Lightning, thunderstorm claim 19 lives in Bihar
Patna: At least 19 persons, including a number of women and children, were killed in incidents of lightning and thunderstorm in various parts of Bihar last night. The adjoining districts of Gaya and Aurangabad reported the maximum casualty i.e. five deaths each, a release issued by the state disaster management department said today. Other deaths […]
CPEC will not affect its stand on Kashmir issue, says China
Beijing: China on Tuesday refrained from making any direct comment on Pakistan’s latest move on exercising administrative authority on Gilgit-Baltistan, but said the CPEC, which traverses through the disputed region, will not affect its stand that the Kashmir issue should be resolved between India and Pakistan. Pakistan’s Cabinet on May 21 approved Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018 which […]
JRL meeting underway at Geelani’s residence
Joint Resistance Leadership of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday said that they were ready to join a dialogue on Kashmir, but demanded that New Delhi should end ambiguity first. Here is the statement the three leaders issued after holding a meeting at Hyderpora residence of Syed Ali Geelani. […]
Shopian Shuts to Remember Asiya, Neelofar on 9th Anniversary
A complete shutdown on Tuesday is being observed in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on the ninth anniversary of Asiya and Neelofar the victims of 2009 Shopian double rape and murder case. Joint Resistance Leadership – an amalgam of separatist outfits – has called for shutdown in the district against the twin deaths. All shops and […]
Pak Army orders inquiry into revelations made by ex-ISI chief; seeks his name on ECL
Islamabad :Pakistan’s powerful Army today ordered a Court of Inquiry into the revelations made by former ISI chief Lt Gen (retd.) Asad Durrani and approached the government to place his name on the Exit Control List (ECL) to prevent him from leaving the country. Durrani, who headed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from August 1990 […]
Forces allegedly vandalise houses after Shopian IED blast
The villagers of Sugan village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday said that the army’s 44 RR vandalized dozens of houses following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion that left three army men injured. Reports said that the forces ransacked several residential houses after the blast. One of the houses ransacked by the forces, […]
Gunmen loot cash from south Kashmir bank, decamp with rifle
Suspected militants on Monday looted an amount of 18,0000 and one 12 bore rifle from Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Mehand Sriugfwara village of south Kashmir’s Islamabad district. An official said that militants looted cash and a 12 bore rifle from Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Mehand Srinagufwara village of Islamabad. Meanwhile, police have started […]
Pakistan ‘rejects’ India’s protest against Gilgit-Baltistan order
Islamabad, Pakistan has “rejected” India’s protest against Islamabad’s move relating to administrative control over the Gilgit-Baltistan region, which is a part of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The “Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018” was approved by Pakistan’s Cabinet on May 21 and it was also endorsed by the Assembly for the region. Pakistan Prime Minister Khaqan Abbasi announced enforcement of […]
Karnataka Congress MLA Siddu Nyamgouda dies in road accident
The Congress MLA from Jamkhandi and former Union Minster, Siddu Nyamgouda, died in a road accident early morning on Monday. He was 68. The MLA was travelling in his car along with friends when it hit a divider in Kaladgi village around 5 a.m. Sources said that he had arrived from Delhi to Goa and was coming […]
Police seeks help to trace missing man
Anantnag police Monday sought help of the general public in tracing aged missing man. As reported by one Naseema Bano that her husband Mohammad Ramzan Ahanger son of Abdul Kareem Ahanger Resident of Changoo Verinag is missing from 25 May 2018. The missing person is a bit mentally disturbed. In this regard, a missing report […]
