US to retain focus on counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan: Biden
Washington: The United States is going to retain a laser focus on its counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said Friday and warned the Taliban of a forceful response to any attack on American forces or disruption of its operations at the Kabul airport. We made clear to the Taliban that any attack, any […]
AIMIM-MP unhappy over pace of smart city project in Srinagar
Srinagar: AIMIM MP Syed Imtiaz Jaleel, who is part of a visiting parliamentary panel, on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of developmental works here under the smart city project. The amount of work that ought to have been done under the smart city project has not been done. We were shown small toilets and […]
BJP’s women members celebrate ‘Raksha Bandhan’ with BSF men
Jammu: A team of BJP’s women’s wing on Saturday celebrated Raksha Bandhan with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel here, an official said. BJP ‘Mahila Morcha’ (women wing) president Sanjita Dogra, along with 15 members, visited BSF headquarters here and wished the troops by applying ’tilak’ on their forehead and tying ‘rakhis’ in the presence Commandant […]
40 kg heroin recovered from India-Pakistan border in Amritsar
Chandigarh: Around 40 kg of heroin worth Rs 200 crore in the international market was recovered from the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar early Saturday morning, police said. The recovery was made during a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force, they said. Amritsar (Rural) Senior Superintendent of Police Gulneet Singh Khurana […]
Hit squad militants of Hizb killed in Khrew encounter
Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants — part of a hit squad of the outfit and responsible for civilian killings — were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Khrew in the Pampore area of the district […]
Militants trying to foment trouble, disturb peace in JK: DGP
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh on Friday said militant outfits were continuously trying to foment trouble to disturb peace in the union territory and asked the security forces to remain alert and keep elements providing support to militants under the radar. Singh was in Kulgam district of South Kashmir Range where he […]