US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement
Washington/United Nations, Feb 27 (PTI) The US, the UN and the EU have welcomed the announcement by the militaries of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors, and hoped that it would lead to greater peace and stability in […]
Pakistan wants peaceful resolution with India on all disputes: Foreign Office
Islamabad, Feb 27 (PTI) Pakistan said on Friday that it wants a peaceful resolution of all disputes with India, including the Kashmir issue, and the latest ceasefire agreement was in line with Islamabad’s stated position. In a significant move to ease tension, the militaries of India and Pakistan said on Thursday that they have agreed […]
Saudi crown prince approved killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report
Washington, Feb 27 (PTI) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, according to a US intelligence report submitted to Congress. Fifty-nine-year-old Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist who lived in the US as a legal permanent resident and wrote for the Washington Post, was critical […]
Several senior officers transferred
Srinagar, Feb 26: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday ordered transfer of nine officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order, Alok Kumar, IRS, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, is posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department. Sarmad Hafeez (IAS), Administrative […]
J&K Bank CMD meets Chairman Hinduja Group
Srinagar, Feb 26: Prakash P Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group (Europe) – one of leading business conglomerates with a global footprint across 38 countries, had a meeting with Chairman and Managing Director J&K Bank R K Chhibber at Bank’s Zonal Office, Delhi. Prakash Hinduja was accompanied by his son Ajay P Hinduja, Chairman of GocI […]
4 grenades, ammunition recovered in Poonch
Jammu, Feb 26 (PTI) Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Poonch district and recovered four grenades and ammunition on Friday, officials said. A joint search operation was launched in Mendhar belt based on disclosure of Sher Ali, a coordinator and facilitator of terror activities of various groups who was arrested from Jammu […]
Two LeT overground workers held in Bandipora
Srinagar, Feb 26 (PTI) Security forces arrested two overground workers of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Friday, police said. “Acting on specific information, police, Army and CRPF apprehended two associates of proscribed outfit LeT at Bonikhan Mohalla of Hajin Town,” a police spokesman said. He said the security forces […]
29 travellers among 85 fresh covid-19 cases, 1 death reported in JK
Srinagar, Feb 26: Twenty-nine travellers were 85 new covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed during the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. They said that 16 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu and 69 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 126286. The person who […]
One killed, another injured in road mishap
Poonch, Feb 26: One person was killed and another injured when a tractor they were travelling in met with an accident in Poonch district of Jammu region on Friday, officials said. They said that the tractor skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Behrooti Balakote, leading to the death of Shoib Ahmed […]
Sri Lanka ends forced cremations of COVID-19 victims
Colombo, Feb 26 (PTI) Amidst mounting international criticism, Sri Lanka has revised a controversial mandatory order to cremate the bodies of COVID-19 victims, which denied minority communities, including Muslims, their religious rights. The government on Thursday revised a gazette notification issued in April last year. The new notification has allowed both burials and cremations. For […]
