Encounter breaks out in Sopore village after several hours of siege
Sopore, May 30 (GNS): A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sopore village of Baramulla district in north Kashmir on Thursday after several hours of siege. Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army’s 22 RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off the Bunpora Mohalla of Dangerpora Sopore […]
Modi meets Shah ahead of government formation, give shape to council of ministers
New Delhi, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah and is learnt to have given shape to his council of ministers ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of his new government in the evening. The list of union ministers is likely to be sent to the […]
Seven schools in Pakistan sealed for anti-polio propaganda
Peshawar(PTI): Seven private schools in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province have been sealed for inciting mass hysteria against the polio drive and discouraging parents from cooperating with vaccination teams. Pakistan is one of the three countries, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria, where polio is still endemic. Attempts to eradicate the crippling disease have been seriously hampered by […]
Pak extends closure of airspace along India till border till June 15
Islamabad, (PTI): Pakistan has further extended the closure of its airspace along its eastern border with India until June 15, according to the country’s civil aviation authority. Pakistan fully closed its airspace in February after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot. The country opened its airspace for all […]
Money laundering case: Robert Vadra appears before ED
New Delhi, (PTI) :Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to purchase of alleged illegal assets abroad, officials said. Vadra was dropped by his wife and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi outside the agency’s office near India Gate here […]
OIC Hopes Resumption Of ‘Genuine’ Indo-Pak Dialogue On Kashmir
Srinagar, May 30 (GNS): Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday expressed hope that India and Pakistan will resume a “genuine” dialogue for addressing all outstanding issues, “particularly the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.” Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, General Secretary of the OIC, also said that the bloc was following with deep concern the “bloody events […]
Ganga River water unfit for direct drinking, bathing: CPCB
New Delhi, (PTI): The Ganga River water is absolutely unfit for “direct drinking” and only seven spots from where it passes can be consumed after disinfection, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said. According to the latest data with the CPCB, most of the Ganga River water in the Uttar Pradesh-West Bengal stretch […]
US fears Huawei will pass information to Chinese govt: Pompeo
Washington, (PTI) The Trump administration is opposing Huawei as it fears the State-controlled telecom giant will pass on information to the Chinese government of which it is an “instrument” and deeply connected with, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Escalating the bruising trade war with China, the US Department of Commerce recently blacklisted Huawei […]
Shopian shuts on Geelani’s call to commemorate 10th death anniversary of Asiya and Neelofer
Shopian: South Kashmir’s Shopian district is observing complete shut down to commemorate the 10th death anniversary of Asiya (17) and Neelofar (22), whose bodies were recovered from Rambi Ara stream on this day in 2009. Valley was on boil following the duo were recovered dead amid alleged raped and murder of them. Neelofer was Asiya’s […]
Sopore CASO update: Selected edu institutions closed, internet suspended
Sopore: Amid Cordon and Search Operation under progress in Dangerpora village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, district administration has order suspension of class work in selected education institutions. Mobile internet in the area has been suspended as well. Joint team of Army’s 22 RR, special operation group of police (SOG) and CRPF are […]
