41 feared dead in Russian plane blaze disaster: investigators

Moscow, May 6 (AFP) Forty-one people including at least two children are believed to have died when a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and was engulfed in flames at Moscow’s busiest airport Sunday, investigators said. Dramatic footage shared on social media showed Aeroflot’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, land at Sheremetyevo international airport, flames and […]
Grenade lobbed on polling station in Pulwama village

Srinagar, May 06: Suspected militants on Monday morning hurled a grenade towards a polling station in Rahmoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that the unknown persons lobbed a grenade on the polling booth stationed inside government middle school Rahmoo. However, no one was injured during the mishap. A police officer said that […]
Polling for fifth phase of LS polls underway

New Delhi May 6 (PTI) Polling is underway for phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections Monday. Here are some interesting nuggets about this phase. * 51 Lok Sabha constituencies across 7 states headed for polls * Over 8.75 crore voters to decide fate of 674 candidates * Over 96,000 polling booths in place for smooth […]
Ramadan to begin from Tuesday

Srinagar: The holy month of Ramadan will begin from Tuesday as the crescent moon has not been sighted today in India as well as Pakistan. Markazi Royat-e-Hilal Committee Jama Masjid, New Delhi in a statement, said that the moon was not sighted in the capital and other areas. Similarly, Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Pakistan Mufti Muneebur […]
JK Bank launches integrated Livelihood Enhancement Project

Srinagar, May 4: Chairman and CEO,J&K Bank,Parvez Ahmed today undertook an extensive visit of Kulgam District alongwith Bank’s Executive Presidents,P K Tickoo and R K Chhibber, Presidents Mohammad Maqbool Lone and Ashraf Ali Malik, Vice Presidents Sushil Kumar and M AWanchoo, and other senior officers of the bankto inaugurate various Business facilities apart from launching […]
Thirteen killed in Taliban attack on Afghan police compound

Kunduz(Afghanistan), May 5 (AFP) At least 13 people were killed and dozens more wounded after a Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday. The deadly assault occurred two days after President Ashraf Ghani offered the Taliban a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins Monday. The […]
Day before polling, an eerie silence prevails in Pulwama

Pulwama (J&K), May 5 (PTI) An eerie silence descends on the streets of militancy-infested Pulwama district. People mill around but are guarded in their response. They want to talk about anything but elections. Pulwama, known as the “Anand (delight) of Kashmir” for its congenial climate, innumerable springs and water falls, hogged the headlines when a […]
Darbar offices to open in Sgr tomorrow,CS visits Civil Secretariat

SRINAGAR, MAY 5: Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam Sunday took stock of the arrangements put in place for opening of offices as part of the annual darbar move to the summer capital Srinagar. The Civil Secretariat and other move offices will resume functioning at Srinagar from Monday i.e 6th of May, 2019, after their […]
No record to suggest that some Sri Lanka bombers visited Kashmir: Police chief

Srinagar, May 5 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh Sunday said there was no record to suggest that any of the suicide bombers, who carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, had visited Kashmir as claimed by the Army chief of the island nation. Talking to PTI, Singh said they have not […]
Police probing money distribution at BJP rally in Ladakh

Srinagar, May 5 (PTI) Police are investigating an alleged incident of distribution of money at an election rally of BJP in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir last week, officials said. “An FIR has been registered by the district police of Leh under relevant sections of RPC against an incident of distributing cheques/cash to people gathered […]