PM betrayed India’s interests if Trump’s claim is true: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) If US President Donald Trump’s claim that the Indian prime minister had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir issue is true, Modi had betrayed the interests of the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday. Gandhi also asserted that a “weak” foreign ministry denial wouldn’t do and Prime Minister […]
Forces seal Theeru area of Ganderbal, searches underway
Ganderbal: Government forces on Tuesday sealed Theeru area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district and launched search operation. The operation is being jointly conducted 5RR of Army, and special operation group, SOG, of Jammu and Kashmir Police. The cordon and search operation in the area was underway when the last report came in.
Trump’s Kashmir claim leads to furore in Rajya Sabha: All issues with Pakistan bilateral says Jaishankar
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi made no request to US President Donald Trump to mediate on the Kashmir issue with Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Rajya Sabha Tuesday amid a massive controversy over the US leader’s claim. He said all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan can be discussed […]
JNU sedition case: Court grants Delhi police time till Sep 18 to procure requisite sanctions
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) A Delhi court has granted police time till September 18 to procure sanctions in the JNU sedition case to prosecute the varsity’s former students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Khurana on Tuesday passed the order after Delhi police told the court that no sanction has been […]
2 Afghan nationals held with 50 kg heroin
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Two Afghan nationals have been arrested for smuggling banned drugs into India after 50 kg heroin was seized from them, police said on Tuesday. The two are from Kandahar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan and smuggled the drugs into the country via the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, they said. […]
Suspicious object found on Highway: Following clearance, traffic restored
Qazigund: The annual Amarnath Yatra was suspended for a brief time after a suspicious object was found lying on the Kashmir highway on Tuesday morning. Sources told KNO that the suspicious object was found near Malpora area in Qazigund on the National Highway. “The authorities instantly suspended the Yatra on the highway and […]
NIA carry raids in house of cross LoC trader in Pulwama, Parimpora Fruit Mandi
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried separate raids at Parimpora Fruit Mandi here and at the residence of a business man dealing with cross-LoC trade. Official sources told GNS that sleuths of the National Probe Agency carried out a raid at the residence of Ghulam Ahmad Wani alias Bardana at Achgoza Keller, […]
Decide in 6 weeks plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns, SC tells J&K HC
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday to decide within six weeks the plea seeking ban on the use of pellet guns for controlling street protests in the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of a letter dated July 4 by […]
Russian air strikes on Syria market kill 23: Monitor
Maaret Al-Numan (Syria), Jul 22 (AFP) Russian air strikes on a market in northwestern Syria killed 23 people on Monday, a monitor said, in the latest violence to plague the country’s last major opposition bastion. Moscow, however, denied it was responsible, calling the reports “fake”. The jihadist-run Idlib region, home to some three million people, is […]
UN nuclear watchdog chief Amano dies at 72
Vienna, Jul 22 (AFP) The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, Yukiya Amano, has died after suffering poor health for some time, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, as international tensions run high over Iran’s nuclear activities. The longtime Japanese diplomat, who was 72, held the IAEA’s top job since December 2009. “The secretariat […]