MUMBAI — Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that Shiv Sena had wasted 25 years in alliance with BJP and the party used Hindutva only for power. Addressing Shiv Sainiks virtually on the 96th birth anniversary of the party founder and his father Bal Thackeray, Uddhav said that he still believes that 25 […]
JAMMU — Ahead of Republic Day, BSF Jammu frontier has sounded a high alert on the border to foil any possible misadventure, Officials said Monday. BSF in an official statement said that keeping in mind the present security scenario and intelligence inputs on the eve of Republic Day, BSF Jammu has been on high alert […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF) Kashmir frontier Raja Babu Singh Monday said that post ceasefire agreement last year, the overall situation on Kashmir LoC remained peaceful but the fresh intelligence inputs suggest that 104 to 135 militants are ready to sneak into this side. He also said that some guides have […]
SRINAGAR — Four employees of Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) hospital suffered minor injuries after they successfully averted a major fire incident at the hospital on Monday afternoon. Deputy Medical Superintendent of JLNM hospital Dr Bilques Shah said that a major fire incident was averted as Oxygen plant roof top catched fire while welding work […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Monday said that all security arrangements have been put in place and that security forces will ensure peaceful conduct of Republic Day functions in Srinagar and other district headquarters of Valley. “Police, army and CRPF have been conducted security drills including area domination, drone surveillance […]
SRINAGAR — Barring few places including Srinagar, night temperature recorded a fall in Kashmir Valley with mercury settling at minus 9.5°C in the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg. Some places including famous resort of Pahalgam accumulated fresh snowfall. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar received 2.6mm rainfall in last 24 hours […]
ISLAMABAD — Twenty Indian fishermen arrested by Pakistan for allegedly entering into the country’s territorial waters are set to be handed over to India through the Wagah border crossing on Monday, according to a senior jail official. The fishermen, kept in Karachi’s Landhi Jail, were released on Sunday on humanitarian grounds. Deputy Superintendent of Police […]
KARACHI — There won’t be any handshakes at toss or after the match and players won’t be able to share any equipment as PCB has announced strict COVID-19 protocols for the PSL7th. The PCB has also warned players and other participants of the league of serious penalties, including expulsion from the league if anyone is […]
NEW DELHI — India may struggle to cope with the pressure of a match against Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup if captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli don’t score big runs, former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said. Hafeez said that India are currently dependent on the pair and while they have good players […]
NEW DELHI — Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has taken a dig at Virat Kohli’s critics after the latter’s decision to quit as India’s Test captain. Kohli announced his resignation as the Test captain of the Indian team last week, a day after India’s 2-1 loss in the Test series against South Africa away […]