Army provides relief to displaced villagers in Uri sector
Uri: The army has provided the relief to the villagers who were displaced following the shelling from the across the border in north Kashmir’s Uri sector. “Since the commencement of hostilities, Army has expeditiously extended medical facilities to the injured villagers. The local commanders are personally monitoring the safety of the people extending […]
Cop guarding Hurriyat (M) executive member, killed
Srinagar: A policemen, guarding residence of Hurriyat Conference (M) leader, was killed after militant attacked him and decamped with his service rifle at Soura in outskirts of Srinagar. This is the second attack after a policeman guarding famous shrine at Charar-e-Sherief was killed. Official sources said the militants attacked the police guard, Farooq Ahmad Yatoo […]
Budgam attack: Cop succumbs at military hospital
Srinagar: A cop who was injured after militants attacked a police post guarding a famous shrine at Charisharief in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday afternoon succumbed to injuries. SSP Budgam Tejinder Singh said that the policeman Kultair Singh succumbed to injuries at army’s 92 base hospital here in Badamibagh Srinagar. Earlier, SSP had said […]
Aroot Madni declines job offer
Jammu: Minutes after the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti ordered a high level probe into the appointments of Jammu & Kashmir Khadi & Village Industries Board, Aroot Madni the son of Sartaj Madni declined to accept the offer of appointment as Executive Officers from the Board. Talking to KNS PDP General Secretary Rafi Ahmed Mir said […]
Aroot Madni declines job offer
Jammu: Minutes after the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti ordered a high level probe into the appointments of Jammu & Kashmir Khadi & Village Industries Board, Aroot Madni the son of Sartaj Madni declined to accept the offer of appointment as Executive Officers from the Board. Talking to KNS PDP General Secretary Rafi Ahmed Mir said […]
CM orders high level probe into KVIB appointments
Srinagar, Feb 25 : Taking strong note of the alleged procedural bunglings in the appointments of the Jammu & Kashmir Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB) the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday afternoon ordered a high level probe into the selection process adopted for the appointments. Top sources while disclosing this revealed Chief Secretary B […]
Militants attack police post in Central Kashmir, cop injured
A cop was injured after militants attack a police post guarding a famous shrine at Charisharief in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday afternoon. SSP Budgam Tejinder Singh told GNS that militants fired upon sentry post guarding the Ziyarat Sharief this afternoon. “In the incident, the sentry suffered injuries and has been hospitalized,” SSP said. The cop […]
UN backs Syria ceasefire as death toll in rebel enclave tops 500
United Nations: The UN Security Council has unanimously demanded a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, as new air strikes on the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta took the civilian death toll from seven days of bombing to more than 500. With support from Russia, the Security Council adopted a resolution on the ceasefire to allow […]
Tributes pour in as legendary actor Sridevi passes away at 54
Mumbai: The sudden demise of veteran actor Sridevi has sent shockwaves throughout the Indian film industry with many Bollywood celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan and Aamir Khan mourning and expressing their condolences. The actor, who was 54, died late at Saturday night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she […]
Lolab avalanche: Rescue starts as weather improves
Srinagar: Rescue teams comprising of police, army, SDRF and locals on Sunday resumed the operation to retrieve the three persons who went missing under the snow mass following an avalanche at Lashkote- the top forest area of Dardpora, Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The three persons are yet to be traced by the rescuers as the […]