Kerala rain: 26 dead, red alert issued; CM says situation ‘very grim’
Kochi: The flood situation is turning grim in Kerala which has been witnessing incessant rain for the last few days. With downpour continuing unabated, two more shutters of the Cheruthoni Dam, part of the Idukki Reservoir, were opened on Friday as the water level touched 2,401 feet. A third red alert was issued after a […]
Triple Talaq bill not tabled in Rajya Sabha, deferred to next session
New Delhi: The bill making triple talaq or instant divorce a criminal offence was not taken up on the last day of the Monsoon Session of parliament due to lack of consensus. The bill will now be tabled during the Winter Session of the Parliament. “Triple talaq bill will not be taken up today because […]
Taliban fighters storm Afghanistan’s Ghazni
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters): Heavily armed Taliban fighters attacked Ghazni city in central Afghanistan early on Friday, burning police checkpoints, shelling houses and business areas and seizing control of parts of the city before being beaten back, officials said US attack helicopters and drone aircraft provided government forces with air support. But as smoke rose across […]
Boko Haram militants kill 17 Nigerian soldiers
KANO: At least 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a fresh Boko Haram attack on a military base in the country’s northeast, military sources told AFP Thursday, the third assault on three different bases in less than a month. On Wednesday evening, heavily armed jihadists riding in trucks stormed and looted weapons and vehicles from […]
Yemen rebels say Saudi coalition airstrike in north kills 50
SANA’A (YEMEN): ,Yemen’s stalemated, three-year war has killed over 10,000 people, badly damaged Yemen’s infrastructure and crippled its health system. An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shia rebels hit a bus driving in a busy market in northern Yemen on Thursday, killing least 50 people including children and wounding 77, Yemen’s rebel-run Al Masirah […]
*Why you killed my son, Give me proof he was an Informer:*
Kulgam, : The father of Kulgam youth who was tortured to death by unknown gunmen Thursday asked suspected militants to give him proof that his son was an ‘Informer’ and aided army in killing militants. Pertinently, unknown armed men abducted two youth from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. The gunmen tortured Mehraj Ahmed Dar […]
Governor visits Kulgam
Kulgam: Continuing with his public outreach programme and efforts to speed up all developmental works, Governor NN Vohra visited Kulgam today and made a first-hand appraisal of the security environment and the pace of development work in the district. While interacting with MLAs and MPs from the area, Governor sought their feedback regarding development issues […]
Northern army commander reviews security in valley
Srinagar, : The Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh arrived in Srinagar on a two day visit to the Kashmir Valley today. The visit is to review the prevailing security situation in the wake of recent counter infiltration and counter terrorist operations which led to elimination of many terrorists. Accompanied by the Chinar Corps […]
ADC Budgam conducts tour of Chrar-e-Sharif
BUDGAM, : Additional Deputy Commissioner Budgam Khursheed Ahmad Shah today toured Chrar-e-Sharief and its adjustment localities to have an on the spot assessment of pace and progress of the projects/schemes initiated under various schemes presently going on in the area. The ADC was accompanied by SDM Chadoora, CEO Doodpathri, Ex.En. R&B, PHE Chadoora, Ex. En. Floriculture, […]
PDP and BJP continue to be in a tactical alliance – Omar Abdullah
Chadoora, Budgam |: National Conference Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that there was no doubt left anymore that PDP and BJP continue to be in a tactical alliance despite BJP’s withdrawal of support to the PDP. The NC Vice President said this had against become clear when PDP’s two MPs in the […]
