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 […]
BRI to increase China’s strategic presence in Indian Ocean, says US top general
Washington: Aligning with India’s posture, a top American general on Wednesday said China’s access to Pakistan’s Gwadar Port has the potential to increase Beijing’s strategic presence in the Indian Ocean. General Joseph Votel, Commander of the US Central Command, said China was pursuing long-term, steady economic growth that bolsters its international influence and access to […]
Ban on hoardings on residential buildings, places of worship in Jammu
Jammu: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has imposed a ban on installation of hoardings on residential buildings, places of worships, hospitals, and educational institutions in the city. The JMC has seized 30 truck-loads of advertisement material during a drive in this regard. “The JMC has imposed ban on installation of hoardings on residential buildings, bridges, […]
Search operation launched inside DC office Pulwama
Pulwama: Government forces on Wednesday afternoon cordoned-off District Development Commissioner’s office in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district and launched a search operation. Sources said that DDC office was cordoned off and a search operation was launched following inputs about the presence of militants there. Official sources said that a joint team of forces including 55 Rashtriya […]
LPG cylinder explodes, 4 injured
Jammu: Four people were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in a house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district today, the police said. The explosion occurred around 9.10am at the house of Rakesh Thapa in Reasi town. The injured — Ramesh Kumar (36), Vikrant Mengi (43), Rakesh Singh (33) and Rashpal Singh (45) — have […]
US says India, Pakistan would have to sit and talk on border tension
Washington: India and Pakistan need to sit and talk about their ongoing border tension, the Trump Administration said today. “We think that both sides would certainly have to sit down and have talks about that,” State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters at her daily news conference. She was responding to a question on what […]
Taliban doesn’t seem to be ready for peace talks: US
Washington: The Taliban in Afghanistan does not seem to be ready for peace talks, the Trump administration said today, asserting that any such talks have to be “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned”. In a way, the Trump administration, ruled out direct talks with the Taliban, which was being sought by the terrorist outfit in a letter to […]
Don’t pay heed to ‘rumours’ about Hajin, says police
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that certain sections of media mostly on cyber platforms are carrying news related to Hajan in a manner which is not correct. “Such malicious campaign indicates designs of mischief mongers to exploit the situation, ” a police statement said. ”General Public is requested not to pay heed to such rumours, […]
7 soldiers injured in Handwara road mishap
Srinagar: At least seven army men including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in turned turtle at Langate area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday morning. Reports said that the vehicle part of army’s Quick Reaction Team (QRT) over turned near main Chowk Langate. In the […]
NIA registers case in fidayeen attack on CRPF centre in JK
New Delhi: The NIA has registered a case in connection with the fidayeen attack on a CRPF group centre at Awantipura in Jammu and Kashmir in which five CRPF personnel were killed. The case has been registered following a directive of the Home Ministry, an official release said. It was registered under various sections of […]
