The war gets murkier: Corrupt are defaming Kashmiris, not me, says Guv Malik
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday hit out at those who blame him for “defaming Kashmiris” by talking about “corruption”, saying those engaged in corruption are the ones defaming the people of the state. “If any political leader says I am defaming Kashmiris by talking about corruption in Kashmir, it is wrong,” Malik told reporters […]
Pak FM boasts of relations with China
Says the relationship is a 'model of state-to-state ties'
Islamabad: Ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first visit to China, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said the relations between the two nations is a “model of state-to-state ties” and the CPEC projects have given an important socio-economic development dimension to their friendship. Khan, accompanied by Qureshi, will lead a delegation from […]
Panchayat Polls-2018: 1886 nominations filed for Sarpanch Halqas, 6763 for Panch Wards in Phase-I
SRINAGAR: For the Phase-I of Panchayat Polls, 1886 nominations have been filed for 547 Sarpanch Halqas and 6763 nominations for 4151 Panch wards across the State till the last date of filing of nominations on Tuesday. Voting and counting for Phase-I of Panchayat Polls-2018 is scheduled be held on 17 November 2018. According to a […]
Students belittle claims of facilities in exam centres
Srinagar: The class 10th and 12th examinations have once again bogged headlines and this time also for non availability of facilities inside the exam centres. The students from various districts complained about non availability of drinking water and lighting facilities inside exam centers thus causing inconveniences to them. “Our exams start in second meeting and […]
JK gets a fulltime DGP
Jammu: Dilbag Singh was appointed Wednesday as the full-time director general of the Jammu and Kashmir Police as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court, officials said here. Singh took over as interim chief of the state police force on September 6 after his predecessor S P Vaid, caught in a verbal duel with the […]
Nephew of JeM chief among two militants killed in Tral
Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including Usman Haider, the nephew of the outfit’s chief Maulana Masood Azhar, were killed after a fierce encounter at Tral in South Kashmir, police said. A M-4 Carbine, used for carrying out sniper attacks on security forces, was also seized from the encounter site, officials said. Two bodies were recovered […]
Drug De-addiction policy: Medicos, cops to come together to weave success
Srinagar: The government finally seems to be in a mood of making some progress to curb the substance abuse and the subsequent de-addiction process. It will be, in the coming days, putting in place an ‘effective’ monitoring mechanism at different levels. The mechanism, in the shape of committees, will be a total mixture of cops, […]
Forces carry out searches in Chandoosa, Shopian villages
Srinagar: Forces on Wednesday afternoon laid siege to Chandoosa village of Baramulla in north Kashmir. Reports said forces including the Army, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at ChandoosaKohlina village of Kandi belt and conducted door to door search operation in the area. The forces also carried out a CASO in south Kashmir district […]
Indo-Pak armies trade fire along LOC
SRINAGAR: The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday night in Tangdar in northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports quoting officials said that Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian army’s Jal post along the LoC in Tangdar late Tuesday evening. The Indian army retaliated to the Pakistani […]
No terror funds used for Haryana mosque, says Govt panel
New Delhi: A fact-finding committee of the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) did not find any evidence showing that ‘terrorist organisation’s’ money was used in the construction of a mosque in Haryana’s Palwal, according to its report released Wednesday. The four-member panel, led by human rights activist and DMC advisor Ovais Sultan, was formed to look […]
