Islamabad:A powerful bomb blast at a market in a Pakistani town bordering Afghanistan on Monday killed at least five people and injured 10 others, police said. The blast occurred at the Haji Nida market of Chaman town in Balochistan province, according to police. “Five people were killed and 10 others injured,” police said. Nobody claimed […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today expressed surprise over the move of facilitating thousands of people across the Country to enter J&K especially Kashmir valley without following necessary protocol amid Covid-19 crisis. The Party also said that people travelling from different parts of Kashmir were being harassed and asked to undergo Covid-19 […]
Stressing that a “deep and prolonged economic slowdown” was “inevitable” in India, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday spelled out three steps that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government should immediately take to stem the damage of the coronavirus pandemic. In an e-mail interaction with the BBC, Congress leader Manmohan Singh said that economic slowdown in the country is “a […]
SRINAGAR: A BJP worker was seriously injured in an attack in Budgam district of central Kashmir on Sunday triggering a string of resignations from party workers in the Valley. There have been around eight fresh resignations in the last 24 hours and 17 BJP workers have resigned in the past one month. Following the recent killing of BJP worker Wasim Bari, along with […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s cyber wing Sunday registered an FIR against unknown people for allegedly operating a fake Twitter account of Manoj Sinha, the newly-appointed lieutenant governor of the union territory. The account has been suspended but Tahir Ashraf, SP, incharge, Cyber Police Kashmir, said investigations are under way to determine the identities of […]
The attack on a BJP worker in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday has triggered fear among party’s Valley unit while several activists have ended their association with the party. To ensure their safety, the BJP has asked its leaders in the Valley not to leave their houses without security clearance. Suspected militants shot at Abdul […]
Former President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, the former President said he has tested positive for Coronavirus and asked those who had come in his contact to isolate themselves and get tested for the Coronavirus. “On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, […]
MANCHESTER: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali ‘missed a trick’ several times in the opening Test against England and their three-wicket loss will hurt the team and their fans, according to bowling great Wasim Akram. Azhar and his men held the upper hand for most part of the series opener and had England, chasing 277 for victory, […]
International think-tank International Crisis Group has asked New Delhi to “rethink” its approach to Kashmir and suggested restoration of statehood to J&K as a way to calm down tensions. Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two Union Territories on August 5 last year when its special status was scrapped. It is significant as at the time political parties of […]
An aide to Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai says Lai was arrested Monday morning under the city’s national security law on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers. “Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time,” Mark Simon wrote on Twitter. Hong Kong police said in a statement that seven […]