Forces start search operation in Tral Village
Srinagar : Government forces on Tuesday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Hari Parigam Village of Tral in South kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that the operation was launched following ‘credible inputs about the presence of militants in the area. ‘ The search operation is being jointly conducted by Army, Police and […]
Pakistan insists will deal ‘firmly’ with militants: Trump adviser
Washington, Mar 12 (AFP) Pakistan promises to crack down on militant groups attacking Indian rule over Kashmir, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton said Monday. Bolton tweeted that he had spoken with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and “the FM assured me that Pakistan would deal firmly with all terrorists and will continue […]
Assembly polls in JK: EC to hold key meeting today
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is set to hold an important meeting today to discuss the modalities for holding the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting comes a day after the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced that the assembly elections would not be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election 2019. Jammu […]
Qureshi briefs Bolton about steps taken by Pakistan to de-escalate recent tensions with India
Islamabad, Mar 11 (PTI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday briefed US National Security Advisor John Bolton about the measures taken by Islamabad to de-escalate tensions with India following the Pulwama terror attack. Tensions flared up between India and Pakistan after a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) killed 40 CRPF personnel in […]
Married woman abducted, raped for over 20 days in Rajsthan
Kota, Mar 11 (PTI) A 30-year-old married woman from Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district was abducted and raped for over 20 days by a family acquaintance from a neighbouring village, police said Monday. The accused, Shanti Lal Mehar from Bandi village, held the victim captive at different spots in Jhalawar as well as neighbouring Gujarat, police said. The […]
Terror funding: ED attaches J-K businessman Watali’s assets
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) The ED has attached assets worth Rs 1.03 crore belonging to businessman Zahoor Ahmmad Watali in a money laundering case related to funding of terror organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. They said the agency has issued a provisional order for attachment of assets of Watali under […]
20-yr-old woman, cousin commit suicide in UP
Banda (UP), Mar 11 (PTI) A 20-year-old woman and her cousin, who were having an affair, allegedly committed suicide after their parents refused to accept their relationship, police said Monday. The incident took place in Jamuni Purva village of Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district. Madhuri hanged herself from the ceiling of her room on Sunday and later […]
Choose between Mahatma’s India and Godse’s India: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) The choice is between Mahatma Gandhi’s India or Godse’s India with love on one hand and hate on the other, Congress president Rahul Gandhi told his party’s booth workers here on Monday, a day after the Lok Sabha elections were announced. In an all out attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
Media Certification, Monitoring Committee constituted in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Srinagar District Election Office Monday constituted a Media Certification & Monitoring Committee (MCMC) to keep a check on cases of paid news in the district a day after the Election Commission of India announced schedule for General Elections 2019. The constitution of MCMC at district level is mandated under election rules once a […]
Protests erupt at Palhalan during CASO,two injured
Baramulla : Two youth were injured on Monday during the clashes that erupted between youth and government forces following a cordon-and-search operation at Tantrapora, Palhallan village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that after receiving inputs about the presence of some militants in the village, the joint team of Army’s 29 […]