Admin gears up for counting of votes in JK
Srinagar: The administration has made elaborate security arrangements for counting of votes for six Lok Sabha seats in Srinagar. Security personnel including central reserve police forces (CRPF) and state police will be deployed in all the counting centres for ensuring smooth and violence-free counting. “There will be a three tier security cordon in the vicinity […]
Bandipora rape case: Charge sheet will be filed soon, says Police
SLSA releases compensation for victim
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will “soon” file a charge sheet in the Bandipora rape case, officials said Wednesday. Tahir Ahmad Mir was arrested for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. “Police will file the chargesheet in the competent court of law against the accused person soon,” a police official […]
Two Hizb militants killed in Kulgam encounter
Srinagar: Two militants were killed Wednesday in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, police said. An official said that a joint team of forces including army’s 34 RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off Gopalpora area after having credible input about presence of some militants in the area. As the joint […]
SCO meet: Pulwama, Lanka attacks made us more determined to fight terror, says Sushma

Bishkek: India on Wednesday said the ghastly bombings in Sri Lanka at a time when the wounds of the Pulwama terror attack were still raw in people’s mind has made it more determined to resolutely fight against the menace. Addressing the meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers here in the Kyrgyz capital, […]
For peace in S Asia conflict resolution a must: Qureshi

Bishkek: Pakistan has delivered a “message of peace” by opening the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims from India, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Wednesday as he underlined the importance of “conflict resolution” for peace and stability in South Asia. Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting here in the Kyrgyz capital, […]
Swaraj, Qureshi sit next to each other at SCO meeting
Bishkek: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi Wednesday sat next to each other during a multilateral meeting here of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, amid strained ties between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Swaraj and Qureshi attended the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation […]
Want President’s rule to end in JK: Guv Malik
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday said his administration wants the President’s Rule to end in the state at the earliest but the final call on the timing of assembly elections will be taken by the Election Commission. Asked if some officials within his administration were not keen on transfer of power to an elected […]
Indian, Chinese armies hold border meet in Ladakh
Srinagar: Indian and Chinese armies held a border personnel meeting in eastern Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. The Indian delegation was led by Major General Arvind Kapoor from the Fire and Fury Corps, while the Chinese delegation was led by Senior Colonel Gan Wei Han, said Colonel Rajesh […]
Soldier killed, 7 others injured in blast along LoC: Officials
Jammu: An Army man was killed and seven others were injured in a blast during a “training activity” along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. “On Wednesday at 0915 hours, during a training activity on a military post in Mendhar sector, one soldier was critically injured and later succumbed […]
PaK, Russia join hands to prevent military confrontation in outer space
Bishkek/Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia Wednesday voiced concern over the weaponisation of the outer space and vowed to prevent it from becoming an arena for military confrontation, nearly two months after India shot down one of its satellites in space with an anti-satellite missile. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov […]