Imran Khan’s party pledge to work for peace & development

Imran Khan’s party pledge to work for peace & development

  New Delhi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, led by cricket icon Imran Khan, on Wednesday pledged to work for peace, prosperity and development in the region. Referring to congratulatory messages and calls from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani among others, Chief Spokesman for Imran’s party Naeem ul Haque said in a tweet […]

US designates Lashkar commander Abdul Dakhil as global terrorist

US designates Lashkar commander Abdul Dakhil as global terrorist

New Delhi/Washington: Prominent Lashkar e Taiba militant and a former commander in Jammu and Kashmir region Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil has been designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) by the United States. The list under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 of the United States imposes sanctions on “foreign persons, who have committed, or […]

70 kanals of encroached state land retrieved in Shopian

70 kanals of encroached state land retrieved in Shopian

Srinagar:  A mega anti-encroachment drive was launched by authorities during which 70 kanals of government land was retrieved in south Kashmir district of Shopian. An official spokesperson said that the district administration Shopian on Tuesday launched a mega anti-encroachment drive to remove illegally raised structures and retrieve state land from encroachers. “During the first phase […]

Militants hurl grenade at Army camp in south Kashmir

Srinagar, Jul 31 (UNI) Militants hurled a grenade at an Army camp in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Tuesday night. Official sources said that militants fired a rifle grenade at an Army camp of 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) at village Chillipora in Shopian. However, the grenade missed the target and exploded outside. They said […]

Haji dies in road accident at Saudi Arabia

Haji dies in road accident at Saudi Arabia

Srinagar: A Haji from Jammu region died in a road accident at Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning, reports reaching here said. The devotee was identified as Shams din Wani, resident of Bankoot in Ramban of Jammu region, who was hit and critically wounded by a speeding vehicle near Masjid Nabvi on Wednesday. The injured was […]

Locals stage protest in Lolab against arrest of youth

Locals stage protest in Lolab against arrest of youth

Srinagar: Local residents of Shatmuqam village and its adjoining areas in north Kashmir’s Lolab area staged nocturnal protest allegedly against high handedness of forces and arrest of some youth on Tuesday evening. The locals said that a joint team of SOG and CRPF arrived in the village late on Tuesday evening and took into custody the three youths namely […]

Students block Sgr-Leh highway, demand transport facility

Students block Sgr-Leh highway, demand transport facility

Ganderbal:Scores of students of various schools of kangan zone in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal District on Wednesday protest and blocked Sgr-Leh highway at Sumbal Balla Gund demanding regular and timely transportation facilities. The protesting students said they were facing immense hardships due to non-availability of transport facility in the area. Police party from Police Station Gund […]

Cross LoC trade resumes on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road

Cross LoC trade resumes on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road

Srinagar: The cross Loc trade between divided parts of Jammu and Kashmir resumed on Tuesday on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road after a long gap of two weeks. Truck loads of goods moved from Uri to Muzaffarabad and Muzaffarabad to Uri. When contacted Sub District Magistrate (SDM) Uri, Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary, he said, “32 truckloads of goods moved from […]

Minority Affairs ministry invites applications for pre, post matric scholarships

Minority Affairs ministry invites applications for pre, post matric scholarships

Ministry of Minority Affairs has invited online applications from the students of minority communities and those having any kind of disabilities for availing the pre and post-matric scholarships. The implementation of the scholarship scheme will be done through the Common National Scholarship Web portal of the Government of India and can be accessed at www.scholarship.gov.in. […]