China lashes out at US over bill promoting Taiwan ties
Beijing: China lodged an official protest with the United States today, saying it was “strongly dissatisfied” after the US Senate passed a bill promoting relations with self-governing Taiwan. The US Senate passed the Taiwan Travel Act, intended to encourage visits between the United States and Taiwan “at all levels”, by unanimous consent on Wednesday, following […]
Man dies in avalanche in Bandipora
Srinagar: A 25-year-old man died and another was injured in an avalanche in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. An avalanche yesterday struck Hassangam-Malangam area in Tulail area of Bandipora district, resulting in injuries to two persons, a police official said. The injured persons were shifted to sub district hospital at Tulail […]
Two army men injured as cross-border shelling rages in Mankote sector
Poonch: Two army soldiers were injured in cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) at Mankote sector of border district Poonch in Jammu region on Thursday. An army spokesman said that Pakistani army violated ceasefire and opened fire upon army’s 5 Mahar posts at Mankote sector of Mendhar today since morning. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked […]
Lolab avalanche: Bodies of 3 hunters found
Srinagar: Bodies of three persons who went missing six days ago after being swept away by an avalanche at Lashkote area- the top forest area of Dardpora Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district were recovered today. Sub Divisional Magistrate Lolab Ahmad Hussain Bhat said that bodies of Altaf Ahmad Mir son of Bashir Ahmad Mir, […]
Youth should associate with humanitarian aspects of Islam: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India’s youth should associate themselves with the humanitarian aspects of Islam and be able to use modern technology at the same time. Every religion promotes human values, the prime minister said in his address at a conference on ‘Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding & Moderation’, where Jordan’s King […]
PNB fraud: ED attaches Rs 1,217 cr assets of Mehul Choksi group
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said it has attached 41 properties, valued at over Rs 1,200 crore, in connection with its money laundering probe in the PNB scam against Gitanjali Gems and its promoter Mehul Choksi. The central probe agency issued a provisional order for attachment under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act […]
India, Pak trade fire along LoC in Mendhar
Jammu: India and Pakistan armies on Thursday exchanged heavy fire along the Line of Control in Balakote and Mankote sectors of Mendhar. A defence official said that the Pakistan army shelled the forward Indian posts in Mendhar early morning today prompting retaliation from rthe Indian army. The exchange of fire was going on when the […]
Hajin gunfight: Police version
“Pursuing credible leads a foreign militant of banned Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit was killed in an encounter at Hajin area of north Kashmir. A team of SFs including JK Police, 13 RR, and CRPF 45 cordoned at Shakoor Din Mohalla in Hajin Bandipora early this morning where exchange of firing took place between SFs and the hiding […]
Syria’s Ghouta enclave assault death toll tops 600: monitor
Beirut: The civilian death toll in Eastern Ghouta since Syria and its ally Russia intensified their bombardment of the rebel enclave on February 18 topped 600 today, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 147 of the 601 civilians killed, mostly in air strikes, were children. The rise in casualties came […]
Militant killed in Hajin gunfight; internet suspended
Hajjn: A militant has been killed in an encounter with government forces at Hajjin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday morning. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 13 RR and SOG Bandipora laid a siege to Sukur-din-Mohalla Hajin today wee hours following specific inputs about the presence of some militants. Soon after the joint […]
