10 Injured in Poonch accident
Srinagar: At least ten persons were injured in a road accident at Khanetar area of Poonch district in Jammu division of the state of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. “10 persons were injured and they are being treated upon,” locals claimed. Police has reached the spot of incident. Locals claimed that the injured were quickly […]
Indian envoy rules out talks with Pakistan unless it stops supporting terror
Washington (PTI) India will not hold talks with Pakistan until it gives up its state policy of supporting terrorism, the country’s Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla said, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reelected in a general election fought on strong nationalistic sentiments. Ties between India and Pakistan hit a new low after […]
Seven Indians arrested after shootout in Nepal
Kathmandu,(PTI) Seven Indians have been arrested in Nepal following a shootout with the police near a temple on Thursday.The accused, who hail from Bihar’s Samastipur district, include one Ravi Mallik who has sustained a bullet injury in the ensuing gunbattle, the police said in a statement. They were arrested as they gathered near the Bihar Kunda […]
61/69: BJP score in three Hindi heartland states that Congress won five months ago
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) The BJP has won 61 of 65 Lok Sabha seats in the three Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan that the Congress won in the Assembly polls barely five months ago. The saffron party has bagged 28 of 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 24 of 25 in Rajasthan […]
Pak media terms Modi’s victory empathetic mandate
Islamabad, May 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election for a second five-year term drew a mixed response from the media in Pakistan with some calling it an empathetic mandate based on national security while others terming it a global trend of right-wing populists sweeping to victory. Surprisingly the anti-Modi sting in the media was missing […]
India stopped purchasing Iranian oil after US waivers expired: Envoy
Washington, May 24 (PTI) India has stopped importing oil from Iran after American waivers granted to eight buyers expired early this month, New Delhi’s envoy here has said, becoming the latest country to comply with the US sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme. The US reimposed sanctions on Iran in November after pulling out of […]
US sees Pakistan-based LeT threat to it in Afghanistan: Pentagon report
Washington, May 24 (PTI) The US considers Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as one of the greatest threats to it and allied forces in war-torn Afghanistan, where at least 300 fighters from the terror group are active, a Pentagon report has said. The LeT, designated a global terror organisation by the US and the UN, was responsible for […]
All examinations at KU, IUST postponed
Srinagar: Authorities at the Kashmir University and the Islamic University of Science and Technology have ordered the postponement of examinations scheduled on Friday. The decision, according to sources, has been taken in the aftermath of Zakir Musa’s killing. A spokesperson of Kashmir University confirmed that the examinations have been postponed and said that the fresh dates […]
Forecaster predicts dry weather from tomorrow till May 31
Srinagar: As rains continue to batter most places of Kashmir, weatherman on Friday forecast dry weather from tomorrow to end of this month. “Light to moderate rain occurred at most places of Jammu and Kashmir region. There would be significant decrease in rainfall from (Friday) afternoon. Weather will remain generally cloudy throughout the state today,” […]
Mammoth throng at Zakir’s village, multiple funerals held
Srinagar: Multiple funeral prayers have been held for the slain Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind commander Zakir Musa in Tral area of Pulwama district today. “Twentieth funeral prayer is underway,” locals said. They said that there is a mammoth gathering of people at his native village as people from various villages have come to participate in his last […]
