on Monday committed suicide after consuming some poisonous substance at her home in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The girl was a resident of Ramwari village of Gund area in Ganderbal. The deceased girl was immediately rushed to a local hospital for treatment from where she was referred to SKIMS Soura. But doctors […]
Islamabad: Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed would be the new chief of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI, the Army has announced. According to the media report here, the Pakistan Army on Sunday announced a number of changes to postings of its top generals. Hameed has been appointed as the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (DG […]
Srinagar: Three soldiers including an army officer were injured in an ongoing encounter with militants at Bidoora village in Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources said that army officer of Major rank namely Rahul Verma along with two other soldiers sustained injuries during the fresh exchange of fire. A police officer also […]
Srinagar: Government forces Monday recovered two bodies near the encounter site even as fresh exchange of fire resumed at Bidoora village in Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources said that two bodies were spotted by the joint team of army’s 19 RR and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police near the encounter […]
Poonch: An Army soldier was injured after the armies of India and Pakistan armies “violated ceasefire” in Krishna Ghati Sector of Mendhar in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A police officer said Pakistani army opened unprovoked fire and used mortar shells upon Indian posts in Krishna Ghati Sector today morning. The fire […]
Srinagar: Two houseboats were gutted in a mysterious fire at Nigeen Lake in Srinagar district late Sunday night. Reports said that the blaze emerged from Ponex houseboat at around 1:00 am and spread to adjoining Prism houseboat at Sadrebal area of Nageen. Soon after the incident, fire tenders, police and locals rushed to the spot to […]
Irshad-ul-Haq Pulwama: Government forces arrested at least seven youths from the twin villages of Pulwama’s Narbel and Kakapora during nocturnal raids on Monday. Locals said that government forces carried out pre-dawn raids in Narbel and Kakapora village and arrested seven youths from their homes. Police sources said that the youth have been detained for their alleged involvement in militancy related cases. […]
BUENOS AIRES: A total of 16 people died as a result of a bus crash in Venezuela, local media reported. The bus was heading from the city of San Cristobal for the city of Maracaibo when its tire burst, which resulted in the loss of the driver’s control over the vehicle and the latter’s overturn. Some […]
