J&K Bank Chairman visits Haj House, interacts with pilgrims
Srinagar : J&K Bank Chairman and Managing Director, Rajesh Kumar Chhibber along with the bank’s senior management team today visited Hajj House here at Bemina Srinagar and interacted with the Hajj pilgrims, wishing them a safe and satisfying journey. Executive Officer J&K State Hajj Committee, Dr Abdul Salam, Hajj Officer, Mohammad Maqbool and senior officials […]
No additional deployment of forces being done: ADGP Muneer Khan
Srinagar : Appealing people not to give ear to rumours, Additional Director General Police (ADGP) Law and Order Muneer Khan Saturday said 100 companies of paramilitary forces will replace those personnel of training companies, who are deployed on various duties since last year starting from Urban Local Bodies elections. “Around 200 training companies are presently […]
Kashmir is a political problem which cannot be solved by military means: Mehbooba
Agencies Srinagar : Reacting to Centre’s decision to deploy additional 100 companies of security forces in the Kashmir valley, former chief minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir is a political problem which cannot be solved by military means. The decision of deployment of […]
Srinagar-Leh highway to remain closed today for necessary repairs
Srinagar : The Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road stretch of Srinagar-Leh highway will remain closed for traffic movement today for necessary repairs, reads an order issued by administration. “In view of the recent cloudburst at Zojila and damage to the road thereof, this department is undertaking the maintenance works to reconnect the road which will mainly include blasting […]
Suicide blast kills 3 in Afghanistan
Agencies Kabul : An Afghan official says at least three police officers were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a district police headquarters in eastern Ghazni province. Ahmad Khan Serat, provincial police chief’s spokesman, says the explosion on Saturday morning in the Ab Band district also wounded 12 policemen. He says the Taliban, who […]
Top Pakistani JeM militant, associate killed in encounter in Shopian : Police
Agencies Srinagar : Top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Munna Lahori from Pakistan was killed on Saturday along with his local associate in an encounter with forces south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. He was responsible for a series of civilian killings in Kashmir, they said. Lahori, also known as Bihari, had been used by the JeM for […]
Mother Killed,Son Injured As Landslide Hits Residential House In Doda
Doda : A landslide hit a residential house in Doda district on Saturday, killing a woman while her son was seriously injured, official sources said. They said at least 25 sheep also perished in the incident which occurred in Baggar area of Tehsil Assar in the mountainous district at around 6 a.m. Sources told GNS […]
Army soldier Killed in Cross-LoC Firing In Kupwara
Srinagar : An army soldier was killed in cross-border firing in Machil sector of frontier Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Saturday.Official sources told GNS that Pakistani forces attacked the army’s posts in Machil sectors today morning.A police officer while confirming it said that the Pakistani army opened unprovoked fire upon the Indian Army posts […]
Two militants killed in Shopian gunfight
SRINAGAR — Two militants have been killed in a gunfight with state forces in Bonbazaar area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Bonbazar area of Shopian state forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police official said. He said the search operation turned […]
China backs Trump’s offer to mediate Kashmir issue
Agencies China has said it supports US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between Pakistan and India in the Kashmir issue. In his offer, which was made during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s trip the US, Trump said India had also approached him to mediate between the two countries. India has since denied ever approaching the […]
