Srinagar: A 40-year-old woman was crushed after being hit by a train at Levdoora near Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Thursday afternoon. An official said that the deceased was identified as Zamrooda Akhter wife of Shabir Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Verinag. A police official said that a case has been registered under relevant sections […]
Agencies Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has announced special assistance for three-year-old girl who lost her parents and siblings in Monday”s accident in Kishtwar, a Raj Bhavan spokesman said here on Thursday. A bus met with an accident at Srigwari Kishtwar in which 35 people lost their lives and 17 others […]
Agencies Taliban and US negotiators are scrambling to rewrite a draft agreement that will outline the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan as well as detail a verifiable Taliban guarantee to fight terrorism ahead of a summit Sunday in Qatar. Officials familiar with the talks, but not authorized to speak about them, say […]
Agencies Srinagar : Over 25 pilgrims who were suffering from breathlessness have been administered oxygen on Thursday at 12,000 feet by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel here. According to the police, the pilgrims were on the Baltal route of Amarnath Yatra. In another incident, at least 15 pilgrims en-route to Baltal Axis were administered oxygen […]
Agencies Lahore : JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his close aides have been booked by Pakistani agencies for committing multiple offences of “terrorism” financing and money laundering through the massive funds collected through charities, as Islamabad faced intense international pressure to disrupt groups and curb funding. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab […]
Srinagar : The first batch of Hajj pilgrims left from the Srinagar airport on Thursday for the annual holy pilgrimage of Hajj to Saudi Arabia. On Thursday morning, 304 pilgrims left from Srinagar international airport in two spice jet flights. Besides, accommodation for pilgrims from far-off places, the arrangements for sanitation and eatables were also […]
Agencies New Delhi: The security forces have killed 800 militants since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Centre told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Shripad Naik said 104 militants were killed in 2014, 97 in 2015, […]
Kupwara: A day after shocking video of teacher threatening to slaughter a minor student went viral on social networking sites; Handwara police on Wednesday said that they have taken cognizance of the video and two persons who are believed to have knowledge in this regard were detained for questioning. Superintendent of Police (SP) Handwara Asish […]
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society has said that in six months of 2019 Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed at least 271 killings in various incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, which include 43 civilians, 120 militants and 108 forces personnel. According to a report compiled by the JKCCS, said […]
Agencies New Delhi : Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he is no longer Congress president and the party’s working committee should meet immediately to decide on his successor. Gandhi told reporters he has already resigned and the Congress Working Committee should make the appointment soon. “I am no longer the Congress president. I have already resigned. The […]