Jaish claims fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy
Srinagar, Feb 14 (GNS): Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility of the fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy at highway in which more than a dozen forces personnel were killed and several injured. A JeM spokesperson Muhammad Hassan in a statement issued to GNS said “dozens of forces’ vehicles were destroyed in the attack”. […]
12 CRPF men killed in Lethpora car bomb attack
Srinagar: Twelve paramilitary troops were killed and at least thirteen others were injured, and a bus of CRPF they were travelling in was damaged in a car bomb attack along Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. A police official said that around 3:15 pm, militants rammed the car into […]
Banned poem on Jallianwala massacre now in English
New Delhi, (PTI) A poem on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by acclaimed Punjabi writer Nanak Singh which was banned by the British after its publication in 1920 has now been translated into English. Singh was present at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919. He was 22 years old at the time. As the British troops opened […]
Militants attack CRPF vehicle, detonate IED at Lethpora
Srinagar: Militants on Thursday afternoon attacked a CRPF vehicle at Lethpora area of Awantipora on Srinagar-Jammu highway by blowing up an Improvised explosive device. The militants detonated an IED planted on the highway at Goripora in Lethpora area which was followed by intense firing, initial reports said.. Reinforcement has been rushed to the area and is […]
Grade 10 students develop AI device to help fix posture
Gurugram,(PTI) A team of Class 10 students here has developed a portable, cost-effective and user-friendly device driven by artificial intelligence (AI) that may help correct the posture of those suffering from ‘text neck’. Excessive watching or texting on hand-held devices over a sustained period of time can result in a repeated stress injury and pain in […]
Pak to seek preferential trade agreement with S Arabia during Prince Salman’s visit
Islamabad, Feb 14 (PTI) Pakistan will propose to Saudi Arabia for initiation of a dialogue on a preferential trade agreement (PTA) to balance bilateral trade and promote investment during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s visit here, according to a media report on Thursday. The Crown Prince accompanied by a high-powered business delegation will arrive in […]
Failed 11th class students vandalise BOSE office, raise Pro Zakir Moosa slogans
Officials say follow procedure to raise grievances, if any. Srinagar: Students who were declared fail in yesterday declared eleventh class results Thursday vandalised property at Board of School Education’s office at Bemina and raised pro Zakir Moosa slogans. According to officials students assembled inside the premises and raised sloganeering demanding they be declared successful […]
Delhi court grants bail to Hemant Hathi in Rs 8,100-cr bank fraud case involving Sterling Biotech
New Delhi, (PTI) A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to one of the main promoters of Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL) Hemant Hathi in a Rs 8,100-crore bank fraud case. Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora granted bail to Hathi, a chartered accountant, on a surety of Rs 1 lakh and a personal bond of like amount. […]
Moderate rain, snowfall between Feb 14-15 night: Sonum Lotus
Srinagar: Weatherman on Thursday predicted that a moderate spell of shower may occur in the state during intervening night of February 14 and 15. Director Meteorological Department Sonum Lotus said that weather on Feb 14 will most likely remain cloudy throughout the state with intermittent light rain and snow. “Moderate spell is expected during intervening […]
Mirwaiz visits injured Pulwama students at SMHS
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday visited SMHS hospital to enquire about the Pulwama students who were injured in a mysterious blast at a private school yesterday. Mirwaiz, according to spokesman, met the injured students admitted at the medical facility. “He prayed for the speedy recovery of the students,” spokesman said. Almost two dozen students […]
