NEW YORK — The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan on Monday morning at the request of Estonia and Norway. Council diplomats said Sunday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will brief council members on the latest situation following the Taliban takeover of the capital, Kabul. The UN chief on Friday had […]
BDC Chairperson Unfurl National Flag at Block Development Office Achabal Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — The 75th Independence Day was celebrated with fervor, zeal and national spirit across jammu and Kashmir. The 75th Independence Day functions were held at District, Tehsil, Block and Niabat headquarters by hoisting Tricolor and paying tributes to the frontline leaders and heroes […]
ANANTNAG — As the Independence day functions concluded across the valley peacefully, the teachers in Anantnag are being asked to stay on duty till 5 pm, which is being resented by them. A group of teachers told Kashmir News Service (KNS) reporter that they reached the venue early in the morning today, and have attended […]
KABUL — The Taliban has called the claims of girls being forced to marry its fighters “baseless” and accused the Afghanistan government of running a “poisonous propaganda” against it. In a series of tweets, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said, “All those claims that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan forces people to marry their young girls […]
GANDERBAL — At least nine people were injured after a load carrier vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down at Wusan area of Kangan in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Monday morning. An official told the load carrier skidded off the road near Wusan when it was on way from Manigam to Kangan, resulting in […]
JAMMU — Body of Lieutenant Colonel AS Baath, one of the pilots onboard the ill-fated Dhruv helicopter of Army Aviation Corps that had crashed into the Ranjit Sagar reservoir on Jammu and Kashmir—Punjab border, was recovered after 12 days on Sunday evening. A senior army official told that the body of Lt Col AS Baath […]
ISTANBUL — As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with amnesty for those they have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life. But Afghans who remember the Taliban’s brutal rule and those who have lived in areas controlled by […]
KABUL — Two Taliban officials told Reuters on Sunday there would be no transitional government in Afghanistan and that the group expects a complete handover of power. President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan after Taliban fighters entered the capital Kabul earlier on Sunday, capping their return to power two decades after being forced out by U.S.-led […]
KABUL — Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday and an official said President Ashraf Ghani had left the city for Tajikistan, capping the militants’ lightning push for power. A senior Afghan Interior Ministry official said Ghani had left for Tajikistan. Asked for comment, the president’s office it “cannot say anything about Ashraf Ghani’s […]
Ess Enn SRINAGAR — On the occasion of the 75th Independence Day, the Indian Army soldiers posted in Jammu and Kashmir hoisted the tri-colour at several strategic points and mountain passes. The tricolour was also hoisted at Margan Top, a high mountain pass, located in J&K’s Anantnag district, by 19 Rashtriya Rifles (SIKHLI) After abrogation of article […]