Two civilians injured in cross LoC firing in Rajouri
Srinagar : Two civilians were injured after armies of India and Pakistan resorted to cross border shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district. Reports said that the duo suffered bullet injuries at 2 am while they were sleeping inside their house in forward area of Kalal. The Injured were identified […]
DEO Bandipora suspends 6 employees for violation of MCC
Srinagar: The District Election Officer Bandipora has suspended six government officials in the north Kashmir district for violating model code of conduct. The officials include three teachers. The suspended employees include Abdul Raouf Shah (ReT zone Gurez), Istiyaq Zaibullah Lone (RRT zone Gurez), Tariq Ahmad Wani (Sr.Asstt. Agriculture Department SDAO Office Sumbal, Irshad Ahmad Mir (X-Ray Technician […]
83 forces personnel,58 militants, 21 civilians killed in last three months: JKCCS
Srinagar : Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) and Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) on Friday released a report for the first three months of 2019, revealing that 162 persons including civilians, forces personnel and militants were killed from Jan 01, 2019 to Mar 31, 2019. The report, a copy of which […]
Indian, Pakistani troops trade heavy fire on LoC
Agencies Jammu: Indian and Pakistani troops on Friday exchanged heavy gunfire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand said the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked shelling with mortars and firing with small arms from about 2.40 p.m. in the Nowshera sector. “The Indian Army […]
Highway ban will make life impossible in Kashmir: KEA
Srinagar : Stating that the ban on civilian movement on highway across Kashmir on Wednesdays and Sundays was inhuman, the Kashmir Economic Alliance Chairman Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan said life would be impossible on the two days and affect each and every individual. Khan, who also heads the (KTMF) Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation said […]
600 theatre personalities urge people to vote against ‘bigotry, hatred, and apathy’
Agencies Mumbai, More than 600 theatre personalities, including Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad and Usha Ganguli, have signed a letter asking people to “vote BJP and its allies” out of power, arguing that the idea of India and its constitution are under threat. The letter, which was issued Thursday evening in 12 languages on the […]
Hurriyat (G) leader booked under Public Safety Act
Srinagar : The government on Thursday booked a senior Hurriyat (G) leader under Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Hurriyat (G) senior leader and District President Bandipora Sheikh Danish Mushtaq, was arrested more than a fortnight ago and was today booked under the PSA vide order number DMB/37/2019. Official sources told GNS […]
2 army men injured in blast in north Kashmir’s Handwara
Srinagar: Two army men were injured in a mysterious blast inside an army camp at Lachampora area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. Official sources told a local news agency that a mysterious blast occurred inside the army’s 15 RR camp at Lachampora today in the afternoon. In the blast, […]
Kartarpur corridor: India says Pakistan yet to respond to clarifications it sought on its proposals
NewDelhi:-Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said on Thursday that Pakistan has not yet responded to the clarifications India had sought on some proposals it had put forward during a meeting between the two countries on the Kartarpur corridor on March 14. “We had issued a press statement when we postponed the second round […]
Hazlewood says tight Ashes schedule will force bowling rotation
SYDNEY: Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood has foreshadowed bowler rotations during this year’s Ashes series, saying the tight schedule will make it “near impossible” for the top quicks to play every Test. The team will face Joe Root’s England in five Tests in less than seven weeks, immediately after the one-day World Cup. Hazlewood said […]
