Baghdad: An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced two more French nationals to death over charges of joining the Islamic State (IS) militant group, a judicial source said. With the two new sentences, the number of French IS members who were sentenced to death during the past few days has been brought to nine. The convicts […]
Moscow: At least eight policemen were killed and seven others were injured after a Taliban-hijacked military armored car laden with explosives rammed into a police building in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni on June 1, the local law enforcement agency said on Sunday. The blast took place some 4 miles away from the provincial […]
Srinagar: Director Meteorological Department Sonam Lotus has forecast light spell of rain in Kashmir from Monday afternoon. Lotus said that temperature touched 30 degress in Kashmir in the last few days, while Jammu is reeling under heat wave. He said that people in Kashmir will have a relief from rising temperature from Monday afternoon as […]
Jammu: The troops of BSF have recovered a body of a Pakistani national along the international border in Pargwal area of Khour. Police said that body of unidentified Pak national was recovered by BSF on Saturday night at Bhag Nallah near BOP Nikowal in Pargwal area of Khour. They said that the body was handed […]
Beijing: China’s State Council through a white paper published on Sunday accused United States of undermining market confidence and economic stability in the two countries by imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods. “The US administration has imposed additional tariffs on Chinese goods exported to the US, impeding two-way trade and investment cooperation and undermining market […]
MAKKAH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has appointed Saudi Arabia’s Yousef Aldobeay as its special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir, Express Tribune Newspaper reported OIC reiterated its support for the legitimate right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people in accordance with UN resolutions, the newspaper reported while quoting the Foreign Office. The 14th OIC summit […]
Jammu: At least five hutments on Sunday gutted in a devastating fire in Vijaypur area of Samba district in Jammu region. “A fire broke out this morning at village Rakh Barotian in Vijaypur due to short circuit,” police here said. They added that five residential hutments (nomadic kullahs) gutted in the fire. The kullahs belonged […]
Jammu: A soldier allegedly committed suicide in Jammu based Corps here in city outskirts. The Jawan identified as Signalman Yogesh was found hanging with a tree, few meters away from his barrack inside the Corps in Nagrota area here on city outskirts, police said on Sunday. They said that the Jawan was a native of […]
Srinagar: Reacting to reports that Pakistani officials harassed the guests who were invited at an Iftar party hosted by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has termed it a stupid tit for tat diplomacy. Mr Abdullah, who is the Vice President of National Conference (NC), said it was stupid […]
Srinagar: Editor Greater Kashmir, Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo, Saturday resigned from the basic membership of Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG). Kaloo addressed his letter of resignation to General Secretary KEG. “It is with heavy heart that I’m writing this letter to you. The purpose of the letter is to express my desire to resign from the […]
