Rains to be witnessed during two to three days: MeT
Srinagar: The weatherman has predicted a erratic weather pattern for the next three days. “Currently its raining in Kupwara, Baramulla, Sopore, Srinagar, Gulmarg, Ganderbal and at few places of south Kashmir, however, the weather is mainly clear in Jammu region and partly cloudy in Ladakh,” a mMeT handout said in the morning. Forecast for next […]
AP sources: US struck Iranian military computers this week
Washington, Jun 23 (AP) US military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response to Iran’s downing of a US surveillance drone, US officials have said. Two officials told The Associated Press on Saturday that the […]
Shopian Encounter: Four militants killed,operation over
Srinagar, June 23:Two more militant bodies have been recovered from the encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian district taking the toll to four after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Daramdora area of Keegam in the District on Sunday morning. A senior Police officer said that two more militant bodies have been […]
US, Taliban to hold more talks on ending war
Washington, Jun 23 (AFP) The United States and the Taliban will open fresh negotiations next week, the US negotiator said Saturday, as he voiced hope for progress in ending America’s longest war. Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representative on Afghanistan, said the two sides would start their seventh round of talks on June 29. “Based on […]
US to hit Iran with ‘major’ new sanctions Monday: Trump
Washington, Jun 23 (AFP) President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would impose “major” new sanctions on Iran in two days, just hours after saying he would be the Islamic republic’s new “best friend” if they were to renounce nuclear arms. Tensions between the United States and Iran have soared this week after Tehran […]
Encounter in Shopian leaves two militants killed, search operation on
Srinagar, June 23: Two militants have been killed in an ongoing operation after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Daramdora area of Keegam in South Kashmir’s Shopian District on Sunday morning. A senior Police officer said that two militants have been killed and their bodies have been also recovered along with […]
What an irony
Nothing can be more humiliating than to state that the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been run by mediocre political bosses who had no acumen of brining in reforms or betterment in the state’s administrative functioning. One such messy situation can be highlighted from the fact that the state’s bureaucracy manned by officers who […]
Where were these prominent Bengali Muslims earlier?
West Bengal has 27% Muslims and 71% Hindus. Mamata Banerji's strategy was to keep Muslims as ' milch cows ' for getting their votes
West Bengal has 27% Muslims and 71% Hindus. Mamata Banerji’s strategy was to keep Muslims as ‘ milch cows ‘ for getting their votes
Pak sets conditions for Kartarpur corridor, opposes all Indian proposals: officials
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) Pakistan has set a host of terms and conditions for the operationalisation of the Kartarpur corridor and opposed India’s proposals to make it open throughout the year to facilitate travel to one of the holiest pilgrimage sites of the Sikhs, officials said Saturday. Islamabad has either put conditions or opposed […]
Jammu records 41.4 deg C; Srinagar remains pleasant at 28.7 degrees
Jammu, Jun 22 (PTI) The winter capital Jammu Saturday recorded a maximum temperature of 41.4 degrees Celsius, an increase of almost three notches compared to the previous day. The night temperature in the city, however, marked a slight dip and settled at 24.7 degrees Celsius against the previous night’s 25 degrees Celsius, a spokesman of […]