Suspicious object found on Rajouri highway, alert sounded
Rajouri : An alert was sounded on Jammu–Rajouri highway after Army’s patrolling party found a suspicious object on Monday. Sources told KNO that army team patrolling the highway found suspicious thing lying on highway stretch at Narian village of Rajouri after which alert was sounded. “Bomb disposal squad and police teams have also rushed […]
Pakistani intruder shot dead by BSF in Samba
Samba: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead on Monday by BSF when he crossed into Indian territory in Ramgarh sector of Samba district during the wee hours. Reports reaching GNS said that the intruder crossed the fence in the area following which BSF troops opened fire and killed him on the spot. SHO Ramgarh […]
India’s mission to Moon called off due to technical snag
Sriharikota: Enthusiasts of all ages who had gathered here Monday to witness the launch of Chandrayaan-2 were left disheartened as India’s second mission to Moon was called off due to a technical snag less than an hour before lift off. The countdown to the launch of Chandrayaan-2 onboard GSLVMkIII-M1– scheduled for 2.51 am– was stopped […]
Rupee rises 16 paise to 68.53 vs USD in early trade
SRINAGAR: A teacher of a private school in Baramulla suffered a blood clot in his head after he was thrashed allegedly by goons at a village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday for objecting to their filming of female students on way back from a school picnic, the teachers’ colleagues said. Sheikh Irfan, a […]
Omar mocks cleanliness drive at Parl complex, says it’s one of the cleanest places
Srinagar, July 13 (PTI) National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday mocked the cleanliness drive at the Parliament complex, saying it was one of the cleanest places in the country. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was responding to a Swachh Bharat programme held inside the Parliament complex in which several BJP MPs, including actor-turned-politician […]
At least three killed in Afghan hotel attack: Official
Herat (Afghanistan), Jul 13 (AFP) Attackers entered a hotel in western Afghanistan on Saturday and killed at least three security forces in an ongoing incident, an official told AFP. The attack was underway in Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Badghis province, having started around 12:40 pm (08:10 GMT) when a group of men, some wearing suicide vests, […]
Militant belonging to ISJK apprehended in Bijbehara Anantnag
Anantnag: An active militant has been apprehended by forces in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. According to sources a militant identified as Zubair Ahmed alias Dada. He is a resident of Wopzan Bejbehara. According to aources he is an ISJK affiliate. Officials are yet to provide their account of the event.
Man held along with suspicious objects in Shopian
Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a person along with some suspicious substances including rods in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. A police official told GNS that the person namely Amir Amin Bukhari was arrested during a raid at his house in Bala Nowpora, Keegam. The officer further said that some suspicious substances […]
Nepal floods death toll touches 28, 16 still missing
Kathmandu, Jul 13 (PTI) The death toll from the Nepal floods caused by the monsoon rains on Saturday reached 28 with over 16 persons still missing, officials said. Heavy monsoon rains for the past few days have left many settlements at high risk of floods and landslides in several places in Nepal. Transportation has also been […]
Any misadventure by Pakistan Army will be repelled with punitive response: Army chief
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Any misadventure by Pakistan Army will be repelled with punitive response and no act of terror will go unpunished, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said Saturday. Speaking at an event on ’20 Years after Kargil Conflict’, Rawat said Pakistan Army, time and again, resorts to misadventure, either through state-sponsored terrorism or […]
