India, Iran agree on close cooperation to fight terrorism
Tehran, Feb 17 (PTI) India and Iran, after suffering from two “heinous” terrorist attacks in the past few days, have agreed on close cooperation to combat terrorism in the region as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi here. The meeting between Swaraj and Araghchi came hours after […]
18-year-old held for posting pro-Pakistan slogan on WhatsApp
Raipur, Feb 17 (PTI) An 18-year-old man has been arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district for allegedly posting a pro-Pakistan slogan in a WhatsApp group while reacting to the Pulwama terror attack, police said Sunday. The man, identified only as Kaif, a resident of Farid Nagar under Supela police station area, was arrested Friday night based […]
Kashmiri man beaten up, detained for raising ‘anti-India’ slogans
New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) A 28-year-old Kashmiri man was beaten up by public before being detained on Sunday allegedly for raising “anti-India” slogans during a protest against the Pulwama terror attack at Jantar Mantar here, police said. The man, identified as Abid Hussain, had come from Kashmir on Saturday, they added. Hussain was at […]
Traders body calls for nationwide market bandh on Monday
NEW DELHI: Traders’ body CAIT has called for a nationwide trade bandh on Monday to express solidarity with the families of security personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack. In a statement, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said commercial markets will remain closed and there will be no business activity. In Delhi, all […]
J&K Bank,Equitas Development Trust hold Job Fair in migrant Township Jagti Nagrota
Jammu: J&K Bank in association with M/S Equitas Development Initiative Trust organized a first of its kind Mega Job Fair for educated & unemployed youth of low income households at Higher Secondary School Migrant Township Jagti, Nagrota. The initiative was supported by the Rotary Club, CII & a Jammu based NGO Helpline Humanities which did the […]
Prez Kovind condemns Pulwama attack, says nation has faced such challenges with courage, patience
Ganaur (Sonipat), Feb 17 (PTI) President Ram Nath Kovind Sunday described as a cowardly act the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 paramilitary personnel were killed and said the nation has faced such challenges with courage and patience. “Three days ago, many of our brave jawans were martyred in a cowardly terror attack. Along with my […]
Nine child labourers rescued, two arrested
Jaipur, Feb 17 (PTI) Nine child labourers were rescued from a bangle manufacturing factory here, following which two men were arrested, police said Sunday. Following a tip-off that the children were forced to work as labourers, a raid was conducted at the factory on Saturday, SHO Kotwali police station Sandeep Saraswat said. The two men, identified […]
Pak patronising terrorism, Pulwama attack an act of frustration: Rajnath
Bhadrak (Odisha) (PTI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday castigated Pakistan, accusing it of engineering the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. He claimed that the neighbouring country backed the attack after finding out that the terrorists have become frustrated in the wake of the successful operations by the […]
Inclement weather forecast: Kashmir colleges to remain closed until February 21
SRINAGAR: In view of the inclement weather forecast, the Divisional administration in Kashmir has ordered deferred reopening of colleges after winter vacations across the division. Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said all colleges across the Kashmir division scheduled to reopen tomorrow after winter vacations will now reopen on Thursday February 21. […]
Whose purpose is being served by ‘ostracising’ Kashmiris, asks Omar
Srinagar,(PTI) Kashmir is not just a piece of land, it is the people that inhabit it, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah asserted Sunday, saying by attacking Kashmiris, they were being told there is no place for them outside the valley and no future in the mainland. “Young Kashmiri students studying outside J&K should have been […]
