New Delhi: India on Saturday welcomed recently held general elections in Pakistan as it reflects that the people of that country “have reposed their faith in democracy” and expressed hope that the new regime in Islamabad will work to build a South Asia “free of terror and violence”. “We hope that the new Government of […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged youths especially the neo-college goers to focus on learning new skills but also counseled them to be calm and enjoy inner peace. In his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ over All India Radio, Mr Modi said the months of July and August are crucial for […]
Jakarta: A 6-point 4 magnitude quake rocked Indonesia’s Lombok region on Sunday, killing at least 10 people, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said. The temblor, which struck the northern part of the island at 6.47am local time and was epicentred at 30.7 miles north-east of the city of Mataram, extensively damaged the buildings, a report […]
Srinagar: An MBA student, who had gone missing from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district about a week ago, has reportedly joined Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as his picture flaunting an AK-47 rifle has gone viral on social media. Official sources said a complaint was lodged on Monday in a local police station in village Koil in Pulwama that […]
Lucknow: Sixty-five people were killed and 57 others injured as heavy rains wreaked havoc in different parts of the state for the past three days, officials said on Sunday. State relief commission office here said that the casualties were reported from 35 districts mostly in Western UP. Eleven deaths have been reported in Saharanpur , […]
Poonch: Teaching Staff of Govt Degree College Poonch, today unanimously elected Shahid Zafar, Assistant Professor in Economics, Govt Degree College Poonch, as their staff Secretary for the academic session 2018-19. In total 27 people voted in favour of Mr Shahid out of 36 teachers. In the patronship of Dr Aziz Chowhan , Assistant Professor, Department […]
Srinagar: Seven CRPF men were injured in a grenade explosion at Jawbhara area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday evening. A police officer said that some suspected militants lobbed a grenade towards the CRPF party near Jawbhara Chowk. In the blast, seven CRPF men of 130 bn, sustained splinter injuries and were taken to nearby hospital […]
Srinagar: Militants on Saturday evening attacked an army camp at Seelu area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports stated that some militants fired upon the army’s 22 RR camp at Seelu along Srinagar-Kupwara highway, late today evening. The fire was retaliated by the army troops. However, there was no immediate report of any injury on […]
Srinagar: A Special Police Officer (SPO), who was abducted in Tral village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, was released from captivity after his mother had urged militants to leave him unharmed for the sake of Allah. In a video which has gone viral on social media, SPO Mudasir Ahmad Lone, a resident of Chankatar village […]
Srinagar: Urging Governor N N Vohra to hold elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions on non party and non political basis, All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on Saturday said panchayats are just a community institutions to look after the local developmental and other affairs of the villages in the state. However, the AJKPC […]
