Srinagar : The famous Dal Lake has shrunk to less than half its original size with its capacity down to 40 per cent, officials said today as Governor N N Vohra invited the Navy and other experts to tackle issues faced by the water body. The governor had spoken to Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, during […]
India on Thursday successfully test-fired the endo-atmospheric Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile, which is a part of the country’s ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield against a multiple target scenario. The interceptor missile (it remains within the earth’s atmosphere at an altitude below 100 km), fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, hit a designated incoming dummy enemy missile at a […]
Islamabad: Imran Khan has decided against inviting foreign leaders and celebrities to his oath taking ceremony as Pakistan’s new prime minister as he wants to keep the event very simple, according to a media report. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the elections held on July 25. The 65-year-old leader […]
Srinagar : Two militants killed in a Kupwara encounter with the government forces in Shumriyal area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have been identified, an official said. He identified the slain as Bilal Shah from Shart Muqam and Zahoor from Kalaroos Kupwara. “Militants travelling in a vehicle were ambushed by Army 41 RR and SOG Kupwara […]
Srinagar : Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers during a naka checking and recovered codeine phosphate from their possession. A spokesperson in a statement said: “During Naka Checking at Wangipora Bala in the jurisdiction of Police Station Sumbal, a Maruti car bearing registration number DL8CK/8014 was intercepted. On checking, 35 bottles of […]
Srinagar : Suspected militants on Thursday snatched the service rifle from a bank security guard in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that the militants overpowered the bank guard and snatched his 12-bore rifle at a branch of Jammu and Kashmir bank in Brakpora area, barely six kilometers from Anantnag town. They said that forces cordoned […]
A complete shutdown for second consecutive day is being observed in Barzulla area of Srinagar over the killing of a local militant. Locals said that all the shops, private offices, and other business establishments remained shut in the area while transport is off the roads too. The shutdown is being observed over the killing of […]
SRINAGAR,: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here last evening under the chairmanship of Governor, Shri N N Vohra, approved amendments to the Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 to provide for consultation with Halqa Majlis before preparing the development plan for a Panchayat. The decision is a step towards devolution of more powers to the people who will […]
Banihal: Two people were killed when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as truck driver Irshad Ahmed and his helper Muneer Ahmed, they said.The truck was on its way to Dharamkund from Kohli, they added. […]
Srinagar: A Hajj pilgrim from Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district died of cardiac arrest in holy city of Makkah on Thursday. The deceased pilgrim has been identified as Hameeda Begum, wife of Ghulam Ahmad of Laribal Tral. Family sources said that Begum who was in Makkah with her husband to perform the Hajj […]