Trump asks Europe take back jihadists, as IS in last stand in Syria
Near Baghouz (Syria), (AFP) US President Donald Trump Sunday called on his European allies to take back alleged jihadists captured in Syria, as Islamic State group fighters defended the last scrap of their “caliphate”. IS declared a proto-state across parts of Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014, but has since lost all of it except a […]
WB BJP leader among three held for his daughter’s kidnapping
Labhpur (WB)(PTI) A local BJP leader and two others were arrested in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in connection with the “kidnapping” of his daughter, following her rescue from Uttar Dinajpur on Sunday, a senior police officer said. Suprabhat Batyabyal’s daughter was “kidnapped” at gunpoint on Thursday. The incident sparked tensions in Labhpur, with a mob attacking […]
Saudi signs deals to invest USD 20 bn in cash-strapped Pakistan
Islamabad, (PTI) Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a slew of investment agreements worth USD 20 billion which will provide a welcome relief to the teetering economy of the cash-strapped South Asian country. At a ceremony in the Prime Minister House, Pakistan and Saudi officials signed MoUs for bilateral cooperation in a number of areas […]
Pulwama gunfight: Two militants, five army men, civilian killed, operation on
Pulwama, February 18 (KNO) : Two militants have been killed and another army man succumbed to injuries in the gunfight raging in Pinglena area of Pulwama district taking the death toll to eight. Officials told KNO that the bodies of two militants have been recovered but firing continues. “We believe there are more […]
Kashmiri doctor claims he was asked to leave city, WB govt comes to his rescue
Kolkata, (PTI) A Kashmiri doctor, who has been living in Kolkata for 22 years, has claimed that he has been asked to leave the city or face “dire consequences” following the Pulwama terror strike that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF men. The doctor, however, has decided to stay put after the West Bengal government came […]
JKCSECC asks employees to attend families first, rather than duties amid attacks on Kashmiris
Srinagar: Amid fresh attacks on Kashmiris, JK Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee Chairman on Monday asked employees to take care of their families first and not to attend offices today. “Employees are requested to take care of their families first at their respective residences rather than attend offices,” JK Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee […]
Prez Kovind condemns Pulwama attack, says nation has faced such challenges with courage, patience
Ganaur (Sonipat), Feb 17 (PTI) President Ram Nath Kovind Sunday described as a cowardly act the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 paramilitary personnel were killed and said the nation has faced such challenges with courage and patience. “Three days ago, many of our brave jawans were martyred in a cowardly terror attack. Along with my […]
Nine child labourers rescued, two arrested
Jaipur, Feb 17 (PTI) Nine child labourers were rescued from a bangle manufacturing factory here, following which two men were arrested, police said Sunday. Following a tip-off that the children were forced to work as labourers, a raid was conducted at the factory on Saturday, SHO Kotwali police station Sandeep Saraswat said. The two men, identified […]
Pak patronising terrorism, Pulwama attack an act of frustration: Rajnath
Bhadrak (Odisha) (PTI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday castigated Pakistan, accusing it of engineering the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. He claimed that the neighbouring country backed the attack after finding out that the terrorists have become frustrated in the wake of the successful operations by the […]
Inclement weather forecast: Kashmir colleges to remain closed until February 21
SRINAGAR: In view of the inclement weather forecast, the Divisional administration in Kashmir has ordered deferred reopening of colleges after winter vacations across the division. Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said all colleges across the Kashmir division scheduled to reopen tomorrow after winter vacations will now reopen on Thursday February 21. […]