Boy injured in accidental grenade blast in Pulwama succumbs after 5 days
Srinagar: A 13-year-old boy who along with his coetaneous friend suffered injuries when a grenade they were toying with went off in Pulwama district of South Kashmir five days back succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS here on Wednesday. Family sources told GNS Junaid Bilal, one of the two boys injured in the […]
Yasin Malik leads JRL rally in Lal Chowk, detained
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairperson Muhammad Yasin Malik on Wednesday led a protest rally from Abi Guzar in Srinagar and chanted slogans for the release of political prisoners. Malik said that the political prisoners are lodged in various jails even after completing their sentences and cited Muhammad Qasim Fakhtoo who has completed 26 […]
Student leaders say no talk of jobs in Interim Budget, will march to Parliament on Thursday
New Delhi, (PTI) Student leaders on Tuesday accused the Union government of presenting an Interim Budget that was silent on the issue of jobs and employment opportunities for youth in the country. Students under various outfits will march from the historic Red Fort to Parliament on Thursday in protest, they said in a joint statement. N […]
India successfully launches latest communication satellite GSAT-31
Bengaluru,(PTI) India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully launched by European launch services provider- Arianespace’s rocket from French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday. Blasting off from Ariane Launch Complex at Kourou, a French territory located in northeastern coast of South America at at 2.31 am (IST), the Ariane-5 vehicle injected GSAT-31 into the orbit […]
Hindu temple vandalised in Pak, PM Imran Khan orders swift action
Islamabad/Karachi,(PTI) A Hindu temple was vandalised in Pakistan’s Sindh province by miscreants who set the holy books and idols on fire, drawing a strong reaction from Prime Minister Imran Khan who ordered swift and decisive action against the perpetrators. The incident happened last week in Kumb, a town in Khairpur district. The unidentified assailants fled the […]
12 injured as boulder hits vehicle on Jammu-Srinagar highway; road closed after snowfall
Banihal/Jammu, Feb 6 (PTI) At least 12 passengers, including a woman, were injured after their vehicle was hit by a boulder along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which had to be eventually closed for traffic on Wednesday following fresh snowfall and incessant rains, officials said. The Jammu-bound vehicle was hit by a shooting stone from a hillock […]
Delhi court gives police time till Feb 28 for sanctions to prosecute Kanhaiya, others
New Delhi, (PTI) A Delhi court on Wednesday gave Delhi Police time till February 28 to procure the sanctions needed to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case. The court told the police to ask the authorities concerned to expedite the sanctions. The police told the […]
Downpour in Valley: Twelve flights cancelled at Srinagar Airport, further disruption of air traffic anticipated
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall in Kashmir Wednesday disrupted air traffic while the weathermen forecast inclement weather for 48 hours till Friday. Officials at the Srinagar Airport said that the snowfall has led to low visibility and as such several flights have been cancelled or are delayed. The flights which have been cancelled include: G8198/129 del Sxr del; G8 […]
In a single night burglars loot ten houses in Larkipora Anantnag
Anantnag: In a seemingly coordinated burglary, at least 10 households in south Kashmir Larkipora village in Anantnag district in night hours and decamped with valuables worth lakhs. The burglaries took place during intervening night of Tuesday-and wendesday, reports said. Meanwhile police have registered a case and launched investigation into the incident.
JK-based group Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen banned: MHA
New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) The Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, which has been fighting for “liberation of Kashmir” and involved in a series of terror acts, has been banned by the government, the Home Ministry said Wednesday. In a notification, the ministry said the central government believes that the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) is involved in terrorism as it has committed […]