Srinagar, April 4:At least seven houseboats were gutted in a massive fire in Nigeen Lake here on Monday, officials said. They said fire started from a houseboat and engulfed adjacent ones. Though locals and police launched a firefighting operation but the houseboats were “substantially” gutted. An official said that six fire tenders were rushed to […]
Srinagar, Apr 3: Army and SOG in a joint operation recovered arms and ammunition from a village along Line of Control in Poonch district on Sunday evening, officials said. They said that upon receipt of specific input, army’s 5 Rajput and SOG Poonch laid a search operation at village Noorkote in Tehsil Haveli near Katua […]
Srinagar, April 03: Two non-locals were shot at and injured by suspected militants in Litter area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. A police official said that the gunmen attacked the duo, both residents of Pathankote this evening. Immediately, he said, the duo—one of the driver and another conductor of poultry vehicle, was shifted […]
Srinagar, Apr 3: Director General of Border Security Forces Pankaj Kumar Singh Sunday visited the forward area of Z-Gali, Kupwara along Line of Control. The visiting officer was accompanied by P V Rama Shastri, Special DG, Western Command BSF, Chandigarh and Raja babu Singh, IG BSF Frontier Headquarters Kashmir. According to a statement, the visiting […]
Bandipora, Apr 03 (KNS): Bandipora police on Sunday claimed to have busted to militant modules of LeT by arresting five militant associates in Bandipora and Hajin areas of the district. According a statement, Bandipora police busted two militant modules and arrested five militant associates of LeT, who were providing logistics & transportation to militants in […]
Srinagar April 02: A delegation of Kashmir Distributors Association (KDA) office bearers today called on People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti and apprised her about the reports of government facilitating the opening of Reliance Jio-Marts across Kashmir valley. According to a statement, the delegation highlighted the ramifications of the said move which can systematically […]
Islamabad: Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday dissolved the National Assembly on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s advice under Article 58 of the Constitution, Dawn news reported. “The president of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, has approved the advice of the prime minister of Pakistan to dissolve the National Assembly under the Article 58 (1) read […]
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri on Sunday dismissed the no-confidence motion submitted by the joint opposition to dislodge the prime minister as he termed it “unconstitutional” under Article 5, Express Tribune reported. The ruling read by Suri prompted strong protests from the opposition benches who surrounded the desk of the speaker to record […]
Srinagar, April 02: The holy month of Ramazan will commence from Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir with religious fervour. For the first time two years, people in large numbers offered prayers including Taraweeh (night prayers) in Masjids and shrines without the fear of covid-19 and without maintaining social distancing during the prayers. In the previous […]
Srinagar, Apr 02: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and District Development Council (DDC) member, Er Aijaz Hussain has been nominated as member for Hajj Committee of India. Hussain is the only member in the central committee from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Zaffarul Islam has also been […]
