NIA team raids Mirwaiz’s residence at Nigeen
Srinagar: National Investigating Agency sleuths raided the residence of Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at Nigeen, reliable sources said. They said that the NIA team started searches in Nigeen residence of Mirwaiz after completing raid at Malik’s Maisuma residence on Tuesday.(KNO)
Sensex cracks over 350 pts; Nifty below 10,800
Mumbai, (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 350 points in early trade Tuesday amid rising tension between India and Pakistan, weak Asian cues and selling pressure on banking, power, IT and power counters. The Sensex was trading 343.20 points, or 0.95 per cent, down at 35,870.18 after touching a low of 35,842.58. The gauge […]
CCS meets after IAF air strikes in Pakistan
New Delhi, Feb 26 (PTI) The Cabinet Committee on Security met here Tuesday morning at the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Indian Air Force carried out air strikes in Pakistan. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were present at the meeting. […]
India carries out air strikes inside Pakistan: Sources
New Delhi, Feb 26 (PTI) India is believed to have carried out air strikes inside Pakistan early Tuesday and targeted terror camps, sources said. The strikes involving several fighter jets of the Indian Air Force successfully destroyed camps belonging to Pakistan-based terror outfits in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the sources told PTI. The extent of […]
Jmu-Sgr highway closed due to landslides
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National highway remained closed on Tuesday also, officials said. The landslide was triggered by rain in Ramsoo sector, the officials added. Debris removal operation has started, said a Traffic Department official. “We are hopeful of restoring the highway for traffic in the afternoon. Intending travellers must not undertake the journey without contacting […]
IAF sources confirm attack on JeM camp
New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 fighters crossed the Line of Control (LoC) early Tuesday morning and destroyed a JeM camp based in Pakistan. The Mirage fighters dropped 1000 kilogrammes bombs on the camps across the LoC at 3:30 am on February 26 and completely destroyed it, IAF sources said. The IAF jets […]
NIA team raids Yasin Malik’s Maisuma residence
Srinagar: National Investigating Agency sleuths conducted a raid at the Maisuma residence of JKLF chief Muhammad Yasin Malik who is presently lodged in police station Kothibagh, sources said. The raids were also conducted on two other separatist leaders including Nyeem Ahmad Khan’s house. Sources said that Malik’s residence was raided early morning with NIA men […]
Pak claims Indian aircraft violated LoC
Srinagar: Indian military planes violated the Line of Control (LoC), intruding from the Muzaffarabad sector, Pakistan’s Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations Major-General Asif Ghafoor said on his official Twitter account early on Tuesday. Maj-Gen Ghafoor in his tweet said “Indian Air Force violated Line of Control”, following which “Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled” and Indian aircraft […]
Forces launch CASO in Shopian Village
Shopain: Government forces started a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Rawalpora village of South Kashmir’s district Shopain early Tuesday morning. Officials sources said that 34 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched the searches in Rawalpora area of Shopain after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in […]
SC may hear pleas on Article 35A this week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A, which provides special rights and privileges to natives of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, this week. The crucial hearing, which could be listed from February 26 to February 28, assumes significance in view of […]
