Government forces lay siege over Gund Brath village in Sopore
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Government Forces on Wednesday afternoon launched cordon and search operation in North Kashmir’s Sopore village. Reports said that team of Army’s 22 RR, Special Operation Group of Police (SOG) and CRPF jointly laid siege in Gund Brath area of Sopore. Door to door searches were going on when this report was […]
Omar congratulates Rahul over victory in assembly polls
Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday congratulated Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his party’s gains in the elections and also pinned the blame of BJP’s losses on PM Modi. Omar said that the BJP should apply same yardsticks for Modi also which they did when Congress lost elections in some states for […]
Naxal killed in encounter in C’garh; 25 IEDs seized
Raipur,(PTI): A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Wednesday, a senior police official said. A cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), frequently used by Naxals to target security personnel, was also recovered from the encounter spot, he said. The skirmish took place around 9 am near Tarrem village, […]
Come forward to help those who lost houses in Mujgund gunfight, KCC&I urges bussiness fraternity
Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the KCC&I Relief Trust on Wednesday urged bussiness fraternity to come forward and join hands to provide shelter and basic necessities to families who lost their houses and households in a recent gunfight at Mujgund area of city outskirts recently. In a statement issued Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
North and South Korean soldiers enter each other’s territory
eoul, Dec 12 (AFP) Soldiers from North and South Korea crossed into each other’s territory peacefully for the first time on Wednesday, Seoul said, as they began checking the dismantlement of guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone. The North invaded the South in 1950, triggering the Korean War, and Seoul went on to change hands four […]
Cong claims support of 121 MLAs in MP
Bhopal, Dec 12 (PTI) The Congress has the support of 121 MLAs in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, party spokesperson Narendra Saluja claimed Wednesday. The Congress won 114 seats in the state polls, but was two short of the simple majority mark of 116 in the 230-member Assembly. “With the support of BSP’s two, SP’s one and […]
Advisor to Guv J&K BB Vyas resigns, being inducted as member UPSC
Srinagar: J&K Governor’s Advisor BB Vyas on Thursday tendered resignation upon his appointment as Member Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Sources said that portfolios will be reallocated among 3 advisors– Khursheed Ganai, Vijay Kumar & KK Sharma.
SC asks ex-judge heading panel on Guj encounter cases if he shared report with other members
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked a former apex court judge, who chaired a committee monitoring the probe into the Gujarat encounter cases, whether he had shared his final report with other members of the panel. Former apex court judge Justice H S Bedi was appointed chairman of the monitoring committee probing […]
India to increase public health spending to 2.5 pc of GDP: PM
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) India is set to increase its public health spending to 2.5 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, asserting that women, children and the youth will continue to remain at the heart of every policy, programme and initiative of the government. […]
Police seeks help in identifying suspected in Scooty theft case
Srinagar: Police Station R M Bagh has south help from general public in identifying the suspected person in the scooty theft case. Police said that on 06.12.2018,one person namely Tanzilul Hasnain s/o Syed iftikharul Hasnain R/o Wanbal Rawalpora Srinagar stated that he parked his Scotty NO JK01AG 9188 out side the Ziyarat Syed Yaqoub Sahab […]
