UNSC condemns Taliban’s spring offensive announcement
Agencies United Nations : The UN Security Council has condemned the announcement by the Taliban of a spring offensive, saying it will only result in more unnecessary suffering and destruction for the Afghan people. In a press statement on the Taliban Offensive, members of the 15-nation Council said they recognised the Afghan […]
Kashmiri student’s body, who died in Bangladesh, reaches Anantnag
Agencies Srinagar : Body of a Kashmiri student, who died in Bangladesh, reached her native village on Monday, officials said. Body of Quaratul Ain, a resident of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, reached her native village on Monday where her last rites were performed, the officials said. They said Quaratul Ain, a fourth-year MBBS student, […]
Handwara youth booked under PSA, shifted to Kotbhalwal jail
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police booked a youth under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district and shifted him to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu. Identified as Aijaz Ahamd Bhat son of late Habibullah Bhat, a resident of Nihama Kralgund, a police official said that he was shifted to Kot Bhalwal […]
Traffic suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway due to landslide
Srinagar : Traffic was on Monday afternoon again suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway, which connects Kashmir valley with Jammu, due to a landslide. The civilian traffic was resumed on Monday after remaining suspended on Sunday to allow free and safe movement of security force convoy on Srinagar-Jammu national highway. However due to landslide the highway was […]
Mehbooba Mufti’s cavalcade pelted with stones in Anantnag village
Agencies Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti’s cavalcade was pelted with stones in Sirhama village of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Reports said Mufti was heading towards Bijbehara to attend a workers’ convention after paying obeisance at Khiram shrine when her cavalcade came under a barrage of stones at Sirhama. An […]
IMF likely to delay bailout package to Pakistan
Agencies The IMF’s bailout package to Pakistan could be delayed as both sides are still engaged in an intense conversation to finalise the agreement and the international lending body is seeking details of the CPEC project and a written guarantee from Islamabad that its assistance will not be used to repay loans to China, according […]
NIA issues second summon to Geelani’s elder son
Agencies Srinagar : Dr Naeem Geelani elder son of Hurriyat Conference (g) chairman Syed Ali Geelani, received second summon from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) asking him to attend the agency’s Delhi headquarters for questioning in a funding case. This is the second time in about a week that Dr Naeem has been summoned by […]
Army man dies of cardiac arrest in Poonch
Agencies Srinagar : An army man died due to cardiac arrest in Mandi area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A police official, according to news agency GNS, said that Havaldar Vijay Hokash of 40 RR suffered cardiac arrest at Sawjiyan in Mandi along LoC while he was on duty. He was immediately […]
Government assigns additional charges to four officers
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday assigned additional charges to four officers in the interest of the public. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, shall hold the charge of Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Information Department, in addition to his own duties. Rigzian Sarnpheal, Commissioner/Secretary to the […]
Forces launch CASO in Kulgam village
Srinagar : Government forces on Monday morning launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Rather Mohalla of Bugam village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said that the operation was launched by the army’s 9 RR, CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police in Bugam village of the district today morning. An official […]
