MAKKAH — Sheikh Juhany condemns the insulting statements against Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم during today’s Jumu’ah Khutbah in Masjid Al Haram, Makkah Khateeb Sheikh Juhany: “Insulting the prophets and messengers is a crime and it must be condemned according to Allah’s law” Khateeb Sheikh Juhany: “Criminal attempts to offend the Messenger of Allah صلى […]
SRINAGAR — Parts of Srinagar observed a shutdown on Friday over the controversial remarks made by two now-sacked BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad, officials said. Most of the shops and business establishments were shut in old city areas, popularly known as downtown Srinagar, and in and around the Lal Chowk city centre, they said. However, […]
SRINAGAR — A soldier was killed in an accidental grenade blast in the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara, official sources said. They said a grenade exploded accidentally when the victim Signal-Man identified as Bharat Yaduwanshi was on sentry duty at Gonipora Gugtiyal Camp in Kupwara. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the injured […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was inclement in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain, thundershowers towards the afternoon on Friday. “Partly cloudy sky with light rain/thundershowers is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had […]
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday condemned remarks by Indian ruling party officials about the Prophet Mohammed that have sparked an uproar in Muslim countries. “We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemns those comments,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told […]
JAMMU — An anti-tank mine was detected during some construction work near the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Thursday. The mine, which was found buried by the Border Security Force (BSF), was later safely defused by experts of the bomb disposal squad, the officials said. They […]
ANANTNAG — Two militants affiliated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Hangalgund area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Hangalgund […]
JAMMU — Army aspirants on Thursday staged a protest here against the Agnipath scheme to recruit jawans on a contractual basis for a four-year-period followed by compulsory retirement for most without gratuity and pension benefits. Most of these aspirants have cleared their medical and physical tests for their recruitment in the army last year and […]
SRINAGAR — The State Level Coordinator, Oil Industry Jammu and Kashmir (OIJK) today reiterated that there is no shortage of Petroleum products across Jammu and Kashmir. A statement issued by Anjani Kumar, State Level Coordinator, Oil Industry Jammu and Kashmir in this regard reads, “This is to confirm that there is no shortage of Petroleum […]
KULGAM — At least eight paramilitary CRPF personnel and a civilian were injured when two vehicles turned turtle after collision at Nehama area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, officials said. An official said that CRPF vehicle bearing registration (HR55AE-2071) collided with an auto bearing registeration number (JK18C-8341), resulting in injuries to eight CRPF […]