18 year old girl found hanging inside her home in Sopore
Sopore, July 22 : An 18-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself inside her home in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Sunday night. Reports said a 18 year old girl name withheld of Kraltang Sopore allegedly hanged herself inside her home during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. However,family members of the girl, […]
9 killed in gun and suicide attack in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar, Jul 22 (PTI) At least nine persons, including six policemen, were killed and around 40 others injured in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in a terror strike on a checkpost and a subsequent suicide blast by a burqa-clad woman at a hospital where the victims of the first attack were shifted. Both the attacks took place […]
Stop killing innocents, rise against those who looted Kashmir: J&K Guv
Srinagar, Jul 22 (PTI) Stirring a political controversy, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Sunday asked militants to stop killing innocent people, including security personnel, and rather target “those who have looted the wealth of Kashmir for years”, a statement which evoked severe criticism from mainstream politicians. “These boys who have picked up guns are […]
Kashmir weary of leaders elected with 10% vote: Jitendra
Jammu, Jul 21 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh Sunday remarked that Kashmir is weary of leaders elected with “mere 10 per cent vote” who then make it to the Lok Sabha or state assembly with vested interest of perpetuating political dominance by a few families or individuals. Taking a dig at Kashmiri leaders, he also said […]
Guv Malik inaugurates Kargil Ladakh Tourism Festival
KARGIL, JULY 21: Governor Satya Pal Malik inaugurated Kargil Ladakh Tourism Festival-2019 at Khree Sultan Cho Sports Stadium Kargil here today. Speaking on the occasion, Governor observed that the twin districts of Kargil and Leh of Ladakh Division have huge tourism potential and emphasized on organizing more events like the Tourism Festival to promote the […]
Police to revamp village defence committees to curb ‘terrorism’
Jammu, Jul 21 (PTI) Nearly 500 elderly Village Defence Committee (VDC) members and Special Police Officers (SPO) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir will be replaced soon, a senior police officer said on Sunday. The step is part of a strategy to counter terror activities in the hilly district which was rattled by the killing […]
NC leader GN Ratanpuri quits, announces resignation
Srinagar, July 21: After years of association with the party, former Rajya Sabha Member, Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri, on Sunday announced his resignation from the basic membership of National Conference. GN Ratanpuri informed about his disassociation through a letter to party president Dr. Farooq Abdullah. A link to the letter was also posted on social-media network site- […]
Woman’s death due to alleged negligence triggers off protest in MHC Anantnag
Srinagar, July 21: The death of a pregnant woman allegedly due to negligence of the doctors at Maternity and child Care hospital (MCH) Anantnag triggered off protests on Sunday even as hospital authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident. Reports said that family of the woman joined by locals staged a protest inside the premises […]
Minor girl rescued within hours of abduction in Poonch, accused arrested
Jammu, Jul 21 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl was rescued within hours of her abduction by a youth in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The accused Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Kalakote area of Rajouri district, was arrested during the rescue operation, a police official said. He said a resident of Zero […]
Pak’s J&K obsession confines it to single-issue foreign policy: Salman Khurshid
New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) Pakistan’s obsession with Jammu and Kashmir has confined it to a single-issue foreign policy, often at considerable cost to itself and to other countries of the region, by stultifying the potential of SAARC, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has said. The former External Affairs Minister says similarly, India’s preoccupation with the […]
