Poonch: After a day lull in cross-LoC skirmishes, an army major and two civilians were injured as the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fresh shelling and firing in Dagwar sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police officer said that Pakistan army initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing mortar shells and small […]
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday awarded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its highest civilian award — Zayed Medal. The UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Medal — highest civil decoration of the country which is awarded to presidents, kings, and heads […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference (PC) chairman and former minister, Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday said that National Conference (NC) always betrayed people of Jammu and Kashmir. Reacting to the statements being made by NC leaders, Lone while talking to reporters at Lolab today said that it was NC that betrayed people of the State from time […]
Srinagar: IGP Kashmir Swayam Prakash Pani IPS on Thursday visited Budgam district of Central Kashmir and chaired a meeting of officers. IGP Kashmir was accompanied by DIG CKR Vidhi Kumar Birdhi IPS and SP Budgam Amod Nagpure IPS. While chairing the meeting of officers from the district, Pani reviewed the preparedness for the upcoming parliamentary […]
Moscow: The body of an Israeli soldier missing since the 1982 Lebanon War has been found by the Russian and Syrian armies, President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu visited Putin in Moscow five days before he is to seek a fifth term in office in a difficult […]
Srinagar: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Thursday lashed out at New Delhi, saying that it only wants the land of Kashmir and not its people. “GoI’s current approach towards Kashmir has been consistent only when it comes to repression. Suffocate Kashmiris, throw them in jails, deprive them of basic rights & make them suffer. They […]
Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday termed the of closing down of Kashmir highway for two days in a week as “dictatorial” asking the government to withdraw it. Mirwaiz said that the order is aimed at punishing people and it will cause great distress. “Another anti-people dictatorial move of the government to close […]
Raipur: Four Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were killed in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh Thursday, police said. Two other personnel were injured in the encounter, which took place in Kanker district, police said. (Agencies)
Aden: At least three women were killed Wednesday when a projectile landed on a residential area in the Red Sea coast city of Hodeidah, local residents said. “A projectile landed on Rabsah neighborhood in the southern parts of Hodeidah province, killing three women and injuring other civilians,” one of the residents based in Hodeidah told Xinhua […]
Baramulla: The District administration Baramulla on Thursday said that 7 educational institutes have been identified for accommodation purposes of forces personnel for the upcoming Polls and shall remain closed from April 5-12 for all educational activities. The institutes, according to sources, include Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences in Wadoora; Degree College cum Higher Secondary School Hadipora; […]
