Injured in cross LOC firing Army jawan succumbs to injuries
Poonch, March 24: An army man succumbed to his injuries he had sustained in cross Line of Control firing in Poonch district. Sources said that the Army man was injured in Poonch sector of LoC on Saturday evening and was immediately shifted to Poonch army hospital for treatment where he succumbed in midnight hours. “India […]
Thousands attend funeral procession of Sopore slain militant
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore, March 23 : Thousands of people on Saturday late evening attended the funeral prayers of slain Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant in north Kashmir’s Sopore village. Two militants were killed at Warpora area of Sopore on Saturday in a three day long gunfight with Government forces, one among them was identified as Tahir Ahmad […]
115 reported dead after attack on central Malian village
Bamako, Mar 24 (AP) Militia fighters descended on a village in central Mali before dawn Saturday, killing at least 115 people in the latest deadly attack blamed on an ethnic militia, local authorities said. The massacre in the village of Ogossogou left the village chief and his grandchildren dead in the ethnic Peulh community, according to […]
Ray of hope
On Pakistan’s National Day, India boycotted all the events that were organized to mark the event. In New Delhi where a senior Minister would grace the occasion and join the celebrations at the Pakistan High Commission, no one turned up from the Indian side. Similarly, in Islamabad the Indian envoy who is scheduled to join […]
Tearful Muslims return to Christchurch mosque as NZ works to move on
Christchurch, Mar 23 (AFP) Muslims prayed at Christchurch’s main mosque on Saturday for the first time since a white supremacist massacred worshippers there as New Zealand sought to return to normality after the tragedy. The Al Noor mosque was taken over by police for investigations and security reasons after alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant attacked Muslims […]
ED arrests Zakir Naik’s close aide; fresh chargesheet soon
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate Friday arrested a “trusted” aide of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik from Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case against him and others, officials said. Abdul Kadir Najmudin Sathak, a jeweller, has been arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) for his role in “actively […]
All issues must be resolved through dialogue: Pak envoy
New Delhi: Pakistan and India should resolve all outstanding issues and disputes peacefully through dialogue, Pakistani envoy to India Sohail Mahmood said Saturday. Mahmood, speaking at a function at the Pakistan High Commission here to mark Pakistan Day, underlined his country’s desire for peaceful and good-neighbourly relations with India. Alluding to recent tensions in bilateral […]
JK Bank Financial Services releases selection list of 148 specialist officials
Recruitment to expand footprint of investment services: CEO
Srinagar: JK Bank Financial Services Limited (JKBFSL) a wholly owned subsidiary of J&K Bank, today released the list of 148 candidates selected for specialist job roles of Relationship Executives, Processors, Dealers, Relationship Managers, Risk Management Clearing & Settlement Executives, Human Resource Executives, Finance & Accounts Executive, IT Executives, Compliance Executives etc. for various locations within […]
Mehbooba to contest Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday announced its candidates for some Lok Sabha constituencies, while as the party has decided not to field any candidate from two Jammu constituencies to ensure the votes are not divided. Addressing a press conference here, party president Mehbooba Mufti said that she will contest the upcoming parliamentary elections […]
Div Com constitutes High-Powered Water Bodies Monitoring Committee
Srinagar: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today constituted a High-Powered Monitoring Committee for re-establishing and proper demarcation of streams, wetland, lakes, rivers, tributaries, flood basins and other water bodies across the valley, which were blocked due to high silt accumulation during 2014 floods. Officers from Irrigation and Flood Control, Rakhs & Farms, Revenue, […]
