Panchayat Ghar set ablaze in Sopore
Sopore: Unknown persons Saturday evening set ablaze a Panchayat Ghar in north Kashmir’s Nowpora village Reports said that a panchayat building at Nowpora village of Sopore town was set afire this evening. Meanwhile, SSP Sopore Javed Iqbal while confirming the incident said unknown miscreants set ablaze a Panchayat Ghar at Nowpora village of Sopore. A […]
Workshop on ‘Basics of Film Making’ tomorrow
Srinagar: Kashmir World Film Festival (KWFF) is organizing a series of workshop for the students and film buffs at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kothi Bagh here today(Sunday) The theme of the workshop is ‘Basics of Film Making’ and will be conducted by Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad Khan, KWFF’s festival director and a filmmaker. The workshop […]
IS kills 41 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria: Monitor
Beirut: The Islamic State group has killed 41 US-backed fighters in Syria who are battling to oust the jihadists from their eastern holdout of Hajin on the Iraqi border, a war monitor said Saturday. IS late Friday dispatched suicide bombers as part of a counter-attack against the Syrian Democratic Forces, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for […]
Man arrested for sending vital info, maps to ISI
Lucknow, Oct 27 (PTI) A person was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district for allegedly sharing vital information with Pakistan spy agency ISI, police said Saturday. Mohammad Zahid was arrested Friday night and police in Bulandshahr have recovered secret documents and maps of prohibited areas from him among others, according to a release issued here. […]
Imran Khan’s sister among 44 prominent Pakistanis owning benami properties in UAE
Islamabad, Oct 27 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister is among 44 prominent political and government figures owning benami properties in United Arab Emirates, revealed a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) list submitted to the Pakistan Supreme Court. The list was part of the annexure submitted to a three-judge SC bench, headed by Chief Justice […]
CISF officer killed as militants attack security post in Srinagar outskirts
Srinagar: An officer of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was killed after militants attacked a security post guarding a power grid station at Wagoora area of Nowgam in outskirts of Srinagar late last night. Reports said that militants opened fire upon the CISF post at Wagoora at around 1:00 am resulting injuries in injuries to […]
Fuel prices continue to tumble, petrol down by 24 paise a litre
New Delhi: Fuel prices saw a further reduction on Saturday with petrol seeing a 40 paise cut per litre while diesel registered a 35 paise fall in the capital. A litre of petrol was at Rs 80.45 in Delhi while diesel was at Rs 74.38 here. In Mumbai, petrol was at Rs 85.93 per litre […]
Man arrested for murdering business partner, wife
Gurgaon: Unable to repay a loan of Rs 40 lakh, a man murdered his business partner here and later killed his wife after she backtracked on her promise to commit suicide together, police said Friday. The accused Harnek Singh had taken a loan from Jaskaran Singh but despite repeated reminders, refused to pay him back, […]
Soldier hit by stone in South Kashmir succumbs: Army
Srinagar: The army on Friday said a soldier hit by a stone in his head in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district yesterday evening succumbed at the army’s 92 base hospital in Srinagar. An army spokesman said that Sepoy Rajendra Singh (22) was a part of the Quick Reaction Team which was providing security to a Border […]
