Russia is irresponsible force of instability in world: Tillerson
Washington: Russia is an irresponsible force of instability in the world , US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said today as he slammed the country over its alleged involvement in a nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in the UK. Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, […]
Kokernag shuts against killing of local militant
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district to mourn the killing of a local militant in a gunfight with forces at Hakura Anantnag yesterday. All shops, schools and other business establishments are closed in Kokernag tehsil. Pertinently, three militants including Syed Owais of Vailoo area of Kokernag […]
IndiGo cancels 47 flights after DGCA grounds planes with faulty engines
Mumbai: Budget carrier IndiGo has cancelled as many as 47 flights today after the country’s aviation regulator DGCA grounded its eight A320Neo planes with faulty Pratt & Whitney engines, along with three such aircraft of GoAir. IndiGo has cancelled 47 flights across its domestic network on March 13, the airline announced on its website. The […]
UP woman, daughter write to Prez for passive euthanasia
Kanpur: A woman and her 33-year-old daughter, suffering from muscular dystrophy, have written to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking permission for passive euthanasia. Shashi Mishra (59) and her daughter Anamika Mishra, hailing from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, have written letters to the President with their plea. City magistrate Raj Narayan Pandey said, “The letters have […]
CASO in Saloosa Kreeri village in north Kashmir
Baramulla: Government forces on Tuesday launched a Cordon and Search operation at Astaan Mohalla Saloosa Kreeri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla District. Official sources said that a CASO was launched jointly by Army, police and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants in the area. Door to Door searches in the area were on […]
‘Barking up the wrong tree’ remark bites Drabu as Mufti axes him
Srinagar: State’s Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, one of the architects of the PDP-BJP alliance in the state, was unceremoniously removed from the council of ministers by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday over his remarks that the Kashmir issue was not a political one, officials said. The chief minister, who returned from the national capital […]
Governor approves PDP’s decision
Jammu: Governor NN Vohra on Monday approved the PDP’s proposal of terminating Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu from the council of ministers. Drabu, was sacked by his PDP over his controversial remarks that ‘Kashmir was not a political but a social issue’. Authoritative sources in the Raj Bhavan said that the Governor has approved government’s decision […]
Encounter in Hakura village leaves three militants dead
Srinagar: Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Monday, the army said. An anti-militancy operation was launched in Hakura area of Anantnag district late last night following information about the presence of militants in the area, an army official said. He said three militants were […]
They ‘lived together and they died jointly’
Anantnag/Srinagar: Sabzar Ahmad @ Syed Owaise and Mohammad Ahsan @Eesa Fazili, the two local militants who studied together and perused engineering from a Rajouri University on Monday died in-concert during an encounter in south Kashmir’s Hakura village. Thousands of people later bid adieu to the two local militants who were killed in a quick […]
PDP-BJP workers clash in Jammu, 5 injured
Jammu: Five people were injured during a clash between PDP and BJP workers at an agitation in Rajouri for a separate Nowshera district, officials said Monday. The BJP and PDP are allies in the Mebooba Mufti government. “Five people were reportedly injured in an assault by some people in Nowshera belt (Rajouri district),” a senior […]
