Cordon and search operation in Drabgam Pulwama
Pulwama: A Cordon and search operation has been launched by government forces on Friday evening in Drabgam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants 44 RR and Pulwama police jointly launched the search operation in Drabgam area of Pulwama district. Sources said that […]
As Kamran reaches home, people throng his residence
Srinagar: Kashmir photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, who was released on Wednesday after he was arrested on stone-pelting charges last year, today reached his home in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after a gap of six months. As soon as Kamran reached his home, the ecstatic relatives, neighbours and friends flocked his Pulwama residence. Pertinently, Kamran Yousuf, was […]
Geelani rejects IB official’s ‘dialogue offer’
Srinagar: Terming the proposed dialogue offer as a mere tactic to buy time, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has rejected talks with New Delhi. In a statement, a spokesman of the faction disclosed that on Thursday night an IB official proposed a dialogue between New Delhi and Syed Ali Geelani, however Geelani “refused […]
Thousands attend funeral prayers of slain militants in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Defying strict restrictions, thousands of people on Friday participated in funeral prayers of two slain militants who were killed in an encounter in Balhama Khonmoh that started yesterday after they attacked a policemen guarding a BJP leader Anwar Khan. Sources said that thousands of people started gathering in Nowdal Tral and Aghanzipora Awantipora, the […]
Youth arrested with grenade
Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a person along with a live grenade in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police spokesman said that today at about 1300 hours, a police party deployed for law and order duties on National Highway near Padgampora noticed a suspicious movement of a person who was subsequently asked […]
CM throws open Maharaja Hari Singh Park at Jammu
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today threw open the newly developed Maharaja Hari Singh Park on Tawi banks in the winter capital. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh was also present on the occasion. Spread over 43 kanals of land, the park has been developed at a cost of Rs. 4.72 crore
Rajputs hold anti-Mehbooba protests in Jammu
Jammu: Demanding holiday on the birthday of erstwhile Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, Rajputs Friday held protests against Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti when she came here to inaugurate a park in his name. Flanked by deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh, Mehbooba today inaugurated a newly set up Maharaja Hari Singh park, his sculpture, a library […]
Court orders Pak govt to explain JuD, charity ban
Lahore: The Lahore High Court today gave a deadline of 15 days to the Pakistan government to explain why Hafiz Saeed’s outfit Jammat-U-Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing had been banned and their accounts frozen. The court order came during a petition filed by Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Saeed yesterday, challenging a notification of the interior […]
Saudi warns it will pursue nuclear weapons if Iran does
Washington: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow suit — just days before he arrives in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump. “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt, if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we […]
No proposal under consideration to discontinue Rs 2,000 note: Govt
New Delhi: The government today categorically said there was no proposal to discontinue Rs 2,000 currency note, which was introduced post demonetisation in November 2016. The government also informed the Lok Sabha that it had decided to conduct field trials of plastic currency notes of Rs 10 in five cites. “There is no proposal under […]
