KYIV — A 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles threatened Ukraine’s capital Tuesday as an intense shelling attack targeted the country’s second-largest city, and both sides looked to resume talks in the coming days aimed at stopping the fighting. The country’s embattled president said he believed the stepped-up shelling was designed to force […]
ANANTNAG — At least 11 persons were injured in a gas explosion at Maternity and Child Care Hospital (MCCH) in Anantnag on Tuesday. An official from the MCCH Anantnag said, an explosion probably due a leakage in heating gas occured at ticket section in MCCH Anantnag. He said that 11 persons including two kids and […]
BUDGAM — The locals from different areas of the Narbal area blocked the Srinagar-Gulmarg Road against the failure of the Power Development Department to install a high-capacity transformer. The protesters mostly from Astan Mohalla Kawoosa area of Narbal disrupted traffic to attract the attention of the authorities. The protesters complained that they are facing an […]
SRINAGAR — Seven local militants were killed in 5 gunfights across Kashmir Valley in the second month of February this year. There were overall 5 gunfights, while militants struck thrice in February, killing a cop and injuring two including an officer. A police officer (ASI) Shabir Ahmed Wagay was shot at and injured in Amshipora […]
NEW DELHI — The Delimitation panel for Jammu & Kashmir is learnt to have accepted 15 of the 22 ‘suggestions, objections and concerns’ raised by the five associate members – Bhartiya Janata Party Members of Parliament (MPS) Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore and National Conference MPs Farooq Abdullah, Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi, reported The […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit in Sanatnagar area of summer capital Srinagar. A police officer said that a militant associate identified as Irfan Ahmad Dar was arrested along with ten magazines of AK-47 by police in Sanatnagar area. A case has […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained cloudy in J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast light rain and snow during the next 24 hours. “Light rain/snow is likely to occur at isolated places in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 3.4, Pahalgam […]
NEW DELHI — India saw a single-day rise of 6,915 coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,29,31,045, while active cases fell below the one-lakh mark after 60 days, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,023 with 180 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, […]
UNITED NATIONS — India has said that it was deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and reiterated its call for immediate cessation of violence and end to hostilities, saying all differences can only be bridged through honest, sincere and sustained dialogue. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti told a rare […]
JAMMU — Police today arrested two Patwaris in connection with missing of land records and encroachments on the Government land in which series of raids were conducted in Jammu and Samba districts recently and three Revenue officials were arrested. SSP Jammu, Chandan Kohli told the Excelsior that the Patwaris were arrested in connection with case […]