Pak army fires on border posts in Poonch
Jammu, Jan 8 (PTI) The Pakistani army fired on forward posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, the fifth ceasefire violation in a week, officials said. Pakistani troops resorted to small arms firing on the forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector’s Gulpur and Khadi Karmara […]
Night temperatures increase in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 8 (PTI) Cold-wave conditions in Kashmir eased after the minimum temperature rose even as some places in the Valley witnessed light snowfall in early hours of Tuesday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar rose by two degrees to minus 2.0 degrees Celsius on Monday night against the previous night’s minus 4.0 degrees Celsius, meteorological department […]
Centre should now stop misusing CBI and NIA for political vendetta: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to reinstate Alok Verma as CBI director, saying the apex court ruling had restored faith in independent institutions. “Welcome SCs decision to reinstate #AlokVerma as CBI Dir. (It) reinstates belief in independent institutions of our democracy that are its pillars,” […]
India can’t stop freedom movement in Kashmir: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said despite New Delhi’s many attempts, India will never be able to suppress the freedom movement of the people of Kashmir. The premier made the remarks while sitting down for an interview with Turkish news agency TRT World, The Express Tribune reported Tuesday. PM Imran said Islamabad wanted dialogue […]
India’s expulsion of Rohingya shows disdain for international laws: Amnesty India
New Delhi: Amnesty India Monday said that the Indian government’s expulsion of Rohingya asylum-seekers to Myanmar shows a disdain for international laws. On January 4, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said a family of Rohingya asylum-seekers from Rakhine state, registered with the UNHCR in India, was sent back to Myanmar after being detained in Assam, […]
Gujarat BJP leader shot dead in moving train
Ahmedabad, Jan 8 (PTI) Senior Gujarat BJP leader and former MLA Jayanti Bhanushali was shot dead by unidentified persons while he was travelling in a train in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said. The incident took place around 2 am in the Bhuj-Dadar Express trainwhen Bhanushali, 53, was returning to Ahmedabad from Bhuj town […]
Militant killed in Pulwama firefight
(Jehangeer Ganaie) Pulwama: A militant was killed in a brief fire fight between security forces and militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama area. Reports said that the militant was killed in retaliation after an army unit was attacked by the gunmen in Chowdribagh village of Litter in Pulwama district. Reports said that the army patrolling party […]
SC reinstates Alok Verma as CBI Director
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Centre’s October 23 decision divesting CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma of his powers and sending him on leave. The top court reinstated Verma but restrained him from taking any major policy decision till the Central Vigilance Commission inquiry into corruption charges against […]
Militants attack army patrol party, searches started
Pulwama: Suspected gunmen on Tuesday attacked an army patrol party in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. According to initial reports Army’s patrolling party was moving through Choudribagh Litter area of the district when militants opened gunfire on them. Reports said that the army patrol party belonged to 55 RR unit. They said that soon after […]
Trade unions go on two day nationwide strike, key services to be hit
NEW DELHI: A two-day-long nationwide strike has been called by central trade unions against the alleged repressive policies of the Narendra Modi-led union government beginning Tuesday. The 48-hour-long strike is likely to have a major impact in Left-dominated states of Kerala and West Bengal. The strike has been called by ten major trade unions to […]
