07 injured in Baramulla road accident
Baramulla: At least seven persons including three women were injured in a road accident in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Reports said that half dozen persons were injured in a fatal road accident between a Mini-bus bearing registration number JK05-9875 and a Tata Sumo bearing registration number JK05B- 6970 near Pandith colony in North […]
After being ‘snubbed’, Justin Trudeau gets Modi hug
NEW DELHI: Five days after landing in India, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at his ceremonial welcome in Delhi’s Rashtrapati Bhavan. PM Modi greeted Mr Trudeau with his signature bear-hug and posed for photographs with his family, including his daughter Ella Grace, seen in a 2015 photo tweeted by Mr Modi […]
NIA takes up probe in Sunjwan Army Station attack
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday said that it has registered a case in connection with the militant attack on an army camp in Jammu, on the Home Ministry’s direction. “In compliance with the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) order, the NIA has re-registered a case in the Sunjwan Army camp terror attack case,” […]
Five-day death toll in Syria rebel enclave tops 400: monitor
Beirut: The death toll for five days of bombardment by the Syrian regime and its allies on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta passed the 400 mark today, a monitor said. “Five days of air strikes and intense artillery fire by the regime and its Russian ally have killed 403 civilians, including 95 children,” the […]
Trump not satisfied with progress in Pak: White House
Washington: US President Donald Trump is “not satisfied” with the progress made by Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, the White House said today. The White House also said that for the first time, the US is holding Pakistan accountable for its actions. “I know that we have restored some clarity in our relationship with […]
Justice for Aasifa: JRL demands capital punishment for accused
Srinagar: Decrying ‘communalization’ over the rape-and-murder of eight-year-old Kathua girl, Aasifa Bano, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Thursday demanded that the accused involved in the case should be hanged till death. The JLR comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik while addressing media persons said that the government is dividing the […]
Omar fires salvo at CM
Jammu: A day after Dr Jitendra Rana, Minister in Prime Minister’s Office said that there is no harm in handing over Kathua rape and murder case to CBI, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that if Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister agrees to hand the case over to the CBI it will be another installment in […]
BJP leaders shielding culprits, says Civil Society group
Srinagar: Several protests were held in Kashmir against the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Kuthua girl. A civil society group held a protest at Srinagar’s Pratap Park against the incident. Professor Hameeda Nayeem, who was one of the participants claimed that Muslims were being “harassed” in Jammu. “The culprits should be given strict punishment […]
Army commando injured in gunfight with militants
Srinagar: An Army commando was injured in a gunfight with militants, who managed to escape, in Bandipora district, sources said. Security forces launched a counter-insurgency operation in the Hajin area of Bandipora this morning following information about the presence of four militants there, the sources As the troops were laying a cordon in the area, […]
Indo-Pak armies exchange fire along LoC
Srinagar: India and Pakistan armies on Thursday exchanged heavy fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri Sector. The Pakistani troops opened unprovoked firing at Indian posts in the Hajipeer area of the Uri sector in Baramulla district this morning, an official said. He said Indian soldiers are retaliating the aggression from […]
