Maharashtra: Sixteen persons, including 15 policemen, killed in Naxal blast
Agencies Mumbai: Sixteen persons, including 15 security personnel, were killed in an IED blast triggered by Naxals in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place when a Quick Response Team (QRT) of Gadchiroli police was on patrolling duty in a vehicle, an official said. The blast took place as the vehicle […]
Hurriyat (G) chairman Geelani discharged from hospital
Srinagar : Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has been discharged from SKIMS hospital where he was undergoing treatment after developing intestinal infection. Sources close to Geelani told KNO that doctors have discharged him and he has left for home. “He was admitted in the SKIMS following a complain of abdominal pain,” he said. […]
Decision on JeM chief Azhar likely today
Agencies United Nations : A decision on whether Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar will be listed as a global terrorist by the United Nations will be known Wednesday as the world body’s Sanctions Committee holds a crucial meeting, amid indications that China could lift its hold on the proposal to blacklist Azhar. The Council’s 1267 […]
Govt lifts civil traffic restrictions on Bla-Sgr highway
Srinagar : Earlier this month, the Government had imposed restrictions on civilian movement on the Highway (NH-44) connecting Jammu to Srinagar, in order to ensure adequate security to the movement of Forces’ Convoys while at the same time minimizing public inconvenience. “These restrictions became necessary following the large movement of forces on an unprecedented scale […]
Mughal road reopens for traffic after four months of closure
Srinagar : The historic Mughal road opened for one-way traffic on Wednesday after remaining closed for more than four months due to accumulation of heavy snow. A traffic police official said the traffic from Kashmir would be allowed to ply on the road. However, no vehicle shall be allowed to travel from the opposite direction, […]
Forces detain 19 youth from Pulwama villages
Srinagar : At least 19 youth were detained by the government forces during an overnight raid in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that forces on late last night raided Gudoora,Newa and Parigam villages of Pulwama town and detained at least nineteen persons. “These youth were detained for questioning in connection with the stone pelting […]
Two boys injured as shell goes off in Kulgam village
Srinagar : Two boys were injured in Dhamhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district after a littered shell exploded on Wednesday. Official sources told news agency GNS that the boys were fiddling with the explosive device when it went off at Dhamhal Hanjpora, causing minor injuries to both of them. The duo identified as Shahid (12) […]
Will Repeal PSA If NC Voted To Power: Omar
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that his party, National Conference (NC), was fighting the Lok Sabha elections for the protection of the state’s special status and not on developmental issues. Addressing a poll meeting in south Kashmir’s Shopian district today, the NC Vice President said: “Elections are generally […]
Drug peddler booked under PSA in Srinagar
Srinagar : Srinagar Police booked a “notorious” drug peddler from Downtown under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) as part of its drive to curb the menace of drug abuse in the city. Police said on Tuesday that it has lodged a notorious drug peddler named Gh Nabi Sheikh aka Nabbe Kalla, son of Habibullah […]
UP Shia Waqf Board Chairman threatens to commit suicide if Modi does not come back to power
Agencies Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi triggered yet another controversy on Tuesday, when he announced to self-immolate in front of the Ram temple at Ayodhya, if Narendra Modi did not become the Prime Minister of the country again. In a statement here, Rizvi said the fanatic Muslims were giving him life […]
