NEW DELHI — The historic Jama Masjid had its finial broken and suffered other damage in a storm that was accompanied by heavy rains in Delhi on Monday evening. Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said that two people were injured by stones as they became loose and fell down from one of […]
JAMMU — A day after security forces shot down a drone carrying explosives, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday asked residents of Kathua district to inspect vehicles before turning them on. A North Korea-made drone sent from Pakistan with a payload of seven magnetic or sticky bombs and an equal number of under barrel […]
SRINAGAR — The University of Kashmir on Monday said that the request made by CBSE candidates who intend to apply for BA LLB entrance Examination at KU is under consideration of the University authorities. “Some CBSE students have approached the University authorities that they intend to apply for BA LLB Entrance Examination of the University […]
PULWAMA — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Rajpora village in Awantipora town of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Rajpora village in Awantipora following the inputs about presence of […]
SRINAGAR — An 8-year-old boy was killed while five persons including three minors were injured in a road accident along SSG road near Baltal on Monday. An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that a parked vehicle fell down from road after a child mistakenly pulled its hand brake. “The vehicle fell down from […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Monday said police was working on a multi-dimensional front to prevent local youth from joining militancy and those who motivate and lure youth towards militancy are being booked under Public Safety Act (PSA). Talking to media men here, IGP Kashmir said that police have succeeded […]
NEW DELHI — Shruti Sharma has topped the civil services examination 2021, results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday. As many as 685 candidates have qualified the prestigious test, it said, without sharing further details of candidates selected in the examination. While Shruti Sharma has topped the examination, […]
KATHMANDU — Rescuers on Monday pulled out 14 bodies from the wreckage of the Tara Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal’s mountainous Mustang district with 22 people on board, including four Indians, according to a media report. Pieces of the wreckage of the passenger plane that crashed on Sunday morning were found at 14,500ft in […]
PULWAMA — Two local militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit were killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Gundipora village in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at […]
KABUL — Afghanistan’s central bank is planning to implement an “Islamic banking system”, a spokesman said. Sabir Momand, the spokesman of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), however did not elaborate on the details of the new system, reports TOLO News. “The implementation of the Islamic banking system will be a long process and it is being […]