800 militants killed in J&K between 2014-18: Centre
Agencies New Delhi: The security forces have killed 800 militants since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Centre told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Shripad Naik said 104 were killed in 2014, 97 in 2015, 140 […]
Rahul firm on resignation, says CWC should decide quickly on successor
Agencies New Delhi : Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he is no longer Congress president and the party’s working committee should meet immediately to decide on his successor. Gandhi told reporters he has already resigned and the Congress Working Committee should make the appointment soon. “I am no longer the Congress president. I have already resigned. […]
Two youth found dead in Anantnag
Srinagar : Two youth were found dead in a mysterious condition on Wednesday in Sherbag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Two bodies were recovered from a graveyard at Sherbagh, reported news agency GNS. A police official said that preliminary investigation suggests that the duo might have died due to overdose of drugs. He said […]
Fourth batch of 4,694 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave
Srinagar : A new batch of 4,694 pilgrims left Jammu for Kashmir on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. An official said that 4,694 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Jammu in an escorted convoy of vehicles and headed towards the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps, an official said. He said of these, […]
Our destiny is in our hands, not India: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur
Agencies London : Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur was left disappointed after India’s defeat to England in what was a must-win game for the hosts in the ongoing World Cup. On June 30, England defeated India by 31 runs and kept their hopes alive of making it to the semifinals. “How they (India) played, again […]
Six drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla, brown sugar recovered: Police
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday said it arrested six drug peddlers in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A huge quantity of brown sugar like substance was recovered from their possessions, a police spokesperson said, adding that they were on way to sell it to school children. The spokesperson identified […]
Protests at Congress office against Rahul Gandhi’s resignation
Agencies Congress leaders and workers staged a sit-in on Tuesday to cajole an unrelenting Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his decision to step down as party president. The day-long protest in the lawns of the Congress headquarters in Delhi also saw a party worker from Delhi climbing a tree to attempt suicide in a bid to […]
US designates Baloch militants in Pak as “terrorists”
Agencies The United States on Tuesday designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which is fighting Pakistani rule in Balochistan province, as a “terrorist organisation.” The group has carried out a number of terror attacks in Balochistan. Pakistan has already classified the outfit as a “terrorist organisation” and have been urging the US to do the […]
Amarnath yatra:Train services on Banihal-Qazigund section to be suspended from 10 am-3pm daily
Agencies Srinagar : Train services on Banihal-Qazigund rail section in Kashmir Valley will remain suspended from Wednesday for some duration daily till the completion of the annual Amarnath yatra, railway officials said. “Train service will remain suspended from 10 am to 3 pm from tomorrow till the completion of Amarnath yatra,” Chief Area Manager Northern […]
Girl found hanging in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Body of an 18-year old girl was recovered under mysterious conditions from an orchard at Batapora area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that the locals of the area spotted the body of the girl hanging in a nearby orchard and immediately informed concerned police station. A police team reached the spot […]
