Initiate inquiry into irresponsible behavior of Salim Pandit: KWJA urges KPC
Srinagar: Kashmir Working Journalist Association (KWJA) has urged KPC to initiate inquiry into ‘irresponsible behavior of its member M Salim Pandit’ who had termed the recently elected journalists representative body as ‘Jihadi journalists’ in his report in Times of India . “M Salim Pandit is no stranger to controversies, slander and whimsical allegations mostly […]
Kashmir hospitals flooded with deadly antibiotic resistant bacteria: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said hospitals in Kashmir are flooded with deadly bacteria that are resistant to all antibiotics. “Kashmir hospitals have turned into breeding grounds for resistant microbes endangering the safety of patients,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “SMHS hospital is harboring bugs like Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Klebseilla and […]
Explosion outside Kabul University kills 6, wounds 27
Kabul, Jul 19 (AP) A powerful bomb exploded outside the gates of Kabul University in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding 27, according to police and health officials. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest to target Kabul. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State group often […]
Inter Semester Cosco Cricket Tournament concludes at IOT, Zakura Campus KU
Srinagar: The Inter Semester Cosco Cricket Tournament organized by the Institute of Technology (IOT) Zakura Campus University of Kashmir concluded on Thursday. The final match of the tournament was played between the teams of 2nd semester Electronics and Communication Department and 4th semester Mechanical department which was won by 2nd semester Electronics and Communication dept by seven […]
Kashmir Press Club trashes TOI report says story full of ‘baseless insinuations, malafide intent’
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club has refuted the news report published in a New Delhi based newspaper about its newly elected management committee terming it ‘baseless full of insinuations’ and a report with ‘malafide intent’. The KPC will be raising the issue with the Editor of the newspaper in New Delhi. In a statement KPC said […]
Unknown Gunmen shot dead PSO of PDP leader in Bejbhera, rifle snatched
Srinagar:Personal security officer (PSO) of PDP leader Sajad Mufti was shot dead by suspected militants after friday prayers in Baba Mohalla, Bejbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports reaching GNS said that suspected militants fired upon cop namely Farooq Ahmad Mir resident of Khiram, Anantnag in chest after he came out of the mosque […]
Iran deputy FM hints US downed ‘own’ drone ‘by mistake’
Tehran, Jul 19 (AFP) Iran’s deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi denied on Friday having lost any drone recently and hinted that the US could have downed their own “by mistake.” “We have not lost any drone in the Strait of Hormuz nor anywhere else. I am worried that USS Boxer has shot down their own UAS […]
Indian-origin woman sentenced for smuggling hundreds of illegal aliens into US
New York, Jul 19 (PTI) A 51-year old Indian-origin woman was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and ordered to forfeit more than USD 7 million for her role in smuggling hundreds of undocumented people, primarily from India, into the US in exchange for fees ranging from approximately USD 28,000 to USD 60,000 per person. In June […]
Babri Masjid demolition case: SC asks special judge to deliver verdict within nine months
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday asked the special judge conducting trial in the politically sensitive 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans such as L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti, to deliver the verdict within nine months from today. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Surya […]
