SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Monday said the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party youth leader Waheed Ur Rehman Parra seeking quashing of an FIR against him for alleged “nexus with militant groups” is maintainable. The petitioner also sought quashing of order as per which charges were framed against […]
NEW DELHI — After the recent civilian killings in Nagaland, there is a clamor in the northeast States to revoke the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or the AFSPA. However, four years ago, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decision to remove areas under the AFSPA was resisted by at least two States — […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range Vijay Kumar said that three militants of Jaish-e-Muhammad including two foreigners and a local carried out Zewan attack in which three police men were killed and 11 others injured. He said the blood trail of one of the injured militant suggests that the group first fled […]
POONCH — One militant was killed in an encounter with joint team of police and army in Doori Dhok area of Surankote area of Poonch district on Tuesday. “In a successful joint operation, Indian Army and JKP eliminated one (militant) in Behramgala, district Poonch,” Army’s Jammu based PRO said. “The operation was launched on 13 […]
SRINAGAR — As intense cold conditions prevailed in J&K and Ladakh, weatherman on Tuesday said that it was part of the winter even as he ruled out severe weather in coming days. “Weather is most likely to remain partly to generally cloudy during December 14-15th in Jammu & Kashmir. There’s possibility of light to moderate […]
KARACHI — Pakistan has become the first men’s team to win 18 T20Is in a calendar year following the hosts’ victory over the West Indies in the opening match of the series. Skipper Babar Azam’s third career duck didn’t deter Pakistan from recording a comprehensive and comfortable 63 runs victory over two-time T20 World Cup […]
JAKARTA — Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck its region of East Nusa Tenggara, the meteorological department said. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre estimated the magnitude at 7.7, placing it at a depth of 5 km (3.11 miles). The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre further stated that tsunami waves could […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed condolences to the families, who lost their beloved in a militant attack at Zewan in Srinagar outskirts and also sought details of the attack. The PM in a tweet sought details on the militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir. “PM @narendramodi has sought details on the […]
SRINAGAR — The former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the political parties and leaders on Monday condemned the attack on police bus at Zewam area of Srinagar in which two cops were killed and 12 others wounded. National Conference (NC) Vice President and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in a […]
NEW DELHI — Hailing the high disposal rate of the newly created Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) benches of Jammu and Srinagar, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said they would provide speedy relief to central government employees on service matters. While reviewing the functioning of these two benches along with CAT Chairperson Manjula Das, the […]