At least 5 killed as 3 blasts rock Kabul: official
At least five people were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing in Kabul, an official said, adding that two other blasts had also hit the Afghan capital. The bombing comes amid an increase in violence in Kabul and around Afghanistan, where the war is taking a continued toll even amid a US-led effort to make […]
Dhoni to join Army battalion in Kashmir from July 31-Aug 15
Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was awarded the honorary rank of a lieutenant colonel in 2011, will join his battalion in Jammu and Kashmir at the end of the month and carry out duties with the troops, official sources said on Thursday. Dhoni will be with the 106 Territorial Army battalion (Para) from July […]
Minor boy killed as incessant rainfall triggers flood like situation in Lolab
Kupwara, Jul 25 (KNS): A minor boy died on Thursday after the incessant rainfall triggered flood like situation in Lolab area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. According to the reports, the minor boy slipped to death in the Nallah when he was walking on its bank near his home. The boy has been identified as […]
Three Srinagar residents walk home after 24 long years of imprisonment
Agencies Srinagar: Three Srinagar residents booked in Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case were set free by the Rajasthan High Court found them innocent after serving 24 long years of imprisonment in Jaipur and Tihar jails. Eyes swelled with tears at their residences in Khanqa-e-Moula and Rainawari area with their relations and family members making bee […]
Let India-Pak focus on resolving Kashmir issue: Er Rasheed
Srinagar : Urging Delhi to understand the significance of resolving Kashmir issue, AIP president Er Rasheed has said that it is strange and horrible to see US President Donald Trump and Indian Government contradicting each other. In a statement issued today, Er Rasheed said that not only India and Pakistan but entire world community must […]
Administration busy trying to scare people: Omar
Srinagar : Reacting to reports that scrapping Article 35A is in the agenda of a high-level meeting scheduled after August 15 in Delhi, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said instead of reassuring people in the valley, large sections of the administration are busy trying to scare them to expect massive unrest and […]
Resettlement of KPs
State Governor Satya Pal Malik has recently promised the comeback of Kashmiri Pandits and said that very soon his administration will come with a clear cut policy for their rehabilitation. His statement has come close to the heels of recent meetings held by Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding Jammu and Kashmir State has asked […]
Illicit timber seized in Sopore, three smugglers arrested: Police
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three timber smugglers and seized illicit timber in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police spokesman in a statement said that acting on specific information Sopore Police headed by SDPO Rafiabad and SHO Police Station Panza under the supervision of SSP […]
UGC releases list of 23 fake universities, maximum in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi
Agencies New Delhi : The University Grants Commission on Tuesday (July 23) released a list of 23 fake universities currently operating across the country. The Commission said that the these 23 “self-styled, unrecognized institutions” are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act. UP has the highest number of such colleges, with eight of the 23 […]
Fresh batch of 2,723 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 2,723 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. An official said that 2,723 including women and sadhus, left Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu base camp for Baltal and Nunwan camps under unprecedented security arrangements for amaranth yatra. “Of these, 1,247 yatris are going to […]
