Gaza City: Hamas said it has reached an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel after a severe exchange of fire on Monday, only two weeks before Israeli elections. “Egyptian efforts succeeded with a ceasefire between the occupation and the resistance factions,” Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said. Israel has yet to comment on the claim. (Agencies)
Srinagar: Israeli forces and Hamas exchanged rocket fire on Monday night amid fears of a new conflict in Gaza. Israeli forces carried out strikes against what they called “Hamas terror targets” across the Gaza Strip, after an earlier rocket attack that destroyed a family home and wounded seven people in a neighbourhood north of Tel […]
Srinagar: Several youth have been arrested during pre-dawn raid in Janwara village of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Locals said that the government forces including the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police, and paramilitary CRPF personnel raided many residential houses in the village and detained several youth during the intervening night of Monday […]
Srinagar: Uttar Pradesh government has suspended seven government teachers for allegedly questioning the Pulwama militant attack and praising Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan either on Facebook or Whats App. A Indian Express report said that teachers have also allegedly criticised the effectiveness of the Balakot strike and made “political” statements against the ruling establishment. Also suspended […]
Chandigarh: Indian Air Force formally inducted the CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy lift helicopters into its inventory on Monday at Air Force Station, Chandigarh. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff was the Chief Guest at the ceremony attended by various dignitaries. IAF had signed a contract with M/s Boeing Ltd in […]
Srinagar: In a tragic incident, brother-sister drowned in a in a stream at Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Mohammad Ashraf Najar, 12, son of Mohammad Iqbal Najar while trying to save his eight-year-old sister Seerat Jan slipped into the Nallah at upper reaches of Shalkote area of Rafiabad. Ashraf tried to rescue […]
Baramulla: Awami Ittehad Party leader, Enigneer Rasheed on Monday lashed out at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti over “imitating” incarcerated Dukhteran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi for gaining public sympathy ahead of elections. Er Rasheed while addressing media after filing nomination papers at DC office Baramulla criticized Mehbooba Mufti for her recent remarks on PDP […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday has welcomed the reports about reopening of Sharda Peeth between India and Pakistan. “Media reports about positive movement between India and Pakistan on opening of Sharada Peeth temple,is a welcome sign. During Hurriyat’s last visit to Pakistan we had also urged the Govt there to facilitate […]
Srinagar: Deeply concerned over the continued crackdown on pro-freedom leaders, their relatives, activists particularly youth, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani has said that the “rhetoric” of India being the world’s largest democracy is “mere hoax and deceit”. He said Government of India’s “highhandedness and brutality, aggressive military and coercive measures” have tarnished every fabric […]
Srinagar: Three nominations were filed by the candidates Monday for elections in the Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency. The nominations submitted to the Returning Officer Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary at DC Office Srinagar were filed by Dr Farooq Abdullah as the candidate of the National Conference, Sheikh Khalid Jehangir as the candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party […]
