One militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight at Ganowpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. The gunfight had ensued after a team of police and army was fired upon during a cordon-and-search operation launched in the area amid specific information about the presence of the militants. “One militant has been killed […]
River Police Friday rescued a man from Srinagar who allegedly tried to commit suicide by jumping into the river Jehlum near Abdullah Bridge. An official told a local news agency, Kashmir Dot Com- (KDC) that a man identified as Rashid Yousuf Dar son of Mohd Yousuf Dar a resident of Indira Nagar Sonawar jumped into […]
The national capital which has been under strict lockdown since April 15 due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic will be unlocked phase-wise from Monday (May 31). A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) chaired by Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Friday. […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO. Bezos, who grew Amazon from an internet bookstore to an online shopping behemoth, said on Wednesday Amazon executive Andy Jassy will take over the CEO’s role on July 5. “We chose that date because it’s sentimental for me,” Bezos said during a […]
LAHORE: Only 202 players and officials of the six Pakistan Super League teams and staff of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could leave for Abu Dhabi through chartered flights from Lahore and Karachi on Thursday to feature in the HBL PSL 6 while 25 players and officials including Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed were left […]
DUBAI: Israel’s top diplomat to the United Arab Emirates attended a ceremony in Dubai on the grounds of the Arabian Peninsula’s first permanent exhibition to commemorate the Holocaust. Hours earlier, he’d attended an event establishing a joint venture between an Israeli and Emirati company. The receptions on Wednesday were the clearest indication since a ceasefire […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee might give a miss to her scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in West Midnapore district on Friday afternoon. During the meeting, Modi and Banerjee are going to discuss the damage, relief and reconstruction following the devastations caused by cyclone Yaas. It is the first meeting scheduled between Modi and […]
A fierce gunfight is underway between militants and government forces in Ganowpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Ganowpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar According to the news reports coming from Kunan Poshpora village of Kupwara, the only civil witness to that tragic incident of 1990 died a natural death. 85 year old Abudl Aziz Shah was laid to rest in his ancestral village and was the Lumberdar of his village. It is in […]
A chemical factory was reduced to ashes in Battal Ballian industrial area of Udhampur district in a massive fire that broke out on Friday morning. Reports reaching a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the fire broke out at the factory of Dhanuka Agritech Limited in early morning hours. Meanwhile, seven fire […]