Curb ISIS with iron hand in JK: BJP
Jammu: Condemning the killing of 39 Indians by ISIS in Iraq, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP today said the emergence of the group in Kashmir needs to be curbed with iron hand. Speaking with mediapersons, BJP’s state spokesperson Anil Gupta said the disclosure that a youth from Telangana who was recently killed […]
KEG remembers Maqbool Sahil
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) today held a condolence meeting wherein rich tributes were paid to renowned writer, photojournalist, poet and author, Maqbool Sahil, who passed away on Tuesday due to a massive heart attack. “While praying for the eternal peace of the departed soul, it was decided that as a token of respect to […]
2 cops, soldier killed in ongoing Kupwara gunfight
Srinagar: Two policemen and one soldier were killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and army at Check Fatehkhan, Halmatpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. Official sources said that in the ongoing encounter two Jammu and Kashmir policemen and an army man were killed. “Search operation is still on,” police said. While […]
Woman dies after birth control operation in Samba
Jammu: A 28-year-old woman died after undergoing tubectomy at a state-run hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, following which a probe has been ordered, an official said today. Seema Devi underwent the operation at a special camp for family planning at Vijaypur Government Hospital yesterday, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Samba, Rajinder Sambyal said. The […]
36-year-old woman falls from a hill-top, dies
Jammu: A 36-year old woman slipped from a hill-top and rolled down several feet resulting in her death in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said. Kallo Devi, wife of Shubha Ram, feel from a height in Salal belt area last evening, a police officer said. She died on the spot, he said adding the […]
India, Pak resort to cross firing, shelling along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged shelling and small arms firing across LoC in Balakote sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir late last night, the police officials said today. “In its unprovoked shelling, it targeted forward posts and civilian areas along LoC in Balakote sector, following which the Indian Army hit […]
Anti-encroachment drive: Notices issued to 352 establishments in Rajouri
Jammu: Authorities Wednesday issued notices to 352 establishments within the municipal limits for removal of encroachments on roads and public spaces in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Reviewing its anti-encroachment drive and restoration of essential services and proposals for upgrading infrastructure in urban areas, Additional District Development Commissioner A S Chib and the administrator […]
Suicide bomber kills 26 as Afghans celebrate new year
Kabul: An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has struck on the road to a Shiite shrine in the capital, killing at least 26 people as Afghans celebrated the Persian new year. Nasrat Rahimi, the deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, says another 18 people were wounded in Wednesday’s attack. He says the attacker was […]
Dr MI Parray reappointed as director EDI
Srinagar: Government on Tuesday re-appointed Dr. M I Parray as Director Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) for a period of five years. According to a government order No. 91-IND of 2018 Dated 20-03-2018 Dr. M I Parray has been re-appointed as director JK Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) for a period of 5 years […]
Suicide bomber kills eight in Kabul attack: Officials
Kabul: A suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul today, killing at least eight people, officials said, as Afghans celebrate the Persian new year holiday. Another 20 people were wounded in the blast, health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh told AFP. The interior ministry said a suicide attacker on foot had detonated himself in front of […]
