3 Nobel laureates blame Suu Kyi for Rohingya crisis
Dhaka: Three Nobel Peace laureates have accused Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the nation’s military of genocide for their role in violence that has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. The laureates, who are in Bangladesh to visit sprawling refugee camps, said at a news conference in Dhaka […]
Hajj airfare reduction: JK CM welcomes Centre’s decision
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today welcomed the Centre’s decision to slash airfare for Hajj pilgrimage this year. The reduction, announced by the Union Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi yesterday, will be applicable to passages on Air India, Saudi Airlines and Flynas, an air carrier based in Saudi Arabia, to Jeddah and […]
Sea of mourners as Sridevi cortege winds through Mumbai
Mumbai: Wrapped in tricolour, Indian cinema icon Sridevi on Wednesday began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. The body of the 54-year-old, who died in Dubai on Saturday, was […]
NC Delegation meets Governor
Jammu: A National Conference delegation led by its chief Farooq Abdullah today called on Governor N N Vohra in Jammu. The delegation comprised of Davendra Rana and other leaders discussed many issues related to the state with Governor.
DSP lynching: Govt appoints 2 special public prosecutors
Srinagar: The state government has appointed two Special Public Prosecutors to conduct the case involving alleged lynching of Deputy SP Ayub Pandith at the premises of Jamia Masjid here last year. “In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) of section 492 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989, the Government hereby appoint […]
Bootlegger arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar: Srinagar police has arrested a bootlegger and seized about 60 bottles of illicit liquor and his vehicle in Pantha Chowk area of the City. Acting on an specific information, a police party of Police Station Pantha Chowk under the supervision of SDPO Pantha Chowk intercepted a Marui Zen vehicle bearing registration number JK03 A […]
Srinagar police arrests 04 gamblers
Srinagar: Srinagar police has arrested four gamblers and recovered stake money of rupees 8340 from the gambling spot in Noorbagh area. Acting on a tip-off, a police party of Police Post Noorbagh led by In-charge PP Noorbagh Shri Ajaz Ahmad raided a gambling site at Cement bridge. During the raid 04 gamblers who were identified as […]
Ganderbal police solves kidnapping case within hours
Srinagar: Ganderbal Police has solved a kidnapping case of a girl in shortest possible time and arrested the accused involved in the crime. According to a press statement, Ganderbal police received a complaint from one person Muhammad Maqbool Dar that his daughter (name withheld) has been kidnapped by Muhammad Altaf Dar son of Muhammad Amin Dar […]
India, Pak trade fire along LoC in Rajouri, Jammu
Jammu: India and Pakistan armies on Wednesday exchanged heavy fire along the Line of Control in Sunderbani, Nowshera and Khour sectors of Rajouri and Jammu districts . A defence spokesman said: ”Increasing its arc of ceasefire violations, Pakistani troops have fired and shelled forward areas along the LoC in Sunderbani, Nowshera and Khour sectors of […]
Residential house gutted in Handwara blaze
Handwara: A residential house was gutted completely in a fire incident at Audoora Mawer village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday afternoon. Reports said that the house of Mohd Afzal was caught in mysterious fire and was gutted completely. The cause of fire was not known immediately, however, there was no human loss or […]
