Kashmir

Fog and frost affect normal life in J&K

Srinagar: Fog and frost on Sunday affected the pedestrian and vehicular movement in Jammu and Kashmir as the weather office said there would be improvement as the day advances. “Yesterday’s circulation still persists, but it will move away from J&K as the day advances”, an official of the local meteorological (MeT) department said. The 40-day […]

Asia

11 killed, 14 missing in Indonesia landslides

Jakarta: Eleven people were killed, 17 injured and 14 others were reported missing as landslides struck Indonesia’s West Java province, a senior disaster agency official said on Sunday. Heavy downpours triggered the landslides at Cihanjuan village of Sumedang district at about 4 p.m. on Saturday, burying eight people, head of Emergency Unit of Provincial Disaster […]

Asia

Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court asks police to arrest JeM chief Masood Azhar by Jan 18

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has asked the Counter Terrorism Department of Punjab Police to arrest banned Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar by January 18 in a terror financing case, a court official said on Saturday. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala issued an arrest warrant against Azhar in the terror financing case instituted by […]

India

Covid vaccination in India to start from January 16

New Delhi: India will launch its Covid-19 vaccination drive on January 16 and priority will be given to nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers, the government said on Saturday. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the status of Covid-19 situation and vaccine preparedness. “After the detailed review, it was decided that in […]

Kashmir

Congress Block President Imamsahib Appeals District Admin to Clear Snow From Roads

JUNAID GULZAR Shopian: Congress Block President Imamsahib appealed district administration Shopian to put all of its men and machinery in force so as to provide timely relief to common masses ahead of heavy snowfall going on in kashmir particularly in Imamsahib villages like Nadigam, Tulran, Handew, Narwani, Losedanow, Kadgam, Chitterwach and many more villages which […]

Kashmir

Five Lashkar OGW’s arrested in Sopore

Sopore: Sopore police on saturday evening claimed to have arrested five LeT militants associates in Sopore North Kashmir Baramulla district. While acting on a specific human /technical inputs , Sopore Police/ Security forces arrested five OGW’s of LeT outfit with incriminating materials, identified as Khursheed Ahmad Lone S/O Abdul Rehman Lone R/O Nowpora Jagir Kreeri […]

Kashmir

DDC Winning Candidate Waheed Parra Gets Bail

Srinagar (KIMS): Waheed-ur-Rehaman Parra, PDP (People’s Democratic Party) Youth President and winner of DDC (District Development Council) seat from Pulwama was on Saturday gets bail from NIA (National Investigation Agency) Court after more than a month. Waheed was arrested by NIA (National Investigation Agency) in November 2020 in connection with suspended Deputy Superintendent (DySp) Davinder […]