Rajnath Singh lays wreath at Kargil War Memorial in Drass
Srinagar : Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Kargil War Memorial in at Dras in Ladakh on Saturday, said Srinagar based army spokesman in a statement. The spokesman said that he was accompanied by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, the Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat and the General Officer Commanding in Chief […]
Over 2.38 lakh perform Amarnath Yatra in 19 days
Agencies Jammu: Over 2.38 lakh pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra during the last 19 days as another batch of 4,094 yatris left Jammu on Saturday for the cave shrine in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Since the Yatra began on July 1, a total of 2,38,974 pilgrims had ‘darshan’ at the cave shrine. Police […]
Throat-slit body of 45-year-old man found in Kokernag
Srinagar: A man was found dead at at Shivhad Panzgam village of Kokernag area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official said the throat-slit body of Nizam Din Khan, son of Taj Mohd Khan, a resident of Choontwad Panzgam, was recovered today morning from Shivhad. The deceased was a farmer by profession, he […]
Mehbooba dissolves PDP’s Political Affairs Committee
Srinagar : President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday dissolved party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC). According to the party spokesman, the PAC will be reconstituted in near future.
PUF stages protest against Vikramaditya for insulting 1931 martyrs’
Srinagar, Jul 20: People’s united front carried out on Saturday a protest march in Srinagar against the remarks used by Grandson of Maharaja, Vikram Aditya Singh who had shamelessly called names against martyrs of 13th July 1931. Led by Er Rasheed protesters were holding play cards seeking the arrest of Vikram Aditya Singh and were […]
Batch of 4,094 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath cave in Kashmir
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 4094 yatris on Saturday left for the Amarnath cave in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The fleet of 171 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. However, for Pahalgam route, 1866 male, 389 females, nine children, 144 […]
India, Pak armies exchange fire along LoC in Poonch
Srinagar : The armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday morning exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control in Nowshera and Mendhar areas of Rajouri and a Poonch districts respectively. An army spokesperson said that Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire. He said Indian army is retaliating befittingly and there was no immediate report of […]
9 killed, 33 injured in blast outside Kabul University
Agencies Kabul : At least nine people were killed and 33 others injured after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near a gate of Kabul University here on Friday, officials said. The blast occurred around 7.10 a.m. (local time) near the southern gate of the university when a number of students gathered at the […]
ICC suspends Zimbabwe Cricket over ‘political interference’
Agencies LONDON: – International cricket chiefs on Thursday suspended Zimbabwe over a failure to keep the sport free from government interference, throwing into doubt their participation in qualifiers for the T20 World Cup. The decision means International Cricket Council funding to Zimbabwe Cricket will be frozen and representative teams from the country will not be […]
Tensions rise as US claims downing Iranian drone
Agencies Tensions in the Gulf region mounted Friday as Washington claimed an Iranian drone was destroyed after threatening an American naval vessel at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. It was believed to be the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents. The USS Boxer, an amphibious assault […]
