Waris Shah SRINAGAR — A massive conflagration which broke out on intervening Monday and Tuesday night dealt substantial damage to at least three complexes, which included a shopping-cum-residential complex, besides to a Pandit Ashram in Sherbagh area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports reaching GNS said that a fire broke in Sherbagh area at around […]
SAMBA — A woman has been arrested for beating her toddler mercilessly here today. As per police sources, a video went viral on social media in which a woman was seen beating her toddler mercilessly. On seeing the video, police team immediately swung into action and arrested the lady, who was identified as Preeti Sharma, […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi court on Monday denied bail to JNU student activist Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA case related to the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots, in which several other students and activists are accused. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, days after bail was denied to activists like Shifa-ur-Rehman, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday evening claimed to have arrested three Lashkar-e-Tobia militants in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police in a statement said that based on a specific information regarding movement of 3 suspected individuals from Wadoora Bala to Sonarwain bridge, who were likely to carryout attack on security […]
NEW DELHI — A Special NIA Court on Monday said that it will frame formal charges against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik and others on April 18 in connection with a terror funding case. On the last date of hearing on March 19, the court had ordered framing of charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz […]
NEW DELHI — India’s telecoms watchdog on Monday recommended a 36% cut from its earlier proposed base price for the auction of a prime spectrum for 5G networks, signaling some relief to India’s cash-strapped telecom sector. The move comes as the Centre is gearing up for the next-generation 5G airwaves auction later this year, which […]
KULGAM — Active since 5 years in South Kashmir, Pakistani militant is among two militants killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Khurbatpora village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir registered zero COVID-19 cases and deaths related to it on Monday. A day after Kashmir Valley logged 30 fresh Covid-19 cases, no case was reported in the Valley today for the first time in more than two years. Jammu division had no case for the sixth consecutive day today, officials […]
KULGAM — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Khurbatpora village in Kulgam 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 Khurbatpora village following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. They […]
ISLAMABAD — Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, was elected unopposed as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan by Parliament on Monday after rival candidate Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced that his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party will boycott the voting and staged a walkout. Shehbaz, 70, was the only candidate left in the race after […]