Sopore returns to normalcy after three days
Srinagar Life returned to routine in Sopore and its outskirts on Tuesday the after a three-day shutdown to mourn the killings of three local militants in a gunfight with forces. Reports said that all shops, business establishments, petrol pumps, government offices and banks reopened today while public transport also plied on roads. While Boys Degree […]
Hajin shuts for 4th consecutive day against militant killings
A complete shutdown is being observed in Hajin town of Bandipora district in northern part of Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day against the killing of a local LeT militant. All shops and other business establishments are closed while traffic is off the roads on fourth consecutive day against the killing of Abid Hamid Mir, […]
Geelani’s sons arrive at NIA headquarters in Delhi for questioning
Srinagar Nayeem Geelani and Naseem Geelani, sons of Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani, on Tuesday arrived at the NIA headquarters for questioning in alleged funding case. Naeem Geelani, the elder son of Hurriyat chairman, had undergone cardiac surgery in 2009 and was admitted in Srinagar’s SKIMS hospital on Sunday after he complained of chest […]
Army jawan critically wounded in uri sector
Latest news from the Uri sector suggest that heavy shelling was going on between indian and Pakistani troops in this sector on monday evening. Reports said that one army jawan identified as Narienra Singh was critically wounded when he was hit by a bullet from across the border in Uri sector. Police said that he […]
Five infiltrators killed in Machil claims army
Army and security forces have claimed that they are foiled major infiltration bid in Machil sector and killed five infiltrators. They further said that heavy arms and ammunition was recovered from them.More details are awaited.
North Korea ready to teach U.S. ‘severe lesson’, says U.N. abused its authority
August 2017 MANILA (Reuters) – North Korea is ready to give the United States a “severe lesson” with its strategic nuclear force if it takes military action against it, and will not put its nuclear programme or its missiles on the negotiating table, it said in a statement to a regional meeting on Monday. In […]
5 TMC MLAs join BJP; party flag flutters in unconquered state
August 07, 2017 Trinamool Congress MLAs from Tripura Sudip Roy Barman, Ashish Kumar Saha, Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, Biswa Bandhu Sen, Pranjit Singh Roy and Dilip Sarkar have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed that the TMC and Congress MLAs are joining the saffron party, adding that Tripura will be headed […]
IT, teck stocks drag Indian equities lower
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Despite positive global cues, the Indian equity markets provisionally closed on a flat-to-negative note on Monday as investors booked profits. Heavy selling pressure was observed in IT, teck (technology, media and entertainment) and consumer durables stocks. At 3.30 p.m., the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) provisionally closed at […]
Withdraw from Doklam to avoid confrontation: PLA to India
August 07, 2017 Senior Col Li Li of the People’s Liberation Army may be thousands of kilometres away from Doklam but has a stern message for the Indian Army — withdraw from the Chinese territory to avoid confrontation. A visit by Indian journalists, sponsored by the Chinese government, on Monday turned into a propaganda exercise by […]
Iran ridicules US push for inspecting its military sites
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has mocked the U.S. push for inspections of the country’s military sites, calling it a “ridiculous dream that will never come true.” This comes after U.S. officials said last month that the Trump administration is pushing for inspections of suspicious Iranian military sites in a bid to test the strength […]
