Agencies Beirut: At least 21 civilians were killed on Tuesday as Syria’s regime intensified its bombardment of the last jihadist stronghold in the country’s northwest, a monitor said. Nine children were among the 21 killed in government fire on several towns in Idlib province and the countryside of neighbouring Aleppo, said the Syrian Observatory for […]
Srinagar, : At least 50 persons were injured, four of them seriously in government forces action during clashes near encounter site at Kulgam village of south Kashmir on Wednesday. The clashes ensued soon after the encounter broke out between militants and goverment forces at Tazipora area of Mohammad pora today pre-dawn hours. 50 youths suffered […]
Agencies KANPUR: All the issues in Kashmir can be resolved if Article 370 is removed, said actor Anupam Kher. Kher, a Kashmiri Pandit, has been vocal about issues that affect the Valley. “Removal of Article 370 is the solution to all problems of Kashmir,” said the 64-year-old actor when he was asked if the BJP […]
Srinagar: Massive protests erupted in Sopore town in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday after the students of Degree College Sopore held a protest demonstration against the killing of militant commander Zakir Moosa, reports said. Witnesses said that the students held a demonstration within the college campus and later on tried to march outside. However, […]
Srinagar : Two militants have been killed in an encounter with government forces in the forest area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir on Tuesday. A senior Police officer told news agency GNS that two militants were killed in the gunfight. He said that bodies of the slain duo was recovered along with as many weapons from […]
Srinagar : The medical report prepared in case of an alleged rape of a minor in Sumbal village of Bandipora district has stated that there was no sufficient evidence to confirm that the child has been sexually assaulted. In its report submitted to police investigation officer, the authorities in SKIMS medical college Bamina have stated […]
Srinagar : An encounter broke out between the government forces and militants in Kachwan area of Kokernag village in Anantnag district on Tuesday. An official said that following inputs about the presence of militants a joint team of forces comprising army’s 19RR, 164 BN of CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned off […]
Agencies NEW DELHI — Sixty-one forces personnel and 11 civilians were killed while 142 people were injured in 177 militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the first four months of 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The statement by Sulekha, Director, MHA came in response to an RTI plea filed by social […]
Agencies Karachi : Pakistan has tried to downplay India’s decision not to invite Imran Khan for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in on Thursday, saying the Indian Prime Minister’s “internal politics” does not permit him to extend an invitation to his Pakistani counterpart. The government on Monday announced in New Delhi that it has invited leaders from BIMSTEC […]
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir administration has amended reservation rules for border dwellers and backward areas category, officials said here Tuesday. The amendment was carried out through a notification issued late Monday night by the Social Welfare Department, the officials said. They said the department amended the rules for “person claiming reservation on […]