Search operation launched in Rajbagh
Srinagar: Government forces on Tuesday launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Rajbagh area of Srinagar. Sources told KNO that search operation has been launched in the area in this afternoon following the inputs about the presence of militants there. A huge contingent of police and paramilitary troopers including Army reached […]
Cong culture anti-thesis of Gandhian thought: PM on Dandi March’s anniversary
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday used the anniversary of the Dandi March to target the Congress and said the “anti-thesis” of Gandhian thought is the opposition party’s culture. In a blog post to mark the 89th anniversary of the Dandi March, he said, Mahatma Gandhi “taught us to think of the […]
Germany urges India, Pakistan to solve Kashmir dispute through dialogue
Srinagar: The Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday directed German counterpart Heiko Maas’ attention towards the “very delicate situation” in Kashmir and said in needed to be “addressed immediately”. Maas is on an official visit to Pakistan, and was briefing the media about the matters discussed in the meeting with Qureshi earlier today. […]
NIA summon to Mirwaiz: MMU calls for shutdown on Saturday, protest after Friday prayers
Srinagar: Calling for a complete shutdown on Saturday, Muttahid-e-Masjlis Ulema on Tuesday appealed people to stage protest against the summoning of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and ban on Jamaat post Friday prayers. Addressing a presser, Mufti Azam, Nasir-ul-Islam condemned the summoning of Mirwaiz and ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and appealed people to observe complete shutdown on […]
Gold prices fall Rs 100 on low demand from jewellers
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) Gold prices on Tuesday fell by Rs 100 to Rs 33,150 per 10 gram in the national capital mainly due to subdued demand from local jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver, however, gained Rs 50 to Rs 39,580 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin […]
Two pilots killed in China’s naval plane crash
Beijing, Mar 12 (PTI) A Chinese naval plane crashed during a training mission in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday, killing both the pilots, the Chinese navy said. The plane crashed during a training exercise near the southern island province, it said. There were no casualties on the ground and an investigation is underway, […]
Sonia Gandhi accuses PM Modi of playing ‘victim card’
Ahmedabad, Mar 12 (PTI) UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of playing the “victim card” as she said people of the country were the victims of his “wrong policies”. She was speaking at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting at the Sardar Patel National Memorial here. According to sources, the senior […]
Highway reopens, traffic moving towards Jammu
Srinagar: Day after the highway was shut following landslides on the strategic highway, Traffic authorities reopened the stretch for vehicular movement. Traffic police officials said that vehicular movement from Srinagar to Jammu only will be allowed. The road was closed down after a landslides blocked the road yesterday in Banihal area. Road clearance operation was […]
Nobel winner Satyarthi warns of media ‘war-mongering’ in India
Paris, Mar 11 (AFP) Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi warned Monday about “war-mongering” by Indian journalists during the latest confrontation with Pakistan. The Indian activist, who won the Nobel in 2014 with Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, has organised a joint statement signed by 71 other laureates calling for nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to defuse tensions after […]
Be ready to face questions over 2014 poll promises:Sena to BJP
Mumbai (PTI): The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said the BJP should now be prepared to face questions from people over its 2014 poll promises of peace in the Kashmir Valley and construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme, it said till now he was putting forth his ‘Mann Ki […]
