Explosion in Afghan capital targets bus; 5 dead, 10 wounded
Kabul, Jul 25 (AP) Afghan police say a suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in front of a bus carrying Ministry of Mines employees, killing five and wounded 10 people. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said all the victims were government workers. Kabul police spokesman Ferdous Faramarz said the explosion was caused by a magnetic explosive […]
‘Trump committed “diplomatic malpractice of a high order” by volunteering to mediate on Kashmir’
Washington, Jul 25 (PTI) US President Donald Trump is undoing the achievements of his predecessors on India by “blundering” to volunteer to mediate over the Kashmir issue and has committed “diplomatic malpractice of a high order” that could further alienate an important country, according to a top American daily. The US President on Monday stunned the […]
Punjab resident on Amarnath yatra dies in Srinagar
Srinagar: A Punjab resident on Amarnath Yatra died in mysterious conditions in Srinagar on Thursday, official sources said. The Yatri namely Yashwinder Kumar, 50, S/o Som Nath from Darampora Mohali Punjab was staying at Aziz Guest House boulevard road Srinagar. “He was brought to SMHS hospital Srinagar where doctors declared him brought dead,” sources […]
Truck conductor killed in Highway accident
Srinagar: A truck conductor on Srinagar-Jammu highway at Karol near Jaswal bridge, after two trucks rammed into each other on Thursday. . “When the truck reached Karol near Jaswal Bride it lost control over speed led to rear-end collision between two trucks,” the official told KNO. He said the driver and conductor of standard truck […]
Rains bring respite amid heat wave
Srinagar: Rains began to lash Kashmir Valley on Thursday bringing a much-needed relief to people especially children who are attending schools after summer break. This summer capital of the state as also other places of the Valley had been experiencing quite high temperatures over the last few days. On Wednesday Srinagar recorded 33.6 degrees Celsius— […]
24 Years a prisoner for being ‘Innocent’, 3 Kashmiris return home
Srinagar: Three Srinagar residents booked in Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case were set free by the Rajasthan High Court and found them innocent. They have served 24 long years of imprisonment in Jaipur and Tihar jails. Lateef Ahmad Lateef Ahmed, son of Ghulam Ahmed, a resident of Shamswari, Khankha-e-Moula Srinagar, said that he is not […]
Man killed, cow shed damaged in flash floods amid heavy rains in Surankote
Poonch: A person died and a cow shed got damaged due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Charmer area of Surankote in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that today afternoon, a cow shed of Mir Hussain collapsed and got damaged due to the flash floods caused […]
Man killed as shed collapsed in Handwara village
Srinagar: A 67-year old man was killed after a shed collapsed in Chotipora of Mawer in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that the 67-year-old Ghulam Nabi Bhat son of Ghulam Qadir Bhat of Chontipora village got trapped after the shed collapsed and he came under it today […]
Pak summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’
Islamabad, Jul 24 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner and condemned the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which resulted in the death of two Pakistani civilians. Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal, who is also the foreign ministry spokesman, summoned Gaurav Ahluwalia and “condemned […]
Lanka includes India, China in free visa on arrival service stopped after Easter Sunday bombings
Colombo, Jul 24 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Wednesday included India and China in the free visa on arrival scheme to revive the country’s tourism sector which witnessed a slump following the Easter Sunday bombings. In April, Sri Lanka suspended its plans to grant visas on arrival to citizens of 39 countries after the devastating Easter suicide […]