Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for traffic on Saturday after fresh landslide near Panthal in Ramban district of Jammu. The traffic was allowed to ply from Jammu to Srinagar on the highway despite fresh snowfall and rains earlier in the morning. An official said that hundreds of vehicles were left stranded on the highway […]
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the loss of innocent lives in a road accident near Majalta in Udhampur district. In a condolence message, the Governor has conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls. The Governor directed the administration to provide best medical treatment to […]
Srinagar: Pakistan on Saturday said that Indian forces “again resorted to unprovoked” firing along the Line of Control killing two civilians and injured two others. Radio Pakistan reported quoting military’s media wing ISPR said: “The Indian forces targeted civilian population in Tatta Pani and Jandrot sectors.” It said that Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Navy continue […]
Jammu: India and Pakistan armies on Saturday traded gunfire along line of control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that at about 1230 hours Pakistan initiated “unprovoked ceasefire violation” by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along LoC in Nowshera Sector. “Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively,” the […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Saturday refuted the impression that captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was released owing to pressure or as a compulsion. In an interview with BBC Urdu, the Pakistan foreign minister said, “Pakistan will not allow anti-state elements to risk the peace of the country or the region. We plan on […]
Srinagar: Three persons were killed while as many sustained injuries after a vehicle they were traveling in met an accident in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday morning. Reports said that a vehicle bearing registration number JK02AK-7903 met with an accident in Dadpeth area, killing three persons on the spot while three others were […]
Srinagar: Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai clarified that there will be no random ban on Jamaat-e-Islami run schools. Ganaie said they will examine before banning any schools. “There is no automatic process. We will examine things,” he said. It may be noted that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) banned Jamat-e-Islami for the next […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday expressed dismay over government of India’s decision of banning Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu and Kashmir saying suppression breeds radicalization. Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar while expressing disappointment over the ban said, “By ideologies we mean a specific mind set. It has be tackled by arguments. By banning JeI, […]
Srinagar: At least 25 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday in a major attack by the Taliban on a military base in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Afghan forces killed at least nine Taliban insurgents, including three suicide bombers, during the attack, news gathering agency Reuters quoting Afghan officials reported. The 215 Maiwand Army Corps […]
Srinagar: Pakistan reserves the right to respond to any aggression displayed against it as a matter of self-defence, Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has informed the military chiefs and ambassadors of major western powers and China. The army chief conveyed the resolve during his separate phone conversations on Friday with the commander […]
