Cordon and Search Operation in twin villages of South Kashmir
Srinagar: A cordon and search operation has been started by government forces at Palpora Wasoora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district and Chowan Keller area Shopian district. Official sources said the government forces including 55-RR and Pulwama Police launched the search operation in Palpora Pulwama while as 44-RR and Shopian police launched the search operation […]
Students protest against non-availability of teaching staff
Handwara: The students of Government Higher Secondary School Behnipora in north Kashmir’s Handwara area on Wednesday protested against the non-availability of the required teaching staff in the school. Reports said that the students took a 6 km protest march from the institution. Protesting students said that they are suffering due to non-availability of teachers saying […]
Mother appeals son to shun militancy, return home
Srinagar: Mother of a Srinagar youth Wednesday appealed her son to shun the path of militancy and return home, a day after his picture with an AK-47 rifle surfaced on the social media. Mymoona, the mother of Fahad who has reportedly joined Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit, appeared in the Press Enclave and appealed her son to […]
KU Protests: University appeals for calm
Srinagar: Following protests in Kashmir University campus on Wednesday against the sudden ‘disappearance’ of a student from the Department of Earth Sciences, Kashmir University has appealed the agitated students to maintain calm and cooperate till the police ascertains the whereabouts of the student. In a statement issued here the varsity spokesman said that the University […]
SC dismisses plea seeking re-probe into Mahatma assassination
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking a re-investigation into the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao, which heard the matter, dismissed the petition filed by Mumbai-based Pankaj Phadnis from Abhinav Bharat. The apex court, which reserved its verdict on March 6, had made […]
India condemns missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: India today strongly condemned renewed missile attacks targeting civilian areas in Riyadh and other cities of Saudi Arabia, and reiterated its resolve to fight terrorism and violence in all its forms. According to Saudi authorities, one person was killed after seven missiles were fired from Yemen by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday. “We […]
Kim holds talks with Xi in secret trip to China ahead of Trump summit
Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that he is committed to denuclearisation as the dictator made a secret trip to China ahead of his landmark meeting with US President Donald Trump. After two days of speculation, China and North Korea both confirmed that Kim had travelled to Beijing […]
Central Kashmir areas shut on first death anniversary of three youth
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Jammu cable car project’s maiden trial on April 15
Jammu: The Rs 75 crore Jammu cable car project is set be completed by July this year and the first trial will be held on April 15. The blue print for this project was first prepared in 1995 and initially the cable car was to take off from Mubarak Mandi, but after the declaration […]
Gunfight breaks out in Sunderbani, Rajouri
Rajouri: A gunfight between militants and the joint team of government forces started at Sunderbani, hours after, a sentry of paramilitary CRPF camp repulsed an attack on battalion headquarters in the border district of Rajouri. Official sources said that a sentry observed some suspicious movement following which he fired few shots and alerted other CRPF […]