Fire erupts SKIMS maternity hospital canteen
Srinagar: Fire engulfed the canteen of SKIMS maternity hospital on Monday afternoon. A Police spokesperson said that the fire broke out in the canteen of the maternity hospital reportedly due to a short circuit. He said that Police and fire services personnel are on job to douse the flames. More details are awaited.
US army general wounded in Afghanistan attack
Washington, Oct 22 (AFP) A US army general was among those injured in a Taliban attack on top US and Afghan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound last week in Kandahar province, a military spokesman confirmed. US Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Smiley, in charge of NATO’s military advisory mission in Afghanistan, suffered at least one […]
Indian Army asks Pak to take back bodies of intruders killed in Sunderbani sector
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) The Indian Army has asked the Pakistan military to take back bodies of two “intruders” from that country who were killed in a gunfight along the Line of Control in Sunderbani sector of Jammu on Sunday, official sources said. Two heavily armed Pakistani intruders and three soldiers were killed Sunday in […]
We want to avoid Kulgam like incidents: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbagh Singh on Monday said that the state police wants to avoid Kulgam like incidents that claimed lives of seven civilians due to an explosion at gunfight site in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of wreath laying ceremony here, DGP said […]
Bilawal Bhutto, Pak Min of Kashmir affiars & GB condemn Kulgam killings
Srinagar: Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur, and Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned killings of nine Kashmiri youth by Indian troops in fresh act off “state terrorism” in Kulgam district of Kashmir. In a statement, Minister drawn the attention of world community towards the “worst atrocities of Indian security forces” […]
Kulgam killings: Lawmaker Rasheed protests in Handwara, detained
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday arrested independent Langate lawmaker Er Rasheed while he was protesting against the civilian and militant killings in Handwara. Witnesses said that police bundled Rasheed into a vehicle and lodged him in police station after he tried to march towards the main chowk. A contingent of police and […]
China to ban polluting tourist vehicles near Mt Everest in Tibet
Beijing, Oct 22 (PTI) China is planning to ban polluting tourist vehicles at the Mount Everest base camp in Tibet from next year as part of its efforts to reduce pollution in the area that has a fragile environment. Eco-unfriendly tourist transport vehicles will be banned from base camp and permit electric golf-style buggies to raise […]
CBI at war with itself under Modi rule: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday alleged the CBI was being used as a “weapon of political vendetta” under the Modi government and that the premier investigation agency was on a terminal decline and “at war with itself”. Taking to Twitter, he cited a media report where the Central Bureau of Investigation’s […]
Jammu and Kashmir: Model code of conduct to remain in force till Panchayat election
Srinagar: The Model Code of Conduct which came into force with the announcement of the schedule for elections to Local Bodies will continue till completion of the Panchayat Elections, for which schedule has been issued by the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, said an official order on Monday. Consequent to the above, the following instructions are […]