US sees increased security risk in S Asia as India-Pak increases nuclear arsenal
Washington: The continued growth of the atomic weapon programmes of Pakistan and India increases the risk of a “nuclear security incident” in South Asia, America’s top spymaster has warned. The remarks of National Intelligence Director Daniel Coats is part of US intelligence community’s assessment of worldwide threats in the year 2019. While Pakistan continues to […]
Rahul attacks PM onRafale, alleges he ‘sold’ IAF
New Delhi: Launching a fresh attack on Prime Minister NarendraModi over the Rafale jet deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday alleged that he “sold” the Indian Air Force and “stole” opportunities of the youth by giving away Rs 30,000 crore to his “friend” and businessman Anil Ambani. The government as well as Ambani have strongly […]
US spymaster says Pak supported militants will continue attacks in India, Afghan
Washington: Militant groups supported by Pakistan, which uses some terror outfits as “policy tools”, will continue to plan and conduct attacks in India and Afghanistan, according to America’s top spymaster. Remarks by Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats came as he and heads of other top American intelligence agencies appeared on Tuesday before the Senate […]
Army Commander reviews security scenario
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Wednesday reviewed the security situation in the Kashmir Valley. “Lt General Singh arrived in the valley on January 30 to review the prevailing security situation in the region,” an Army official said. The Army Commander was briefed by Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen A K Bhatt at […]
Def Minister to inaugurate 331-metre-long Bein bridge in Samba
Samba: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the strategically important 331-metre-long Bein bridge here in mid-February, an officer said Wednesday. The bridge is considered to be most strategic for the movement of armed forces and the BSF along the Indo-Pak border, Commanding Officer Col Aditya Shahi told PTI. It will usher in a new […]
Shafiq Mir re-elected as Panchayat Conference chairman
Jammu: Shafiq Mir was on Wednesday once again elected as chairman of All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference here at Jammu. Re-election of the organisation was held at Jammu in which large number of newly elected Sarpanchs and Panchs from all the twenty two districts of the state participated and voted in favor Shafiq Mir […]
Ahead of PM’s visit massive search ops started in Samba
Jammu: A massive search operation is being conducted along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district for the second day Wednesday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on February 3. The Army, police and other security force continued the search operation in Basantar river area in Ramgarh sector besides […]
Youth killed, two injured in fire at Reasi
Jammu: A youth was charred to death and two others suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out near Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu division Wednesday, police said. The fire broke out in a tin-shed in the Bhavan area near the shrine in the early hours, trapping three workers of a […]
Pak FM Qureshi calls Mirwaiz, discuss Kashmir issue
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah MahmoodQureshi Tuesday telephoned Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and discussed with him Islamabad’s efforts to highlight the Kashmir issue. Though there was no immediate reaction from the Ministry of External Affairs but Qureshi’s move may not go down well with India, which maintains that Kashmir is a bilateral issue and […]
