Cop shoots himself in Budgam
Budgam: A police head constable shot himself dead with his service rifle in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. Reports said that a head constable Mohammad Shafi Mir (46) son of Mohammad Ismail Mir resident of Sadoora Anantnag who was posted at District Police Line (DPL) Budgam shot himself dead with his service […]
Jammu-Srinagar Highway Opens Partially After Being Shut For Six Days
Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar highway was opened for one-way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar on Monday. First heavy vehicles will be allowed and later the light one, an official said. In addition to over 3,000 trucks carrying essential supplies to the Kashmir Valley, scores of valley-bound passengers had remained stranded on the highway. No vehicles will […]
‘Pak team to visit Chenab basin in J-K next week under Indus Water Treaty’
New Delhi (PTI) A Pakistani delegation will visit the Chenab river basin in Jammu and Kashmir for inspection from January 28 to 31, as mandated under the Indus Water Treaty, sources said. Pakistan’s Indus Commissioner Syed Mohammad Mehar Ali Shah will arrive in India along with his two advisers, sources said. “This tour is an obligation […]
On India’s 70th Republic Day, Mirwaiz highlights Kashmiri prisoners’ plight, launches campaign
Srinagar: Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday launched a social media to highlight the ‘plight’ of Kashmiri prisoners lodged in jails within Kashmir and outside. While launching the campaign on Twitter, Mirwaiz wrote: “As India celebrates becoming a Republic, its autocratic rule over #Kashmir goes on! Thousands of Kashmiris continue to languish in […]
Khanmoh Gunfight: Slain JeM militants identified
Srinagar:The two Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants who have been killed were identified as a local and a foreigner. A senior Police official told GNS that one among the two slain was identified by the family as Saqib Shafi Dar son of Mohd Shafi Dar resident of Arihal Pulwama. The officer said the second […]
Gita Mehta declines to accept Padma Shri in election year
Bhubaneswar, (PTI) Eminent writer Gita Mehta on Saturday declined to accept the Padmi Shri, saying it could be “misconstrued” in an year of major elections. Mehta, who is Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s sister, was awarded the Padma Shri in the field of literature and education. “I am deeply honoured that the Government of India should […]
Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile program
Dubai, Jan 26 (AP) A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly manufacturing ballistic missiles, experts and satellite images suggest, evidence of the type of weapons program it has long criticized its archrival Iran for possessing. Further raising the stakes for any such program are comments by Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown […]
Navy divers detect another body in flooded Meghalaya coal mine
Shillong, (PTI) Navy divers Saturday located the body of another miner trapped since December 13 inside the 370-foot-deep coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, officials said. “The Indian Navy has informed us that another body was found at 3am and is located at about 280 feet away from the bottom of the main shaft,” […]
India should encourage Taliban to shun violence and become mainstream in Afghanistan: Menon
Jaipur, Jan 26 ( PTI) India should be clear about its role in Afghanistan and do whatever it can to encourage that the Taliban shun violent extremism and become mainstream, former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has said. India has been a key stakeholder in the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan and has committed […]
‘Pak intruder shot dead along IB in JK’s Samba ‘
Jammu, (PTI) A Pakistani intruder was shot dead Saturday by Border Security Force personnel along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. An intruder was noticed by the BSF personnel manning a border outpost at Check Faqira area around 1 PM and asked to surrender, they said. They said the intruder […]