India slams UNSC Sanctions Committees for ‘opacity’, ‘lack of accountability’
United Nations, Nov 11 (PTI) India has slammed the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committees, saying they are opaque and lack accountability and never inform the reason for not acceding to requests for sanctioning militants, in an apparent reference to China repeatedly blocking New Delhi’s bid to list Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global […]
Soldier killed in another sniper attack by Pak along LoC in Rajouri
Rajouri: An army soldier was killed in a sniper attack from across the border along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening. A police officer said that Pakistan army in “violation of ceasefire” attacked the army’s 24 Maratha Regiment near Raja Post along the border […]
Around 160 militants waiting at launch pads to infiltrate: Lt Gen Singh
Jammu: The militant infrastructure in Pakistan remains intact and around 160 militants are waiting across the Line of Control (LoC) to infiltrate into Indian territory, a senior Army officer said Sunday. Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh, who took over as the general officer commanding of the Nagrota-based White Knight Corps, commonly known as XVI Corps, also […]
Search on for missing truckers caught in landslide
Banihal (J&K): A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has joined an ongoing operation to locate three persons who are believed to have being buried alive following a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway last week, officials said on Sunday. The landslide struck the highway last Monday at Battery Cheshma in Ramban district […]
Authorities close Mughal road for three days owing to bad weather
Srinagar/ Poonch: In wake of bad weather conditions from November 12, the authorities ordered the closure of Mughal Road for vehicular traffic for three days from tomorrow. SSP Poonch Rajiv Panday said that in view of predictions of bad weather from tomorrow, the Mughal Road will remain closed for three days as precautionary measure. “We […]
Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO meets Governor
Jammu: Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS, Prime Minister’s Office, called on Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Governor and Dr. Singh discussed various important issues relating to the rapid growth and development of the State and matters relating to internal and external security management.
PTI to end poverty, make Pakistan a welfare state: Imran
GUJRAT: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that he wanted to transform Pakistan, the way China did, by steering nearly 700 million people out of poverty and making it a welfare state, like Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had wanted it to be, the Dawn reported. He was speaking at a public gathering […]
Snow, rain forecast in Himachal Pradesh as well
Shimla, Nov 11 (PTI) Snow and rain may occur at some places in Himachal Pradesh from November 11 to 14, the Meteorological department said Sunday. Western disturbance may lead to occurrence of light to moderate rainfall and snowfall at isolated to scattered places in the state during this period, Manmohan Singh, Director, Meteorological Centre, Shimla […]
Pakistan must do some soul searching on India’s legitimate concerns: Omar Abdullah
By Aditi Khanna London, Nov 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan government must to do some soul searching on India’s legitimate concerns to make way for a process of engagement on Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has said. The senior Kashmiri politician said that while a one-off summit-based approach is not the answer, […]
At least 61 killed in clashes in Yemen’s Hodeida
Hodeida, Nov 11 (AFP) At least 61 combatants have been killed in clashes in Yemen’s flashpoint Hodeida, medics and a military source said Sunday, and dozens of wounded were taken to hospitals outside the city. Medics in the Red Sea city reported 43 Huthi rebels and nine loyalists killed in clashes over the past 24 […]
