Security put at maximum alert ahead of R-day
Srinagar: Authorities have tightened the security across the Kashmir Valley in the wake of recent grenade attacks in the city to ensure that militants are not able to disrupt the Republic day celebrations on January 26. Police and paramilitary CRPF personnel have been deployed in the city and at all entry points to the summer […]
Guv reiterates his appeal to militants to shun violence
Says he feels pained, even if a militant dies
Jammu: Stressing that he was “pained” by the death of “even a militant”, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday urged the valley’s militants to shun violence and return to the mainstream. The Governor also lauded the security forces including the state police for their success in curbing terror activities. Malik highlighted that his […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH remains shut as fresh snowfall plays spoilsport
No fresh traffic to be allowed even today
Srinagar: The Jammu Srinagar National Highway will remain closed for traffic on Friday as well, traffic authorities said. The road pened Wednesday for vehicles which were stranded due to heavy snowfall, officials said. A massive snow-clearance operation was undertaken by the Border Roads Organisation (BR0) to restore the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which remained closed […]
Siachen: The Untold story described in Nat Geo documentary
New Delhi: How do soldiers survive at minus 50 degrees Celsius in Siachen and glacier captains carry out evacuation flying over relentless ice-fields in the world’s highest battlefield? These and few other lesser-known stories of the Indian Air Force’s operations in the toughest climatic conditions in the country will be unveiled through a special documentary […]
Police claims arrest of JeM member
Says he was allegedly planning attacks on R Day
New Delhi: A man alleged to be a member of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has been arrested on charges of planning to carry out terror strikes in the national capital during Republic Day celebrations, Delhi Police officials said Thursday. Abdul LatifGanai, alias Umair alias Dilawar, was arrested by Delhi Police’s Special Cell late night on January […]
No repression of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang China: Pak diplomat
Beijing: A senior Pakistani diplomat on Thursday put up a staunch defence of the controversial education camps in China’s volatile Xinjiang province where thousands of Uyghur Muslims have been reportedly detained, saying there is no forced labour or cultural and religious repression in the region. China recently took diplomats from 12 countries with large Muslim […]
Talks with the US enter fourth day in Qatar, says Taliban leadership
Kabul: Negotiations between the Taliban and US officials in Qatar entered a fourth straight day Thursday, according to the insurgents, as the two sides pursue a potential deal to bring an end to Afghanistan’s 17-year conflict. Taliban spokesman ZabihullahMujahid confirmed to AFP that “discussions are still ongoing”. “We will talk in detail later when we […]
Pak Army targets forward posts in Rajouri
Jammu: The Pakistan Army Thursday targeted forward posts and civilian areas along the LoC in Rajouri district with mortars and small arms, official said. The Indian Army is effectively retaliating, an official said. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arms fire and shelling with mortars in Sunderbani Sector since 0915 hours”, the Defence […]
GL teachers awaiting salaries for six months, urge guv to intervene
Jammu: General line teachers in Jammu and Kashmir, who are awaiting their salaries for the past six months, have urged Governor Satya Pal Malik to intervene in the matter. There are over 15,000 such teachers awaiting their wages for the past six months. “We are awaiting salaries for the past six months. We urge the […]