GANDERBAL — A 55-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Main market Kangan after he was hit by a truck on Sunday. Officials said that a motorcycle bearing registration number JK16A-4421 ridden by Muhammad Ismail Bijard, son of Ghulam Nabi of Babanagri Wangath was hit by a truck bearing registration number JK13F-3017, resulting […]
SRINAGAR — A local militant affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit was killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Kreshbal Palpora area of Srinagar city 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 Kreshbal Palpora […]
GANDERBAL — Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson, Dr Darakshan Andrabi Sunday said that all the previous bungling in waqf money will be investigated and those involved will be made accountable. Talking to reporters at Baba Dariya Deen Shrine at Ganderbal, she said that there have been huge bunglings in waqf money. “Irony is that […]
THANE — The Bhiwandi police in Maharashtra have summoned suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma to record a statement on Monday in connection with her alleged objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad, an official said on Sunday. Besides, expelled BJP functionary Naveen Kumar Jindal has also been asked by the Bhiwandi police in Thane district to record […]
SRINAGAR — The MeT department on Sunday said that mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely during the next 24 hours. Srinagar recorded 16.3 degrees Celsius temperature, Pahalgam 10.6 degrees and Gulmarg 7.5 degrees as the minimum temperature. Drass in Ladakh registered 5.8 degrees, Leh 7.3 degrees and Kargil 11.4 degrees as the minimum […]
BUDGAM — A 30-year-old labourer, who had suffered burn injuries in Budgam district, succumbed at Srinagar hospital on Saturday late evening, official sources said on Sunday. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a 30-year-old non-local labourer identified as Mohammad Ehsaan of West Bengal, who was working as a labourer at Plywood […]
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has condemned the recent Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital Damascus and vowed his country’s continued support for the Arab state, local media reported. During a phone conversation with his Syrian counterpart Faisal al-Mekdad on Friday, Amir Abdollahian said, “Israel’s attacks on Syria’s infrastructure are not […]
DAMASCUS — Eight people lost their lives and 27 others were injured in a leftover landmine explosion in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, state news agency SANA reported. The explosion took place on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. Citing medical sources, SANA said the landmine was part of the leftovers of rebel groups who […]
JAMMU — Senior journalist Ashok Pahalwan, 65, died here on Saturday, according to people close to him. Pahalwan was ailing for some time. He belonged to a Kashmiri Pandit family from the Shadipora-Manasbal area of Ganderbal district. He is survived by his brother. Pahalwan started out as a reporter for Hind Samachar in the late […]
PULWAMA — Three local militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Drabgam village in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at […]