Amarnath Yatra to remain suspended till August 4
Srinagar : In view of inclement weather conditions, shooting stones and landslides particularly in Jammu region, Yatra will remain suspended till August 4, Jammu and Kashmir govt said on Wednesday. India Meteorology Department has predicted heavy rainfall for next few days all over Jammu and Kashmir, which may cause landslides and shooting stones on highway […]
Chief Electoral Officer convenes election preparedness meeting on Friday
Srinagar : With elections all set to be conducted in October-November, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jammu and Kashmir has convened a meeting with all electoral officers in the state on August 2. In this connection a formal order has been issued by Deputy Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Srinagar, announcing that the CEO will hold […]
Triple Talaq bill: Omar, Mehbooba spar over PDP MPs’ abstention in RS
Agencies New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti entered into a war of words on twitter after Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers abstained during passing of Triple Talaq bill from Rajya Sabha. “Fail to understand the need to pass the triple talaq bill especially since the Supreme Court had […]
Husband kills wife in UP
Balrampur : A 32-year-old woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. According to the police, Haqiqul took his wife Razia to agricultural fields in Kohla village in the Harriya police station area of the district on Tuesday and killed her. After the body […]
SAC appoints principals of 6 GMC in J&K
Agencies Srinagar : The State Administrative Council (SAC) has sanctioned appointment of Principals for six Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu and Kashmir. An official on Wednesday said that the SAC, which met under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday night, accorded sanction to the appointment of Principals for GMC Srinagar and […]
Pak Summons Senior Indian Diplomat Over ‘Ceasefire Violations’
Agencies ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner and condemned the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which resulted in the death of a man. Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal, who is also the foreign ministry spokesman, summoned Gaurav Ahluwalia and “condemned the unprovoked […]
ED questions Farooq Abdullah in Chandigarh over J&K cricket scam
Agencies Chandigarh : National Conference leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah was grilled by Enforcement Directorate in Chandigarh over alleged irregularities in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. Last year India’s premier investigating agency CBI had filed a chargesheet against Farooq Abdullah, the then JKCA general secretary Muhammad Saleem Khan and […]
Militant hideout busted in Kupwara
Kupwara : Security forces busted a militant hideout in a forest area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district today and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, as official said. He said acting on a specific information, SOG Sogam and 28RR Army launched a joint search operation in a forest area in Lolab […]
Bus strikes roadside bomb in Afghanistan, 34 killed
Agencies A bus in western Afghanistan was hit by a roadside explosion on Wednesday that killed at least 34 passengers, including children, and injured 17, officials said. A major roadside landmine blast in Farah, western Afghanistan, bordering Iran, killed at least 34 people on Wednesday morning, an official confirmed. A passenger bus coming from the […]
Woman Hajj pilgrim from Kulgam dies in Madina
Agencies Kulgam : A Kashmiri woman on pilgrimage to Mecca has died in Madina in Saudi Arabia. Mariyam Akhter wife of Late Ghulam Rasool Wani of Kutbal village in Kulgam district passed away in Saudi Arabia yesterday, days after she and her son reached there for Hajj. Sources told KNO that she suffered a massive […]
