Youth dies, four others injured in Sonamarg mishap

Srinagar, Nov 7: One person died while as four others sustained critical injuries in a fatal car accident along Srinagar-Leh highway at Haji Qabar Sonamarg area of central-Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday. Reports said that an Alto car bearing Registration number JK-16A 6111 was on way from Nilgrath to Kullan when the driver presumably lost […]
Two SPO’s disengaged, incharge check post suspended for ‘extortion’

Jammu, Nov 07: Two Special Poloce Officers (SPOs) were disengaged while an Incharge of Manwal check point of Udhampur Dhar road was also placed under suspension after a video in which cops can be seen collecting money for entry from truckers, went viral on social media. According to reports a departmental inquiry was also ordered […]
Thousands thronged the Hazratbal Dargah in Srinagar on the eve of Friday following (Eid-i-Milad) and offered prayers. The devotees also observed social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. (KV Pic)

Thousands thronged the Hazratbal Dargah in Srinagar on the eve of Friday following (Eid-i-Milad) and offered prayers. The devotees also observed social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. (KV Pic)
Biden should not ‘wrongfully’ claim President’s office: Trump

Washington, Nov 7 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has warned his Democratic challenger Joe Biden against wrongfully” claiming the presidency. “Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President. I could make that claim also. Legal proceedings are just now beginning! Trump said in a tweet Friday. As the counting of votes in […]
Be prepared: Biden transition team at work amid limbo

Wilmington, Nov 7 (AP) Joe Biden’s transition team isn’t waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work. As officials continue to count ballots in several undecided states, longtime Biden aide Ted Kaufman is leading efforts to ensure the former vice president can begin building out a government in anticipation of a […]
Voting underway for 78 assembly seats in final phase of Bihar polls

Patna, Nov 7 (PTI) Polling is underway in 78 assembly segments of Bihar in the third and final phase of state elections on Saturday in which 2.35 crore voters are eligible to decide the fate of 1,204 candidates. Casting of votes began at 7 am at all 33,782 polling stations where as many EVM sets […]
No political party can afford to restore Article 370: Union Minister

New Delhi: No political party in India can ever afford to restore Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said as he alleged that the bogey of autonomy or self-rule is raised by certain opposition leaders only when they are out of power. Taking a strong exception to utterances by […]
Won’t die until rights of my people are restored: Farooq

Jammu: Addressing his party workers in Jammu for the first time in over a year, a visibly emotional Farooq Abdullah on Friday said he won’t die until constitutional rights of the people of the erstwhile state are restored. The National Conference (NC) president also assailed the BJP for “misleading the country” and making “false promises” […]
Two LeT militants killed in Pampore, one surrenders
Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, believed to be Pakistanis, were killed while another, a local, surrendered before security forces during an overnight encounter in Pulwama district of south Kashmir in which a civilian also lost his life, police said on Friday. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Lalpora Chatlam area of Pampore […]
Militancy proved a ‘deception’, says surrendered militant
Srinagar: A local militant who surrendered during the encounter expressed gratitude to police and security forces for giving him another chance to live life and appealed to all ultras to shun the path of militancy, saying it is a deception . Khawar Sultan Mir, a resident of the Drangbal area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s […]