Body of Pak national exhumed after six months in Rajouri
Rajouri: Authorities on Tuesday exhumed a body of a Pak national after more than six months at Kampla Mohra in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Station House Officer (SHO), Nowshera Mohd Amin Malik told GNS that the body of the Pak national namely Irshad Ahmad 30-years son of Mohd Shabir of Kotli Gujjran […]
Over 3,000 TN fishermen chased away by SL Navy; fishing nets cut
Rameswaram (PTI) Over 3,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were allegedly chased away and nets of many boats snapped by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing off Katchatheevu Tuesday, a fishermen association leader said. The personnel also sank a mechanised boat mid-sea, he alleged. The fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea Monday […]
Pak likely to sign over $ 10 bn investment deal with S Arabia during Prince Salman’s visit
Islamabad, Feb 12 (PTI) Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are likely to sign over USD 10 billion investment agreements, including a multibillion dollar oil refinery in Gwadar, during the upcoming visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. So far no date has been given for the visit of the Crown Prince but he is expected to arrive […]
Article 35A: JRL Calls for complete shutdown on Feb 13, 14 in Valley
Says people of JK will forcefully resist every challenge by New Delhi to change the demography of State Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik Friday said that people of Jammu and Kashmir will forcefully resist every challenge by New Delhi to change the […]
Militant killed in Pulwama had helped Naveed Jatt Escape From SMHS Hospital
Srinagar: The militant killed in a gunfight at Ratnipora in Pulwama district has been identified as Hilal Ahmad Rather alias Zarar of Begumbagh, Kakapora. According to sources, Hilal was working as over ground worker when he was spotted in CCTV footage among the men who helped Naveed Jatt, Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, […]
Militant, Army man killed in Pulwama gunfight: Army
Srinagar: One army man and a militant have been killed in the encounter at Ratnipora area of Pulwama of south Kashmir on Tuesday. Army’s Srinagar based spokesman said that a soldier lost his life during the firefight. “In the Ratnipora operation one militant has been killed and his weapon have been recovered. In the gunfight […]
Rupee gains 6 paise against dollar in opening trade
Mumbai, Feb 12 (PTI) The rupee strengthened by 6 paise at 71.12 against the dollar in opening trade Tuesday, maintaining its upward trend for the sixth straight day on continued selling of the US currency by exporters and banks. Besides, optimism ahead of index of industrial production (IIP) numbers for December and retail inflation for January, […]
17 killed in massive fire in central Delhi Hotel
New Delhi,(PTI) At least 17 people were killed as a massive fire swept through a hotel in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area early Tuesday, police said. The fire broke out at Arpit Palace Hotel located on Gurudwara Road in Karol Bagh. A call about the fire was received at 4.35 am and 24 fire tenders were […]
Anti-communist guerrilla who became Afghan president dies
Kabul, Feb 12 (AP) Sibghatullah Mujadidi, who was Afghanistan’s first president following the withdrawal of invading Soviet troops from Afghanistan and the collapse in 1992 of Kabul’s pro-communist government, has died. He was 93. His former spokesman Sharif Yusufi says Mujadidi died overnight Tuesday in the Afghan capital. During the 10-year invasion by the former Soviet […]
Army commando among two soldiers, two militant killed in ongoing Pulwama gunfight
Srinagar: Two army soldiers and two militants were killed and one soldier was injured in an ongoing encounter at Ratnipora area of Pulwama of south Kashmir on Tuesday. A senior police officer told GNS that a joint team of army’s 50 RR, 10 PARA, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Ratnipora area […]
