Encounter rages in Tral village
(Kar Irshad) Tral: An encounter has started between government forces and holed up militants in south Kashmir’s Tral area on Thursday morning, reports said. Sources said that government forces comprising of men from 42RR, SOG Tral and CRPF cordoned off Gulshanpora village in Tral after specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. […]
Trump wants India, Russia, Pak to fight Taliban in Afghanistan
Washington, Jan 3 (PTI) Expressing dissatisfaction over New Delhi’s decades-old role in the Afghanistan peace process, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wants the regional countries, including India, Russia and Pakistan to fight the Taliban in the war-torn country. In his first Cabinet meeting of the year, the US President also reffered to […]
JeM sends Afghan war veteran to Kashmir to ‘avenge’ killing of Masood Azhar’s nephews
New Delhi: Security forces have launched a manhunt across Kashmir to track down an Afghan war veteran, Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, who is believed to have infiltrated into the state from Pakistan last month. Top sources in the security establishment told ‘ThePrint’ that Ghazi has been handpicked by Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar to avenge the […]
Togadia to launch political party, says BJP failed and people need an alternative
Jodhpur (PTI) International Hindu Parishad president Pravin Togadia said he would launch a political party in a month’s time and rope in candidates for almost all the seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. He said the preparations for floating the party had already been initiated, adding that he would soon announce the name of the […]
Want good relations with Pakistan but they house the enemy: Donald Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants a “great relationship” with Pakistan and is looking forward to meeting the new leadership in that country. Trump told his Cabinet colleagues in the same meeting that he has ended USD 1.3 billion in aid to Pakistan because “this South Asian country houses enemies”. The US […]
5 J&K govt employees suspended
Jammu, Jan 2 (PTI) Five government employees of Jammu and Kashmir’s rural development department were suspended for dereliction of duty as they failed to maintain office records. Two junior engineers and three village level workers (VLWs) of the rural development department (RDD) were suspended by director Rehana Batol for failure to maintain records and official files […]
Crime Branch issues advisory for overseas job seekers
Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir Wednesday issues advisory for overseas job seekers in view of reports of illegal job consulting agencies functioning in the Valley. A spokesperson of CB said that unauthorized and illegal manpower job consulting agencies have been established in nook and corner of Kashmir who operate without holding valid licenses from the MOIA […]
Admin issues avalanche warning
Srinagar: As per the communication of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, there is a danger of avalanches from January 02, 2019 (1700 hrs) to 3rd January 2019 (1700 hrs) in avalanche prone areas of Bandipora, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Leh and Kargil districts of Kashmir Division. The Deputy Commissioners of the concerned districts have been asked […]
One dead, 5 hurt after they slip from overspeeding train in Jammu
Jammu: A man died and five others were injured after they fell from an alleged over speeding train near Jammu Railway Station here, officials said Wednesday. “On Tuesday, some passengers slipped from the special Delhi-bound train from Udhampur after the negligent driver started moving the train fast near Jammu Railway Station,” Railway Police officials said. The […]