Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday expressed concern over the delay being done in investigating the killing of a youth outside the residence of NC leader Dr Farooq Abdullah last week. PDP spokesman Rafi Ahmad Mir, in a statement, has also condemned the killing of a cattle trader in Ramban, stating that such incidents […]
Srinagar: Mr. Kenneth I. Juster, Ambassador of United States of America to India, accompanied by Mr. Alexi Lefevre, Political Officer and Mr. Sukesh, Senior Political Specialist, called on Governor N. N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today. Ambassador discussed with Governor matters relating to further strengthening of the rapidly advancing India–US understanding on several fronts, […]
Srinagar : Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrest three “stone pelters” from Wanbal Rawal Pora area of Srinagar, last night. An official said that they have arrested three stone-pelters who were pelting stones at forces deployed near Wanbal Rawalpora. The trio are being identified as Suhaib Ahmad Dar, 13, son of Mehraj din, a […]
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah this morning met Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and sought a thorough and impartial inquiry into the circumstances leading to unfortunate death of a young man in what is described as security breach at his Bhatandi Jammu residence on […]
An officer of the CRPF’s elite CoBRA unit was injured on Tuesday when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) laid by Naxals exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said. The incident took place near Timilguda village, around 500 km from here, when a team of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was out on an […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with misuse of KPK government’s helicopters, Geo News reported. The TV channel reported that Khan was accompanied by Pervaiz Khattak, Asad Qaisar, Babar Awan and ALi Zairdi The NAB has prepared a questionnaire for Imran KHan as part […]
Kabul: Fifty people, including security personnel and civilians, were killed in fighting in Afghanistan’s Logar province, authorities said on Tuesday. The clash started late Monday night after Taliban militants stormed Azra district and surrounding areas, Xinhua news agency reported. “The militants were closing in on the district centre and fierce gun battles were underway in […]
New Delhi: Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran and K M Joseph were today sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court in order of seniority notified by the Centre. The swearing-in ceremony started at 10.30 AM in the CJI’s courtroom and Justice Banerjee was the first to take oath followed by justices Saran and Joseph. […]
Srinagar : A small batch of 454 pilgrims on Tuesday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley as the annual Amarnath Yatra resumed after remaining suspended for two days, officials said. Police said the yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 11 vehicles. This includes pilgrims going to both Baltal and Pahalgam […]
The Supreme Court will tomorrow hear a plea alleging that Talib Hussain, a key witness in the sensational Kathua gang rape and murder case, is being tortured by the Jammu and Kashmir police in a fake rape case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee considered the […]