Forces recover IED near Srinagar-Jammu national highway
Srinagar: Security forces recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on the outskirts of the city here on Thursday, the CRPF said. The device, weighing around 2 kg, was inside a pressure cooker found near the highway, CRPF spokesman Pankaj Singh said. The officer said the IED was recovered near the […]
PM Modi meets Chinese Prez Xi in Brazil; discusses trade and investment issues
Brasilia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in-depth talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping here and the two leaders have agreed to maintain close contact on matters relating to trade and investment to further deepen and add new vigour to India-China relations. During the meeting held on the margins of the 11th BRICS Summit on Wednesday, […]
Pakistan rules out any deal with India in Jadhav’s case
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday ruled out any deal with India in death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case and said any step taken to implement the ICJ’s decision will be according to its Constitution. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal’s remarks came a day after Pakistan Army said that the government was considering various legal options for the […]
Unidentified militant gives up arms, joins mainstream in Pulwama: Police
Srinagar: An unidentified militant has given up arms and joined the mainstream in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Thursday. “One more individual with the help of community members and police in Pulwama has returned to the mainstream,” a police official said. He said the identity of the youth has been kept a […]
SC refuses to pass any interim direction on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday refused to pass any interim order on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to abrogate the provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said that […]
Pakistan considering various legal options for review of Jadhav’s case: Army
Islamabad: Pakistan is considering various legal options for the review of death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case, the Army said on Wednesday amid reports that the government was preparing to amend the Army Act to implement the ICJ’s verdict. Spokesperson for Pakistan Armed Forces Major General Asif Ghafoor, however, termed as “speculation” the reports that the […]
Ayodhya verdict: Man held for ‘objectionable’ post on FB
Indore: A 35-year-old man was arrested here on Wednesday for his alleged objectionable posts on Facebook over the Supreme Court’s verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case, a police official said. The accused, identified as Jitendra Chauhan, a machine operator in a tyre company at Pithampur, was arrested based on a complaint lodged at Kanadiya Police […]
Four killed, 5 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in J-K’s Kishtwar
Jammu: Four people were killed and five others injured when a vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Wednesday, officials said. The vehicle, carrying pilgrims from Palmar to the Sarthal temple, fell into the gorge after the driver lost control over it, they […]
China, India, Russia doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to clean up their smokestacks, plants: Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump has said countries like China, India and Russia are doing “absolutely nothing” to clean up their smokestacks and industrial plants and the garbage that they drop in sea floats into Los Angeles. Terming climate change as a “very complex issue”, Trump said he considers himself to be, “in many […]
J&K, Ladakh likely to witness snowfall, rains Thursday onwards
Jammu:The union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh are likely to witness snowfall and rains for three days starting Thursday, the meteorological department said. The weatherman has forecast widespread snowfall in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh from Thursday to Saturday. Jammu is also likely to witness snowfall and rains on Friday and Saturday. There […]