Srinagar : At least 19 more persons were picked up by the security forces from three villages of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday night. Reports said that forces on late last night raided Gudoora,Newa and Parigam villages of Pulwama town and detained at least nineteen persons. “These youth were detained for questioning in connection […]
Srinagar : Two boys were injured when a shell they were fiddling with went off in Dhamhal Hanjpora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Sources said that the boys were fiddling with the explosive device when it went off at Dhamhal Hanjpora, causing minor injuries to both of them. The duo identified as […]
Srinagar : Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir has strongly protested against the latest government order that has imposed early morning timing for schools, particularly in the city. The Association said that the latest order directing schools in Srinagar city to operate from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm is a torture for students particularly […]
Srinagar : Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency is going to polls in the fifth phase of 2019 General Elections on May 6 for which 559 polling stations have been set up across the frontier region for the smooth conduct of the electoral exercise. The Parliamentary Constituency comprises two districts of Leh and Kargil. The Kargil district consists […]
Srinagar: A 13-year-old boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Lower Kangri village of Rajouri district of Jammu division of the state on Tuesday. The deceased was a student of 7th standard. He was found hanging inside home. Police said that they have launched a probe in the matter
Srinagar : Thousands of devotees, including women and children, attended the night-long prayers on the occasion of Urs of Hazrat Sheikh Dawood Batmaloo in the summer capital, Srinagar. People from all parts of Kashmir valley joined the night-long prayers at the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Dawood at Batmaloo, where authorities had made all arrangements, including […]
Agencies With the death of two more Chinese nationals, the number of foreigners who died in the massive Easter Sunday bombings on Monday rose to 42, including 11 Indians, according to the Sri Lankan foreign ministry. Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said that as of Monday April 29, the number of foreign nationals […]
Agencies Visakhapatnam: As the cyclone storm Fani was intensifying into a ‘Severe Cyclonic Storm’ over the south-east and adjoining south-west Bay of Bengal, the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) is on high alert to render necessary humanitarian assistance, a Navy spokesperson said on Tuesday. Indian Naval ships at Visakhapatnam and Chennai are on stand-by to proceed […]
Srinagar : Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani was on Tuesday admitted at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura following abdominal pain. On Monday, the octogenarian leader was taken to SHMS Hospital in Karan Nagar, where after a thorough check-up he was admitted at SKIMS today morning. Geelani is on pacemaker since 1997. In […]
Srinagar : At least 21 persons were picked up by the security forces from Murran village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday night. Locals said that contingents of forces raided the village at around 12:30.am and searched a cluster of houses. During the searches at least 21 youth including 8 teenagers were detained, they […]