BARABANKI (UP) — A man was booked here for allegedly unfurling a green coloured ‘Islamic flag’ atop a madarsa on Republic Day, police on Thursday said. The incident happened here in Hussainabad village under Subeha Police Station area. “We received a complain that an Islamic flag was unfurled over Madrasa Ashraful Uloom Ima Imdadiya Sakeen […]
UNITED NATIONS — In a major development, Pakistan-based deputy leader of militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki has been designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations, subjecting him to an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. The UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee added 68-year-old Makki, the brother-in-law of […]
UNITED NATIONS — The 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of its four-year term ending in 2026. The development comes in the wake of the country’s brutal crackdown on protests calling for justice for […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has urged the government to create a conducive atmosphere in the Valley to enable the return of Kashmiri Pandits. “The government must release the salaries of Kashmiri Pandits and ensure security to enable their safe return,” The Tribune quoted Farooq Abdullah as having said. He was speaking at […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah said on Monday that they see a ray of hope in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. As the two leaders invoked Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary while praising Rahul Gandhi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Abdullah also urged the former Congress […]
SRINAGAR — PDP ex-state secretary youth and constuiency incharge Habba Kadal Arif Laigaroo alleged that following heavy snowfall on Monday, the area ended up as a stagnant pool of water as authorities have not cleared snow from the roads. Snow has not been cleared from the most of the roads in Habba Kadal and other […]
PULWAMA — Police on Monday said to have recovered a kidnapped minor girl from Keller area of Shopian district and arrested three accused persons involved in the commission of crime. According to statement by Pulwama Police, on 29/01/2023, Police Station Rajpora received a written complaint from a resident of Sonabanjer Khaigam stating that his daughter […]
SRINAGAR — Due to continuous snowfall in Kashmir valley, the Kashmir University and Cluster University has postponed all the examinations on (Tuesday) January 31, 2023. In view of continuous snowfall reported across Kashmir, all examinations of the University of Kashmir, scheduled to be held on Tuesday (January 31, 2023) are postponed. Fresh dates for the […]
SRINAGAR — Donning the Kashmiri traditional gown (pheran), Congress leader and Member Parliament (MP) Rahul Gandhi Monday said he was warned that he might be attacked in Kashmir but, people here did not give me hand grenades but hearts full of love. Amid snowfall in Srinagar, opposition party leaders joined Rahul Gandhi to mark the […]
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department (SED) has started verification of all the appointments made in 2009 and other years to ascertain the genuineness of the appointments made in the department. The move comes days after a teacher from Budgam district was terminated from services as he had managed his entry in the department on […]
ANANTNAG — A fruit vendor identified as Irfan Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat of Janglat Mandi Anantnag died after a chemist allegedly gave him a high dose injection. Quoting Irfan’s brother who as per news agency KNO alleged that Irfan went to a medical shop in the locality with throat irritation where chemist […]
RAMBAN — Three tourists from Uttar Pradesh who were stranded due to snowfall at Natha Top area of Patnitop in Ramban district were rescued by police on Monday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the distress call was received in Police Post Patnitop that some tourists were stuck in the snow near Natha […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have busted a militant hideout at Hafoo Nageenpora village in Awantipora town of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. Police said that hideout was busted and destroyed by it along with security forces at Hafoo Nageenpora village. Incriminating materials and other items were recovered from the […]
