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’10 killed’ in attack near Mali-Niger border: govt official

’10 killed’ in attack near Mali-Niger border: govt official

Bamako: At least 10 people were killed by “terrorists” in northeastern Mali, including members of an armed group and civilians, a government official said on Wednesday. The attack took place around 45 kilometres (27 miles) from Menaka in an area which has been badly hit by jihadist violence that claimed several hundred lives in 2018, […]

Passengers traveling in B3, B7 coaches of Duranto express from Jammu looted in Delhi outskirts

Passengers traveling in B3, B7 coaches of Duranto express from Jammu looted in Delhi outskirts

Srinagar: Unidentified assailants Thursady morning looted the passengers of onboard B3 and B7 coaches of Jammu-Delhi Duranto Express. Reports said that the unidentified assailants looted the coaches on the outskirts of Delhi today, in early morning hours. News gathering agency ANI reported: “Northern Railways CPRO said RPF has initial leads in the case and action will be […]

Man wanted in rash driving case arrested after 12 years in Samba

Man wanted in rash driving case arrested after 12 years in Samba

Jammu: A man, wanted in a rash driving case, was arrested Wednesday after over a 12-year-long hunt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said. Harmeet Singh, a resident of the Rajbagh area of Kathua district, was arrested by a police party from the Mansar Morh area in Samba, a police spokesman said. Singh was wanted […]

Muslim Ummah should be on same page on Kashmir issue: Pak Punjab Guv

Muslim Ummah should be on same page on Kashmir issue: Pak Punjab Guv

Srinagar: Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, the Governor of Punjab province of Pakistan has said that the Muslim Ummah should be on the same page over the Kashmir dispute. “It will help resolve all major issues, including Palestine and Kashmir. If Muslims are united, the cries of the incarcerated youth of Kashmir will not be limited to the […]

British PM May wins confidence vote, calls on MPs to work together to deliver Brexit

British PM May wins confidence vote, calls on MPs to work together to deliver Brexit

Srinagar: British Prime Minister Theresa May reached out to opposition parties to “constructively” work together on a new Brexit plan as she narrowly survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament, a day after her divisive divorce deal with the EU was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs. The prime minister won Parliament’s first no-confidence vote in a British […]

Kenya police scour rubble as hotel attack toll jumps to 21

Kenya police scour rubble as hotel attack toll jumps to 21

Srinagar: Kenyan police scoured the rubble of a Nairobi hotel complex for more victims Wednesday as the death toll from a jihadist attack jumped to 21 and mourners began to bury the dead. President Uhuru Kenyatta had earlier announced the end of a 20-hour operation at the DusitD2 complex which saw hundreds of people rescued […]

All parties except PDP want early elections: Jammu and Kashmir Governor

All parties except PDP want early elections: Jammu and Kashmir Governor

Srinagar: Batting for early assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said all political parties, except Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party, want early polls. The governor, however, hastened to add that it is the Election Commission of India, which has the mandate to hold the polls and decide the schedule. “The government […]

Lok Sabha polls: CEO convenes meeting with political parties on Jan 18

Lok Sabha polls: CEO convenes meeting with political parties on Jan 18

Srinagar: The Chief Electoral Officer Jammu and Kashmir state have convened a meeting of all political parties in Jammu on January 18 regarding conduction of the Lok Sabha elections in the state. In a letter sent to ten political parties including National Conference, PDP, Congress and BJP, the CEO has also hinted that parliamentary and […]

Governor’s statement on Operation All Out far from reality: JRL

Governor’s statement on Operation All Out far from reality: JRL

Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has termed the recent assertions of Governor Satya Pal Malik that “there was nothing like Operation All-Out” as far from reality and truth and stated that Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat have time and again claimed that anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir were […]