Army Chief visits south Kashmir, reviews security situation
Srinagar: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat Wednesday visited the militancy-infested south Kashmir to review the security situation and counter-insurgency operations in the region, officials said. “Continuing with his visit to the Valley, the Chief of Army Staff Gen Bipin Rawat reviewed the prevailing security situation and strategy for counter terrorist operations in the hinterland,” an […]
Thwart all attempts by militants to target Jammu: IGP Jammu
Jammu: Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, M K Sinha Wednesday called upon personnel to make exhaustive efforts to thwart the nefarious designs of militants. He also directed police officials to ensure a sustained drive against the menace of drugs and narcotics. Sinha, recently took over as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) of […]
SMC mayor denies allegations of sexual harassment
Demands disqualification of woman corporator
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Mayor JunaidMattu on Tuesday rubbished the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by a woman corporator, demanding her disqualification. He said he had the support of an overwhelming majority of the corporators of the municipal corporation and have written to Jammu and Kashmir Governor S P Malik, seeking disqualification […]
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations, prisoners
New Delhi/Islamabad: India and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged for the 28th consecutive year a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral agreement that prohibits them from attacking each other’s atomic facilities. The two countries also exchanged details of civilian prisoners and fishermen lodged in each other’s jails. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said […]
Ceasefire violations: Pak summons senior Indian diplomat
Islamabad: Pakistan Tuesday summoned India’s Acting Deputy High Commissioner and condemned the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which resulted in the death of a woman. Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal, who is also the foreign ministry spokesman, summoned the Indian diplomat and “condemned the unprovoked […]
India alleges violation of ceasefire in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistan Army Tuesday opened fire on forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu division, officials said. The firing took place in KhariKarmara and Gulpur forward areas along the LoC, they said. Indian troops guarding the borderline retaliated. No casualty has been reported. Despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence […]
Complex security challenges a threat to territorial integrity: Gen Rawat
New Delhi: India is facing complex and dynamic security challenges along its borders, which are a threat to the country’s territorial integrity and internal stability, Army Chief Gen. BipinRawat has said. In a new year message to Army personnel, he hailed the collective grit, determination and sacrifices of the troops in standing up to the […]
Nawaz Sharif challenges his conviction in graft case
Seeks suspension of the case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday filed an appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case, a week after an accountability court sentenced him to seven years in jail in the graft case. Sharif, 69, also filed an application seeking suspension of his sentence. On December 24, 2018, Accountability Court II […]
India to welcome 69,944 babies on New Year’s Day: UNICEF
New Delhi: India would welcome as many as 69,944 babies on New Year’s Day, the highest in the world, the UNICEF said Tuesday. India would be followed by China which would welcome 44,940 babies, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund said in a report. In Nigeria, 25,685 babies will be born, it added. The […]