Amarnath Yatra Suspended From Jammu To Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Saturday with no pilgrim allowed to move towards the Kashmir Valley from Jammu due to a separatist-called protest shutdown, police said. “Taking stock of the law and order situation because the protest shutdown called by the separatists today, movement of the pilgrims from Jammu to Srinagar will […]
Policeman posted with BDS arrested in Handwara, Heroin like contraband substance recovered
Srinagar:A cop posted with Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of Handwara Police was arrested with approximately 750 kilograms of heroin in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Saturday. Official sources told GNS that based on a specific input, officers established a naka at Chogul during which the cop was arrested and […]
Somalia extremist attack in port city of Kismayo kills 10
Mogadishu, Jul 13 (AP) At least 10 people, including two journalists, were killed in an extremist attack on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, a Somali official said. Abdi Ahmed, a local district official, told The Associated Press the death toll may rise as fighting continued inside the Asasey Hotel between the extremist gunmen […]
USD 5 bn US fine set for Facebook on privacy probe: Report
Washington, Jul 13 (AFP) US regulators have approved a USD 5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook to settle a probe into the social network’s privacy and data protection lapses, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The newspaper said the Federal Trade Commission approved the settlement in a 3-2 vote, with the two Democratic members […]
Burglars decamp with goods worth crores from a dry fruit shop in Sopore
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Burglars struck at a dry fruit shop during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, and decamped with goods worth lakhs of rupees in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. The shop is owned by Bashir Ahmad Zargar at goal market main Chowk Sopore and decamped with dry fruit items, an inverter, and […]
Grant us Indian citizenship or deport, demand Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants
Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants, who returned from across the Line of Control under a rehabilitation scheme, appealed to the central and state governments on Friday that they be either granted Indian citizenship or deported. “We are a total of 350 women…we should be made citizens here as is […]
PCI invites entries for national awards for excellence in journalism
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) The Press Council of India has invited entries for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism to honour those excelling in print journalism. The awards, carrying cash prize and citation, will be given in eight categories. The last date for entries is August 30. The awards have been instituted to recognise outstanding […]
Pakistan will not open airspace until India withdraws fighter jets from forward airbases: Official
Islamabad, Jul 12 (PTI) Pakistan has told India that it will not open its airspace for commercial flights until New Delhi removes its fighter jets from forward IAF airbases, Pakistan’s Aviation Secretary Shahrukh Nusrat has informed a parliamentary committee. Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck […]
Army begins online registration for recruitment rally in J&K
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) The Army has begun online registration for its ten-day recruitment rally in Jammu and Kashmir from September 1, a defence spokesperson said. The rally, in which all categories of soldiers will be recruited, will be held at the Subsidiary Training Centre (STC) of Jammu and Kashmir Police in Reasi district’s Talwara, he […]