Trump will accept results of free-and-fair presidential polls: White House
Washington, Sep 25 (PTI) President Donald Trump will accept the results of a “free and fair” election, his press secretary has said, allaying fears triggered after he yet again sowed doubts about the legitimacy of mail-in ballots and refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost the November 3 presidential polls. […]
Police forms SIT to probe Babari Qadri assassination case: IGP
Srinagar, Sep 25: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Friday said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of police has been constituted to probe Advocate Babar Qadri’s killing. Addressing a press conference at Police Control Room (PCR) Srinagar, the IGP Kashmir said Advocate Babar Qadri’s killing incident happened at 6:20 pm yesterday, when two […]
Amshipora, Shopian encounter: DNA samples of parents have matched with slain trio: Police
Srinagar, Sep 25: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Friday said that results of DNA samples of parents of three youth from Rajouri district have matched with those killed in Amshipora, Shopian on July 18 this year and police will now take further course of action. “We have received the DNA sample results […]
Blast at gunfight site in Sirhama soutjh Kashmir injures four
Anantnag, Sep 25: Four youth sustained injuries after an unexploded device went off at Sirhama, Anantnag gunfight site where two LeT militants were killed in the morning today. Of the four injured, two were referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment, officials said. A police official said that the incident took place as a group of […]
COVID-19 tally in India crosses 58-lakh mark
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload zoomed past 58 lakh, while over 47 lakh people have recuperated from the disease, pushing the national recovery rate to 81.74 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 58,18,570 with 86,052 infections being reported in a […]
Militants open fire on security forces in Shopian
Srinagar, Sep 25 (PTI) Militants on Friday opened fire at security forces in Shopian district of south and Kashmir, police said. No loss of life or injury has been reported far. Militants fired towards CRPF guards deployed at Mini Secretariat Shopian, in the south Kashmir district, early this morning, a police official said. He said […]
Two militants killed in ongoing Sirhama gunfight
Anantnag, Sep 25: Two militants were killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between government forces and militants in Sirhama village of Bijbehara Sub-division in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. An official said that two militants have been killed while the operation is on in the area. Sources said that one among the slain […]
Police official injured in road mishap at Sopore
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Sep 25: A police officer sustained injuries in a road mishap in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday morning. Reports said an accident took place at Model town area near bypass road when a four wheeler private car was hit by an unknown speedy vehicle. The accident left the […]
EC to announce Bihar assembly poll dates today
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) The Election Commission is set to announce the schedule for Bihar assembly elections on Friday. The EC has convened a press conference in this regard at 12.30 pm on Friday. The term of the 243-member Bihar legislative assembly comes to an end on November 29. The Commission is likely to […]
Think green
The covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the nature in Kashmir valley. The statement may seem to be something strange but the fact is that many areas across the valley have been witnessing a wanton loot of the forests cover. All this is happening as Kashmir valley particularly has been losing its forest […]