Islamabad : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has taunted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over his “friendship” with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused the two of creating the law and order situation in the country and tension at the border to manipulate the situation in favour of the rival PML-N. Sharif and […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday afternoon launched a massive cordon and search operation in Halmatpora forest area of northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district following reports of suspicious movement. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 41RR and SOG cordoned off Check FatehKhan forests in Halmatpora. An army official said that the searches in the area have […]
A soldier was injured when he was reportedly shot by a Pakistani sniper from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said today. The incident took place last evening when the soldier was manning a forward post in Akhnoor sector’s Khour area, they said. He suffered a bullet injury […]
Srinagar: Srinagar police on Saturday sought help of the general public to identify a minor boy who was roaming in the area falling under the jurisdiction of Police Post Bemina. Today, locals of Bemina found a minor boy roaming in the area and after failing to trace his residential particulars, brought him to Police Post Bemina. […]
Sopore : A Power Development Department (PDD) dailywager died due to an electric shock in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports said the victim, Mohammad Ramzan Lone (50), a resident of Nowpora Wagoora was repairing an electric wire at New Colony Sopore when he received the shock. Lone was shifted to […]
Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed busting of forest smuggler’s gang in north Kashmir’s Sopore and arrested 19 persons. The arrests were made from Rampura and Rajapora areas in the outskirts of Sopore. The arrestees are involved in forest smuggling in the areas which are covered with dense forests, police said. “We arrested 19 persons who […]
Srinagar: The first batch of 820 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Special buses from the Srinagar Hajj House in Bemina area took the pilgrims to the Srinagar International airport early on Saturday. Authorities said four Air India flights will be carrying them to […]
Union Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday launched a scathing attack against the Congress party and its president Rahul Gandhi for “engaging in communal politics” ahead of the 2019 General Elections. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Sitharaman said, “Rahul said that the Congress is a Muslim party. He must come clean […]
Srinagar : Muzzafar Hussain Baig, Member of Parliament, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today. Baig discussed with Governor important issues relating to the equitable development of the State and the need to ensure the high success of various schemes and programmes in the “Aspirational” Districts of Baramulla and Kupwara. Governor urged Baig […]
When Governor N.N. Vohra took over the reins of governance in J&K State after Mehbooba Mufti resigned due to the pulling of rug by BJP, he assured the people that security forces would be told in clear terms to avoid collaterial damage during anti-militancy operations. About seven deaths of civilians in few days has shown […]