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 […]
Srinagar : The directorate of school education Kashmir (DSEK) on Monday ordered change in the school timings from November 01. “Schools falling in the areas of Srinagar Municipal limits will be open from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm while the schools located outside the Srinagar municipal limits and other areas of the Kashmir province will […]
Agencies BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday and expressed hope that Pakistan and India can meet each other halfway to improve their strained relations following the Pulwama attack by a JeM suicide bomber. Both leaders also exchanged views on the situations in South Asia, an official Chinese statement in Beijing […]
Agencies Kathua/Jammu : Fifteen suspected drug addicts, mostly belonging to neighbouring Punjab, have been detained by Jammu and Kashmir police, officials said Monday. The youths were nabbed in a series of raids in two villages of Kathua border district in a special drive against drug abuse, they said. Police teams conducted raids in […]
Srinagar : The voter turnout recorded has been 8.42% till 3 PM in Kulgam district — part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency where polls are underway. The voting in the second leg of the three-phased schedule for the Lok Sabha seat would decide the fate of 18 candidates, including former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. The […]
Srinagar: Four youths were injured when government forces burst teargas shells and pellets on protesting youth in Kujjar village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, on Monday. Official source said that people, mostly youth, hit the streets at village Kujjar in Kulgam and tried to disrupt the polling. However, forces and state police personnel deployed in […]