Sopore Youth’s Gun-Wielding Picture Goes Viral; Family Rejects, Says He Is Pursuing Education In Pakistan
Sopore: A family in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday rejected the joining into militancy ranks of their son whose gun-wielding picture has surfaced on social media. According to the family, the youth Sadat Amin Malik Son of Mohammad Amin Malik, a resident of Krankshivan Colony Sopore, is pursuing Engineering in Pakistan. The […]
Rupee slides 15 paise vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, Feb 18 (PTI) The rupee weakened by 15 paise to trade at 71.38 against the US dollar in early trade Monday amid heavy foreign fund outflows and subdued domestic equity markets. At the forex market, the domestic unit opened weak at 71.35 and slipped further to 71.46. However, it pared some losses to trade at […]
Pulwama attack fallout: Pakistan recalls ambassador from New Delhi for consultations
Islamabad: Pakistan has recalled its ambassador from New Delhi for Consultations amid hightened tensions between two nuclear arch rivals following deadly fidayeen attack on CRPF forces that left 49 of them killed. According to Pakistan foreign Spokesman Mohammad Faisal tweeted that the high commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood has been recalled for consultations. The relations […]
Trump asks Europe take back jihadists, as IS in last stand in Syria
Near Baghouz (Syria), (AFP) US President Donald Trump Sunday called on his European allies to take back alleged jihadists captured in Syria, as Islamic State group fighters defended the last scrap of their “caliphate”. IS declared a proto-state across parts of Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014, but has since lost all of it except a […]
WB BJP leader among three held for his daughter’s kidnapping
Labhpur (WB)(PTI) A local BJP leader and two others were arrested in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in connection with the “kidnapping” of his daughter, following her rescue from Uttar Dinajpur on Sunday, a senior police officer said. Suprabhat Batyabyal’s daughter was “kidnapped” at gunpoint on Thursday. The incident sparked tensions in Labhpur, with a mob attacking […]
Saudi signs deals to invest USD 20 bn in cash-strapped Pakistan
Islamabad, (PTI) Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a slew of investment agreements worth USD 20 billion which will provide a welcome relief to the teetering economy of the cash-strapped South Asian country. At a ceremony in the Prime Minister House, Pakistan and Saudi officials signed MoUs for bilateral cooperation in a number of areas […]
Pulwama gunfight: Two militants, five army men, civilian killed, operation on
Pulwama, February 18 (KNO) : Two militants have been killed and another army man succumbed to injuries in the gunfight raging in Pinglena area of Pulwama district taking the death toll to eight. Officials told KNO that the bodies of two militants have been recovered but firing continues. “We believe there are more […]
Kashmiri doctor claims he was asked to leave city, WB govt comes to his rescue
Kolkata, (PTI) A Kashmiri doctor, who has been living in Kolkata for 22 years, has claimed that he has been asked to leave the city or face “dire consequences” following the Pulwama terror strike that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF men. The doctor, however, has decided to stay put after the West Bengal government came […]
JKCSECC asks employees to attend families first, rather than duties amid attacks on Kashmiris
Srinagar: Amid fresh attacks on Kashmiris, JK Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee Chairman on Monday asked employees to take care of their families first and not to attend offices today. “Employees are requested to take care of their families first at their respective residences rather than attend offices,” JK Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee […]
Jammu continues to be under curfew on Day 4
Jammu: Curfew continued on Monday for the fourth consecutive day in Jammu with authorities likely to take a decision on its relaxation later. “The curfew that was imposed on February 15 in Jammu city will continue today,” an official said. He said that a decision on its relaxation will be taken later in the day. […]
