Thirteen killed in Taliban attack on Afghan police compound
Kunduz(Afghanistan), May 5 (AFP) At least 13 people were killed and dozens more wounded after a Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday. The deadly assault occurred two days after President Ashraf Ghani offered the Taliban a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins Monday. The […]
Day before polling, an eerie silence prevails in Pulwama
Pulwama (J&K), May 5 (PTI) An eerie silence descends on the streets of militancy-infested Pulwama district. People mill around but are guarded in their response. They want to talk about anything but elections. Pulwama, known as the “Anand (delight) of Kashmir” for its congenial climate, innumerable springs and water falls, hogged the headlines when a […]
Darbar offices to open in Sgr tomorrow,CS visits Civil Secretariat
SRINAGAR, MAY 5: Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam Sunday took stock of the arrangements put in place for opening of offices as part of the annual darbar move to the summer capital Srinagar. The Civil Secretariat and other move offices will resume functioning at Srinagar from Monday i.e 6th of May, 2019, after their […]
No record to suggest that some Sri Lanka bombers visited Kashmir: Police chief
Srinagar, May 5 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh Sunday said there was no record to suggest that any of the suicide bombers, who carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, had visited Kashmir as claimed by the Army chief of the island nation. Talking to PTI, Singh said they have not […]
Police probing money distribution at BJP rally in Ladakh
Srinagar, May 5 (PTI) Police are investigating an alleged incident of distribution of money at an election rally of BJP in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir last week, officials said. “An FIR has been registered by the district police of Leh under relevant sections of RPC against an incident of distributing cheques/cash to people gathered […]
Army officer among two injured in Pak firing along LoC
Jammu, May 5 (PTI) An Army officer and a porter were injured Sunday as Pakistan army resorted to heavy mortar shelling and small arms firing on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. While the colonel-rank officer was injured in Krishna Ghati […]
Ramadhan Moon not sighted in Islamabad
Islamabad: The meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Pakistan) is underway at the Karachi Met Office for Ramadan moon sighting. The meeting is presided over by Mufti Munibur Rehman. Quoting unnamed sources, Geo News reported that Islamabad Zonal Committee has conveyed the information to the central committee that moon has not been sighted in the […]
Jaish militant returns to mainstream
Srinagar, May 5 (PTI) A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant, hailing from Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, Sunday laid down arms and returned to the mainstream, police said. A police spokesman did not reveal the identity of the militant, saying “the identity stands protected . “One more youth from Pulwama, who was part of terror outfit JeM, […]
Modi”s 5 yrs ”most traumatic, devastating”, should be shown exit door: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be shown exit door as his five-year rule has been “most traumatic and devastating” for India’s youths, farmers, traders and every democratic institution, his predecessor Manmohan Singh said Sunday. Singh, in an exclusive interview to PTI, dismissed the notion that there was a wave in favour […]
Army porter injured in shelling at Rajouri
Rajouri: An army porter was injured in Pakistani shelling at Keri sector area of Rajouri district Sunday afternoon. A police officer said that the army porter Mohammad Mahroof son of Makhan Mohammad a resident of Challas village received critical splinter injuries after Pakistan army attacked Indian army posts in the area. The injured porter was […]