DHAKA — At least 51 people have died after a boat capsized in a northern Bangladesh district, a senior police officer said. S.M. Sirajul Huda, Superintendent of Panchagarh District Police, told Xinhua that 26 more bodies were retrieved from the Karatoya river in Bangladesh’s northern Panchagarh district, 468 km away from the capital Dhaka, on […]
ISLAMABAD — Two military personnel were killed when terrorists targeted security forces’ checkpost in South Waziristan district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said. The statement from the military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Monday that the troops responded promptly following the attack, adding that during an exchange […]
SRINAGAR — A militant, affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit was killed while as two civilians and an armyman were injured during the encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Batpora village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K […]
SRINAGAR — Despite being high in produce, Kashmir’s walnut is gasping for a breath and survival as intrusion of Californian walnut breed in Indian cities have cast a shadow on the Valley’s indigenous walnut produce and brought down its price. Other reason which has left the walnut growers of Kashmir worried is climate change, population […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will have its own “platform” to live-stream its proceedings and the use of YouTube for the purpose is temporary. A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said this when former BJP leader K N Govindacharya’s counsel argued that the copyright of apex court […]
ISLAMABAD — Six Pakistan Army officials, including two pilots, were killed in a helicopter crash in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Monday. The incident occurred near Khost in the Harnai area of the province on Sunday night during a flying mission, it said. All the “six personnel on board, including 2 pilots” were […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Monday said the stranding of fruit laden vehicles on Srinagar-Jammu highway will raise questions and “the onus of convincing fruit growers that nothing is deliberate lies on the government of the day”. Lone, in a series of tweets, said “the stranding of fruit laden vehicles in […]
HANDWARA — Two mid-day meal in-charges were suspended on Monday in Zone Langate of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, while action against the two head masters have been initiated, an official said on Monday. Chief Educational Officer (CEO) Kupwara, Abdul Hameed Fanni on a surprise visit to the schools including high school Phorupath and Guloora in […]
SRINAGAR — Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole on Monday said that by tonight all trucks stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway will be cleared and that there were natural reasons for halting of trucks on the highway. Talking to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, Pole said that all trucks including fruit-laden trucks will […]
BUDGAM — Authorities on Monday sealed Godwon as well shop of the arrested person after a person was seen in a video kneading flour dough with his feet in district Budgam. In a handout, the Budgam Police said that taking strong note of earlier viral video, today officers of Food Safety Department and officials of […]