Abuja: A new attack by the armed men killed 16 people in a village in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna, local police said on Monday. The armed men entered Barde village under Maro town in Kajuru area and started shooting sporadically which led to the death of 16 people. Upon receiving information, the police […]
Kabul: At least 11 police officers were killed after Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Afghanistan’s western province of Badghis, local media reported on Tuesday. “Dozens of Taliban fighters armed with guns and heavy weapons stormed police checkpoints in Muqur district, of provincial capital Qala-e-Naw on Monday night. The clashes left 11 police killed,” Ziaull […]
Srinagar: The United States is to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department announced late on Thursday. “Like the January 24 decision to withdraw all dependents and reduce embassy staff to a minimum, this decision reflects the deteriorating situation in Venezuela as well as the conclusion that the presence […]
Srinagar: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday discussed the latest developments along the Line of Control between Pakistan and India with India’s prime minister Narendra Modi over the phone. Turkish media reported that the phone call between Erdogan and Narendra Modi also addressed the bilateral relations. Late February, Erdogan held a phone talk with […]
New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday cited a 2010 interview of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to claim that he blamed the BJP-led government for the release of JeM chief Masood Azhar in the Kandahar hijacking episode and gave a “clean chit” to him. The scathing attack by the Congress comes a day after the BJP […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said that it has solved the recent weapon snatching case and arrested two accused individuals. SSP Shopian told The Kashmir Press that a weapon snatching case in which a 12 bore rifle was snatched from an ATM Guard on 6 March this year in Kundalan area of […]
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar highway was restored for one-way traffic on Tuesday after remaining closed for vehicular traffic for several hours since Monday afternoon.. On Monday landslides at Kharpora in Banihal blocked the highway. The road was cleard of landslides around 10 pm. The officials said that the stranded vehicles were then allowed to move to […]
Pulwama: Government forces on Tuesday morning launched cordon and search operation in Hari Parigam Village of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that the operation was launched following ‘credible inputs about the presence of militants in the area. ‘ The search operation is being jointly conducted by the Army, Police, and CRPF. […]
Srinagar: Two youth were injured on Monday during the clashes that erupted between youth and government forces on Monday following a cordon-and-search operation at Tantrapora, Palhallan village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to sources,after receiving inputs about the presence of some militants in the village, the joint team of Army’s 29 RR, […]
SRINAGAR: The Srinagar District Election Office Monday constituted a Media Certification & Monitoring Committee (MCMC) to keep a check on cases of paid news in the district a day after the Election Commission of India announced schedule for General Elections 2019. The constitution of MCMC at district level is mandated under election rules once a […]
