The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said on Wednesday that 12 civilians, including 10 minors, were killed in an airstrike in the central province of Maidan Wardak but the Afghan government dismissed the claim. The airstrike was conducted by pro-government forces in Jaghatu district on Sunday and according to UNAMA it killed 12 people from […]
Srinagar : The National conference today said that an atmosphere of skepticism and hopelessness surrounds the valley and until and unless India and Pakistan sincerely take bold initiatives and restore the faith in the institution of dialogue, things will become even more complex. While speaking with diplomats from the German Embassy Mr. Bastian Weber, Second […]
United Nations : French President Emmanuel Macron has said that the Rafale deal was a “government-to-government” discussion and he was not in power when the multi-billion dollar agreement for 36 fighter jets was signed between India and France. Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, Macron was asked if […]
Bandipora: Four persons from Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) by authorities. Gowhar Hassan Parray, Ishfaq Ahmad Parray, Aijaz Ahmad Mir and Bilal Ahmad Parray, all residents of Hajin here have been booked under PSA and shifted to Kot Balwal and Hira Nagar jails in the […]
Srinagar : A complete shutdown was observed in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after on Wednesday after a family claimed that one of the five militants slain in Bandipora gunfight was their kin. Reports said that the forces resorted to aerial firing to chase away the protesters who were demanding the body of the militant. Incidentally, […]
Srinagar : Thousands of mourners on Wednesday took part in the last rites of slain militant killed in Tujjer area of north Kashmir’s Sopore town yesterday. An eye witness said that thousands of people from Sopore, Zainageer areas and other adjoining localities assembled at the slain militant’s native village to offer funeral prayers. The slain […]
Police said that they have identified the second slain militant in Tajjar encounter.police told media that he is Abu Maaz , atop Lashkar commander who was operating in North kashmir. Police has earlier identified the first slain militant as a local of Tajjar shrief Sopore. Government forces yesterday in a gunfight killed two militants in […]
As the administration has decided to conduct local body and panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir State, in the past few days there has been a spike in violence as unknown person’s torched eight panchayat offices in Kashmir. Central Government and Governor’s administration has decided to hold these polls despite boycott by mainstream regional parties. […]
SRINAGAR :Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today said that Rs 4335 crore will be devolved to the Urban and Rural Local Bodies for developmental activities immediately after the conclusion of the ongoing poll process. “This huge chunk of funds allocated to the State under the 14th Finance Commission award has been withheld as no elected Urban […]
PULWAMA: District Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Ghulam Mohammad Dar today kick-started the Provincial Level Inter-District Under-14, Under-17 and Under-19 boys softball tournament at Maxwell College of Education Pulwama. The tournament is organized by the Department of Youth Services and Sports where the teams from all the districts of Kashmir province are participating. Speaking at the inaugural […]