Srinagar: In an embarrassment to Pervez Musharraf, the former Pakistani dictator, in a leaked video, was purportedly seen seeking covert US support to regain power and telling American lawmakers that he was “ashamed” of the ISI being negligent about the al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts. The undated video clips, which have been posted by […]
Srinagar: Social networking giant Facebook’s moderators tasked with removing “dangerous content” from the social networking site have been instructed to censor the phrase “Free Kashmir”. The New York Times reported that the documents that are used to guide Facebook’s more than 7,500 moderators span more than 1,400 pages which often contain inaccuracies and outdated information. One […]
Jammu: The Army Saturday said they have averted a major attack with the seizure of a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Two AK assault rifles, a hand grenade, four magazines with 256 rounds and 59 rounds of sniper ammunition were seized during a joint operation by the Army […]
Srinagar: A ‘Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir’ in London was made to “fade away” after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi raised concern over its formation during the April 1985 visit to New Delhi of his British counterpart, Margaret Thatcher. Classified documents released by National Archives on Friday demonstrate the tenuous nature of such ‘committees’ formed by UK-based […]
Srinagar:The deputy commissioner Srinagar Syed Abid Rasheed Shah Saturday cautioned people against walking or playing on the frozen parts of Dal Lake. Shah requested the people to desist from such actions. “It is dangerous and potentially life-threatening.” Kashmir valley reels under a cold wave since the beginning of Chillai e Kalan, the harshest forty days […]
Srinagar:Six civilians have suffered injuries during clashes with government forces in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama village. The clashes erupted in Hanjan village of Rajpora belt during the gunfight and continued by the time this report was being filed. Sources said that among the six injured, one civilian has suffered bullet injury in his hand, three others […]
Srinagar: Intense clashes erupted in Hanjan village of Rajpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Saturday during and after the gunfight that led to the killing of four militants. Reports said that youth took to streets and pelted government forces with stones near the gunfight site to disrupt the operation. The forces fired teargas smoke shells and […]
Srinagar: Severe cold wave continued unabated in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh on Saturday with the capital city Srinagar shivering at minus 7.2 degree Celsius. At minus 21.1 degree Celsius, Drass recorded the night’s lowest temperature, and the town was coldest in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, MeT officials said. It said that Pahalgam recorded temperature at minus […]
Srinagar: A bomb blast ripped through a bus stand in Jammu Friday night. The explosion, a low-intensity grenade blast, occurred sometime after midnight, police officials said. Reports said that the preliminary investigation revealed that the bomb was placed close to a load carrier which suffered damage. No casualties or injuries have been reported. Security has been […]
Srinagar: The army on Saturday said that it recovered two AK 47’s and warlike stores in Jammu. An army spokesperson said that the warlike stores were found buried in the ground. The recovery was made during a search operation launched by Army in Samba of Jammu on the intervening Night of December 28 and 29 2018.
