Highway reopens, traffic moving towards Jammu
Srinagar: Day after the highway was shut following landslides on the strategic highway, Traffic authorities reopened the stretch for vehicular movement. Traffic police officials said that vehicular movement from Srinagar to Jammu only will be allowed. The road was closed down after a landslides blocked the road yesterday in Banihal area. Road clearance operation was […]
Nobel winner Satyarthi warns of media ‘war-mongering’ in India
Paris, Mar 11 (AFP) Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi warned Monday about “war-mongering” by Indian journalists during the latest confrontation with Pakistan. The Indian activist, who won the Nobel in 2014 with Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, has organised a joint statement signed by 71 other laureates calling for nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to defuse tensions after […]
Be ready to face questions over 2014 poll promises:Sena to BJP
Mumbai (PTI): The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said the BJP should now be prepared to face questions from people over its 2014 poll promises of peace in the Kashmir Valley and construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme, it said till now he was putting forth his ‘Mann Ki […]
Google paid USD 45 million to its former India-born executive accused of sexual misconduct
San Francisco (PTI): Tech titan Google agreed to pay its former India-born top executive Amit Singhal a whopping USD 45 million as an exit package when he resigned from the company in 2016 after being accused of sexual harassment, according to a media report. The previously undisclosed amount was in the separation agreement for Singhal, a […]
Cong cites Doval’s 2010 interview, says he gave ‘clean chit’ to JeM chief
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The Congress Tuesday cited a 2010 interview of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to claim that he blamed the BJP-led government for the release of JeM chief Masood Azhar in the Kandahar hijacking episode and gave a “clean chit” to the terrorist. The scathing attack by the Congress comes a day […]
Weapon snatching case solved by Shopian Police
Shopain: Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved a weapon snatching incident of Shopian. According to KNO correspondent weapon snatching case in which a 12 bore rifle was snatched from an ATM Guard on 06-03-2019 in Kundalan, Shopian has been solved by Shopian Police. “Two individuals accused of this crime have been […]
Clashes erupt amid CASO in Kulgam village
Kulgam : Massive clashes erupted between government forces and youth during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Budroo area of Yaripora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Locals said that youths threw stones on troops amid intense pro-freedom sloganeering, the forces responded with teargas shelling. Officials said that the operation was launched following […]
‘Computer Baba’ appointed head of river trust in MP
Bhopal, Mar 12 (PTI) The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh has appointed self-styled godman NamdevTyagi, also known as ‘Computer Baba’, as chairman of a river trust in the state, an official said on Tuesday. The state spiritual department passed the order of appointing Tyagi as head of the ‘Ma Narmada, Ma Kshipra and Ma Mandakini […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Kulgam village
Srinagar: Intense clashes have erupted in south Kashmir’s Budroo village in Kulgam district on Tuesday morning after government forces laid a cordon of the area. Reports said that youth during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Budroo area of Yaripora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district pelted stones on the forces which was retaliated by […]
Three feared dead as snow storm hits Khoni Nallah in Kupwara
Srinagar: Three persons were killed due to snow blizzard at Khoni Nallah forests of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday late night. Reports said that the five persons were trapped in the blizzards at Khoni Nallah near Sadna Top. They were traveling towards Karnah when the blizzard swept Khoni Nallah area at around 1:00 am. […]