Saudi junior foreign minister to visit India on Monday
New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI) Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir will visit India on Monday, days after his trip to Islamabad. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Jubeir will hold talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during his trip. The Saudi minister met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday […]
NH Update: Vehicles allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar
Srinagar: As the weather showed signs of improvement authorities have allowed one-way traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Saturday, an official said here. “Both heavy and light vehicles, including trucks carrying essential supplies for the Kashmir Valley are being allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar today,” the traffic department official said. The strategic highway […]
4 dead as car rams into truck
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 9 (PTI) Four people have died and nine injured when their car rammed into a truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred in Ratenpuri area of Khatauli block on Friday night. The people were returning from a wedding in Khera village of Meerurt to Rankhandi village in Saharanpur […]
Army man who was feared abducted is safe, says police
Srinagar: An Army man who was feared to be abducted by suspected militants from his home in Qazipora area of Budgam district on Friday evening has returned home safe. Police said that the army man who was on leave is safe and media should not speculate about his abduction. The soldier been identified as […]
Forces start CASO in several Shopian villages
Shopian: Government forces on Saturday morning started a cordon-and-search operation in at least three villages of Shopian district. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 44 RR and special operation group of police (SOG) laid a siege at Shirmal, Heff and Molu Chitragam villages of the district. Reports said, forces are conducting door to […]
Man killed by friend in ‘revenge’
New Delhi: A 20-year-old man was killed allegedly by his friend to “take revenge” for being beaten up by him three years ago over monetary dispute in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, police said. The deceased was identified as Sanoj, a resident of Sangam Vihar, they said. Investigations revealed that Akash (22) was beaten up by […]
Pompeo discusses Indo-Pak situation with British NSA
Washington, Mar 9 (PTI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with British NSA Mark Sedwill the current situation between India and Pakistan and the efforts to reduce tensions between the two South Asian neighbours, the State Department has said. Pompeo and Sedwill reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the US-UK special relationship and cooperation in the […]
Balakot air strike didn’t yield desired results: Togadia
Bhopal: Former VHP leader Praveen Togadia said the air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Pakistan has not yielded desired results as terror attacks have not stopped in Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorist attacks have not stopped due to the “weak” leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he alleged. Without naming then Prime Minister Indira […]
Assessing the housing needs
The ever expanding and growing population in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has given rise to many issues that are very basic to the survival of the society. One such need is the providing and arranging for the shelter for this growing population. The state has been witnessing an outward growth in terms of […]
Rumours and Social Media
The Messenger of Allah Prophet Mohammad (saw) said: “It is enough lying for a man to speak of everything that he hears.” (Muslim) Younus Rashid According to the Oxford dictionary, the word “rumour” means ‘a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth’. In the world of modern technology when there are such […]