In Iran Imran Khan raises Kashmir, Palestine issues with president Rouhani

In Iran Imran Khan raises Kashmir, Palestine issues with president Rouhani

Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the Presidential Palace in Tehran on Monday. During their meeting, Prime Minister Imran — who is on a two-day official visit to Iran — discussed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and ways to further ties in diverse fields with President Rouhani, Radio Pakistan […]

Landslide damages dozen houses in Doda

Landslide damages dozen houses in Doda

Doda: A dozen houses were damaged in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Monday, officials said. No casualty was reported in the the incident, which took place in Dogrun-Bathri village of Kahara tehsil, about 60 km from here, Superintendent of Police, Bhadarwah, Raj Singh Gouria said. Based on preliminary information, Gouria said […]

Two drug peddlers held in Jammu

Two drug peddlers held in Jammu

Jammu: Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested here after contraband substance was recovered from their possession, police said Monday. Gurvinder Singh, hailing from Punjab’s Jalandhar, was arrested Sunday evening after a police team recovered 7.4 kg of poppy straw from his possession at Manda area of Jammu city, a police spokesperson said.  Later in the […]

87 bomb detonators found at bus station in Colombo: Police

87 bomb detonators found at bus station in Colombo: Police

Colombo: As many as 87 bomb detonators were found on Monday at a bus station in Colombo, police said, a day after a series of deadly blasts killed 290 people and wounded more than 500 others in the island nation.  The bomb detonators were found at the Central Colombo bus station in Pettah area. The police […]

JRL calls for Kashmir shutdown tomorrow

JRL calls for Kashmir shutdown tomorrow

Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has called for a state wide shutdown on April 23.  The shutdown, JRL said, has been called against the detention of Yasin Malik, who was shifted from Jammu jail to the custody of National Investigation Agency in New Delhi; against […]

Army allegedly thrashes youth in Shopian, hospitalised

Army allegedly thrashes youth in Shopian, hospitalised

Shopian: Government forces on Monday allegedly thrashed a youth during a Cordon and Search Operation in Shopian village who was later hospitalised at SDH Shopian. Witnesses said that the youth identified as Sartaj Ahmad Bhat received injuries during the thrashing and was shifted to District Hospital Shopian for treatment. Earlier, acting on inputs about the presence of […]

Cross-LoC traders protest in Srinagar against suspension of trade

Cross-LoC traders protest in Srinagar against suspension of trade

Srinagar: Traders affected by the suspension of cross-LoC trade by the Centre held a protest march here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir Monday. Scores of traders engaged in cross-LoC trade on the Uri-Muzaffarabad route took part in the march, demanding revocation of the suspension order, and sought a fool-proof mechanism for smooth […]