1993 Mumbai blasts case: Special court convicts six, acquits one
Agencies MUMBAI: Twenty-four years after 12 blasts rocked the city killing 257 and leaving 713 grievously injured, a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court on Friday convicted six, including Abu Salem and Mustafa Dossa. In the dock is a second batch of accused, tried by special judge Govind A Sanap, after the […]
Pakistan cricket team accused of match-fixing by Aamer Sohail?
Aamer Sohail, the former Pakistan skipper, has indirectly accused the Pakistan cricket team of match-fixing after the team entered the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 following their win over England in Cardiff. The match-fixing scandal has apparently come back to haunt the Pakistan cricket team. Former skipper Aameer Sohail has indirectly accused the […]
Complete shutdown called for tomorrow by joint resistance.
The joint resistance leadership has called for complete shutdown tomorrow against the killings of two civilians in firing by government forces. Two civilians were killed after forces opened fire on protesters in Rangreth and Arwani area of Srinagar and Anantnag respectively. Naseer Ahmad of Ashtengoo Bandipora was killed after SSB troopers opened fire to disperse […]
Pakistan ‘turnaround’ impresses Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli paid tribute to Pakistan’s “magnificent turnaround” after his Champions Trophy title-holders booked a place in the final against their arch-rivals. Kohli’s men overwhelmed Bangladesh by nine wickets at Edgbaston on Thursday, a day after Pakistan had seen off England by eight wickets in an almost as lopsided semi-final at Cardiff. India […]
Wreath laying cermony of Shahzad held at DPL.
A wreath laying ceremony was held today for a policeman killed in last night militant attack in Hyderpora area of Srinagar. Constable Shahzad Dilawar Sofi of Ashtengoo village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district was killed and another policeman injured after car-borne militants attacked them near J&K Bank in Hyderpora last night. A wreath laying ceremony […]
Russia claims its air strike last month killed Baghdadi
The Russian army said on Friday that one of its air strikes in Syria last month may have killed Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, an information, the defence ministry said, it was checking. The air strike was carried out near the city of Raqqa and it hit IS leaders, the Russian military said. The […]
Two injured in Army firing at Bandipora
According to reports two people were injured in Army firing at Chak Reshipora Bandipore. Army fired upon a Maruti vehicle which didn’t stop at Naka injuring two persons. identity being ascertained.
Train Services Suspended amid Arwani Encounter
Train services between Srinagar and Banihal was on Friday suspended for security reasons following encounter between militants and forces in southern part of Kashmir’s Kulgam district. However, train service on Srinagar-Badgam in the central Kashmir to Baramulla in northern Kashmir was running as per schedule, officials said. They said all trains running on Srinagar-Banihal […]
HM directs officials to avoid Burhan Wani’s name in communications.
The union home ministry has directed its division and security agencies not to mention Burhan Wani’s name in any written communication, including RTI queries, to avoid any trouble ahead of first anniversary of his killing. Burhan along with two other militants were killed in an operation by security forces on July 8, 2016, in Kashmir’s […]
High speed internet services suspended in valley.
Government again on Friday suspended 3G and 4G internet services in Kashmir valley. The fresh suspension comes in view of the Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Arwani village of Kulgam district in southern Kashmir. At least three militants are believed to be trapped in the village. Locals have resorted to massive stone pelting in […]
