No question of leadership change in Goa: BJP leader
Panaji: A senior Goa BJP leader today ruled out the possibility of change in leadership in the state saying that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is currently undergoing treatment in the US, will return in six weeks to be at the helm of affairs. Talking to PTI, State Urban Development Minister Francis D’Souza said although […]
Militant killings backlash: Clashes erupt in Kulgam
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday resorted to tear smoke and sound shells in main town Kulgam after youth pelted stones on them. Sources said that some youth assembled in main town Kulgam and started hurling rocks on forces deployed in the area which was retaliated by firing some tear smoke and sound shells triggering […]
Is mosque integral to Islam? Query may delay Babri case
New Delhi: Adjudication of the politically sensitive Ayodhya land dispute case will be delayed as the Supreme Court on Friday said it will first decide whether the apex court’s 1994 decision that a “mosque is not an essential part of Islam” needs to be re-examined by a Constitution bench. “A bench of Chief Justice Dipak […]
Heroic French officer who swapped himself for hostage dies
Trebes: A French police officer who offered himself up to an extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage has died of his injuries, the interior minister said today. Col Arnaud Beltrame was among the first officers to respond to the attack on the supermarket in the south of France yesterday. His death, announced by French […]
Forces conduct massive searches in Rajouri villages
Srinagar: A massive search operation has been started by government forces in several villages of Rajouri district, reports said. Reports said that, following inputs about the presence of some suspects in the area, government forces late last night started conducting searches in Sunderbani area of Rajouri and when last reports came in the search operation […]
North Korea agrees to inter-Korean talks next week: Seoul
Seoul: North Korea Saturday agreed to hold high-level talks with Seoul next week to discuss logistics for a rare inter-Korean summit, the South’s Unification Ministry said, as a diplomatic thaw on the peninsula gathers pace. The two sides will each send a three-member delegation to the border truce village of Panmunjom on Thursday for talks […]
Dooru gunfight: Clashes erupt in Anantnag areas
Anantnag: Following the killing of two militants, clashes have erupted between protesters and government forces in Duroo area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that as soon as the news about the killing of the militants spread in the area , youth from various villages in Anantnag took to streets and pelted stones on […]
2 militants killed in Anantnag gunfight: Police
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Saturday. ‘Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Shistragam village in Dooru area of Anantnag, security forces launched a search and cordon operation in the area late last night”, a police official said. […]
Implement J&K Education Roadmap in letter and spirit: Secy Edu to officers
Jammu: In a bid to strengthen the Education sector, Secretary Education, Farooq Ahmad Shah Friday directed all the concerned officials to implement “J&K Education Roadmap” in the State in letter and spirit. Addressing a meeting of State Steering Committee of J&K Education Roadmap at Directorate of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Jammu, Shah said that the implementation […]
Malik calls upon Ulemas to stop hate mongering
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Friday asked Ulema and religious scholars to stop fringe among their ranks from spreading hate among Muslims, saying that the hate mongering by the religious scholars and Ulemas has risen to an alarming height now. Malik while speaking to a gathering at Masjid Bilal […]
