Rajnath arrives in Srinagar for two-day JK visit
Srinagar: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday arrived in Srinagar for a two-day visit to the state. The Home Minister, after reviewing law and order situation with the state Governor N.N.Vohra, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and senior officials of various state and Central departments, will take a call on whether the present suspension of operations […]
Geelani condemns killing of Pulwama youth at Tangdhar
Srinagar, Jun 06: Strongly condemning the killing of youth at Tangdaar by Indian forces, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani said that it is very unfortunate and blamed occupational forces for staging ‘fake encounters’. In a telephonic address to mourners, attending funerals of two youth from Pulwama, who were slain in ‘fake encounter’, Geelani […]
Kashmir 2006 sex scandal: Ex-DIG BSF, ex-DSP, 3 others awarded 10 years in jail
Srinagar : A special CBI court in Chandigarh on Wednesday awarded 10 years in jail to five persons, including a former DSP and a former DIG BSF, in the 2006 Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal, reported The Times of India. Those who have been held guilty are Mohammad Ashraf Mir (Ex-DSP, encounter specialist of J&K police), […]
KU postpones BG 3rd semester examination scheduled on June 7
The BG 3rd semester examination (backlog) scheduled to be held on June 7, 2018 (Thursday) is hereby postponed. Fresh date will be announced separately, later, a spokesman in a statement said. “Please note that all other examinations (PG as well as Professional) shall be held as per schedule,” the spokesman said.
Body of missing person recovered in Ganderbal
Srinagar: A dead body of a missing person was recovered from Nallah Sindh in Watalbagh area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday, police said. An official said that a mentally unsound person identified as Abdul Salam Bhat, 41, son of Late Ali Mohd Bhat, a resident of Yenhama Lar town of Ganderbal, was missing since […]
Afghan army post attack kills 6 soldiers
Kabul: An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked an army post in the western Badghis province, killing six soldiers and wounding seven. Abdul Aziz Beg, head of the provincial council, said the attack late yesterday set off a two-hour gunbattle, with the insurgents stealing ammunition and two army vehicles. No one immediately claimed responsibility […]
Gunmen kill 2 Iran border guards near frontier with Iraq
TEHRAN, — Iran’s official news agency says gunmen shot and killed two Iranian border guards near the border with Iraq. IRNA says the guards, both sergeant majors, died in a shootout late Tuesday near the border town of Sardasht. It was not immediately clear who was behind the shooting, but Kurdish separatists and Islamic extremists […]
Muslim groups will be absent as Donald Trump hosts Iftar dinner
As Donald Trump hosts his inaugural Iftar dinner as president on Wednesday to mark the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims in the nation’s capital will hold a counter event just steps away from the White House. The lack of enthusiasm among American Muslims over Trump’s unexpected decision to hold a White House Iftar underscores the […]
Prep for meeting with Kim going along well, says Trump
US President Donald Trump today said that preparations for the June 12 summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is moving along very well. The President’s statement comes a day after Singapore designated a special event area of the Sentosa island tourist resort for Tuesday’s historic summit, which is expected to be covered by […]
Will fight all elections solo, says Sena before meeting with Amit Shah
The Shiv Sena today questioned the BJP’s outreach programme after suffering defeats in bypolls and asserted it will fight all upcoming elections solo, attacking the party on a day its president Amit Shah meets Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Shah is in Mumbai today to meet Thackeray as part an effort to reach out to NDA […]
