Pak FM Qureshi to attend ‘Heart of Asia’ conference in Tajikistan, may meet his Indian counterpart
Islamabad, Mar 29 (PTI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will lead a delegation to the ‘Heart of Asia’ conference scheduled to take place on Tuesday at Tajikistan capital Dushanbe, the Foreign Office announced on Sunday. On the sidelines of the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) ministerial conference, Qureshi will hold “consultations with key […]
Biden expresses outrage over civilian killings in Myanmar
Washington, Mar 29 (PTI) US President Joe Biden has expressed outrage over the recent killings of innocent people by the security forces in Myanmar, where military junta overthrew a democratically elected government. “It’s terrible. It’s absolutely outrageous. And based on the reporting I’ve gotten, an awful lot of people have been killed totally unnecessarily,” Biden […]
PM Modi greets people on Holi
New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Monday on the occasion of Holi and extended them his best wishes. In a tweet, Modi wished that this festival of joy and celebration infuses new energy and enthusiasm in everyone’s life.
Huge cache of arms, ammunition seized in Kupwara district
Srinagar, Mar 29 (PTI) Security forces have seized a cache of arms and ammunition, including five AK assault rifles, from an area close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an army official said on Monday. “In a major success to security forces deployed in Karnah, a huge recovery was made […]
Due to rise in Covid-19 cases, Shab-e-Baraat congregation canceled at Jamia Masjid
Srinagar, Mar 28: The Shab-e-Baraat congregation, scheduled to be held at the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar on March 29, the night of the 15 Sha’ban-ul-Muazzam after Isha prayers, has been cancelled in view of the fresh wave of Covid-19, the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar announced on Saturday . The statement further stated that, Besides […]
Three dead, one missing in separate accidents across JK
Kathua/Doda, Mar 28 (PTI) Three people, including a woman, were killed and one other went missing in two separate road accidents in Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. While two-motorcycle borne youths were crushed to death by a truck in Kathua, a woman died and one other person went missing […]
JK reports fresh 309 Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Mar 28: Jammu and Kashmir reported 309 fresh covid-19 cases, the most in a day so far this year, to take the overall tally of the infections to 129993, officials said on Sunday. Also, four deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, highest so far this year, taking the fatality count 1989—735 in […]
Hizbul militant among two killed in Shopian encounter
Srinagar, Mar 28 (PTI) A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant, who had gone to Pakistan for arms training and returned last week, was among the two ultras killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian on Saturday, police said on Sunday. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the encounter in Wangam area […]
COVID-19: Maharashtra records highest positivity rate
New Delhi, Mar 28: Eight states and UTs have a weekly positivity rate of coronavirus infection higher than the national average of 5.04 per cent, with Maharashtra recording the highest rate at 22.78 per cent, the Union Health ministry said on Sunday. Apart from Maharashtra, the other seven states and UTs with higher positivity rate […]
Vehicle running in Kashmir registered with other RTO’s asked to get registered with RTO in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 28: Regional Transport Office for Kashmir has asked the non-registered vehicle owners in Kashmir to get any such vehicles registered to local ARTOs to avoid seizure. A notification issued in this regard, says that “Vehicles purchased outside J&K with non-J&K registration numbers and not registered with local ARTO offices are being seized.” Asking […]