Khanmoh encounter: Body of third militant recovered
Srinagar: Body of a third militant was Saturday recovered from the debris at encounter site at Balhama area of Khanmoh in outskirts of Srinagar city, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar district Imtiaz Ismail Parray said that the body of the third militant was recovered today by the search party. The officer identified […]
Students protest against non-availability of teachers in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: The students Government Middle School Rezan Sonamarg, Saturday blocked the Srinagar- Leh Highway to protest against non availability of teaching staff in their school. Protesting students boycotted their classes and staged a sit-in on Srinagar -Leh highway demanding staff for their school. The protesting students alleged that they are suffering due to the non […]
BJP spreading anger, hatred: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused the Narendra Modi government of spreading hatred and anger, and said the Congress was the only party that would take the country forward by fostering an environment of amity and love. In his brief inaugural address at the 84th Congress Plenary session, Gandhi said the Congress’s hand […]
Ready to talk to everyone in Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Srinagar: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that they wanted a permanent solution to the Kashmir problem and are “open to speak to anyone”, a media report said. Singh claimed that he had personally asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to ignore cases against ‘first-time stone pelters’, Network18.com reported . “Kashmir is, […]
Car bomb rocks Kabul, multiple casualties: officials
Kabul: A suicide attacker blew up a bomb-laden vehicle in Kabul today, killing at least two civilians and wounding several others, an Afghan official said. “Around 9:10am this morning a suicide car bomb exploded in Police District Nine of Kabul,” interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish told AFP, adding the target of the attack was not […]
SSP Shopian’s vehicle fired upon
Srinagar: SSP Shopian on Saturday had a narrow escape when militants fired upon his bulletproof vehicle at Hajipora area in south Kashmir district. Official sources said that the bullets hit the vehicle but the officer and his guarding personnel escaped unhurt as the vehicle they were traveling to attend army’s function was bulletproof. The officer […]
Cong set to roll out road map for halting BJP’s juggernaut ahead of 2019 polls
New Delhi: Seeking to halt the BJP’s juggernaut led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress is set to roll out a road map for reversing its downward electoral journey and restoring its past glory ahead of the 2019 general election. The 84th plenary of the Congress, its president Rahul Gandhi’s first since his elevation […]
Xi re-elected China’s President after removal of term limit
Beijing: Xi Jinping was today re-elected as president for a second five-year tenure by China’s rubber-stamp parliament, days after it scrapped the two-term rule for the presidency and allowed him to have a life-long tenure. The NPC has also elected 64-year-old Xi as the head of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high command […]
UN chief regrets failure to implement resolution on Syria ceasefire
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he “profoundly regrets that resolution 2401, concerning the cessation of hostilities throughout Syria, has not been implemented”. The UN chief said in a statement on Friday that he is “deeply concerned by the desperation shown by the people fleeing in a massive exodus from Eastern Ghouta and […]
Two militants killed in Khonmoh encounter
Srinagar: Two local militants were killed in an encounter with security forces which broke out after a failed bid to snatch the weapon of the personal security guard (PSO) of a BJP leader in Balhama area of Khonmoh in Pulwama district, police said. The militants yesterday tried to snatch the service rifle of constable Bilal […]