Islamabad: Stage is set for general elections in Pakistan on Wednesday. As the high profile and violence-hit campaign ended on Monday, according to various assessments, former cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is said to be poised to make significant gains in this year’s polls. While Indian observers are keeping a close watch […]
Srinagar: A cloudburst in the Dachigam mountain range has triggered flash floods in Tailbal nallah here on Tuesday. Meanwhile the authorities have urged locals to remain calm and said there is no need to be panic. The cloudburst hit Dachigam hills on this night triggering flash floods in Tailbal nallah. Reports said that the situation […]
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday has been put under house arrest ahead of Joint Resistance Leadership seminar on completion of one year of “arbitrary” arrests by NIA of Hurriyat leader’s and activists. Mirwaiz, in his tweet said, “Placed under #HouseArrest ahead of JRL seminar on completion of one year of arbitrary arrest by NIA […]
Srinagar: Sartaj Madni resigns as PDP vice president says ‘quitting from vice presidency for party’s stability, unity’. PDP vice president Sartaj Madni has submitted his resignation as vice president of the party. Madni said “I have submitted my resignation to party president Mehbooba Mufti in the larger interests of the party and for its strengthening, […]
Anantnag: Life remained crippled for the second day on Monday in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, where three Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a foreigner, were killed in an encounter by security forces at Khudwani on Sunday morning. Meanwhile, mobile internet service in most parts of south Kashmir also remained suspended as a precautionary measure to […]
Srinagar: Photojournalist Farooq Shah was allegedly beaten by policemen near Barzulla, Srinagar while he was carrying out his professional duties on Monday, sources said. Reports quoting Farooq, affiliated with daily Rising Kashmir, said that policemen thrashed him and damaged his camera. As per reports, Farooq sustained injuries in police thrashing. Farooq was covering a protest […]
Srinagar: A woman died and nine others were injured after a tractor they were travelling on fell into a nallah in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district late Sunday evening. A police official said the accident took place around 9 pm on Sunday when the driver lost control over the tractor while negotiating a curve and fell […]
New Delhi: All eyes will be on Lok Sabha proceedings on Monday as the Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is likely to declare final tally of the voting on the No Confidence Motion that was rejected in the House by a massive difference. On Friday late evening after a marathon 12-hour-long debate, the Lok Sabha rejected the […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for a five-day visit to three African nations – Rwanda,Uganda and South Africa on Monday. The visit of the Prime Minister to these three countries is a reflection of the intensity of India’s engagement with Africa and the priority New Delhi attaches to its relations with African […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Monday launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in a village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A group of army men, police and SOG men laid a cordon around Kulhama village of the district this morning, sources said. Following the cordon, search operation, were being carried out in the area. The […]
