QAZIGUND — A UBGL shell was detected and later defused in Mir Bazar area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Official sources told that the shell was detected at Malpora Mir bazar by locals following which police was called and they later informed the BDS. “The BDS rushed to the spot […]
SRINAGAR — Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that killing of unarmed civilians in Srinagar is a move to damage and attack the age-old traditional communal harmony in Kashmir and police has already got some clues about previous killings and will also probe the fresh incident too. He, however, was quick to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday expressed deep shock and grief over the brutal killings of two teachers at Safa Kadal. In a statement issued to Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS, Bukhari termed the incident as a dastardly coward act wherein civilians have been targeted mercilessly. “This is […]
SRINAGAR — Unknown gunmen on Thursday shot dead the principal of a school and a teacher in Eidgah area of Srinagar, officials said. An official told that gunmen, suspected to be militants, fired upon the duo—Supinder Kour Wife of RP Singh Principal Govt boys Sangam and Deepak Chand (38) son of Lal Chand, a resident […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court Wednesday directed the government to release a man from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district forthwith while quashing his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA). A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar directed the government to release Nissar Ahmad Qazi from preventive custody forthwith provided he was not required in connection with […]
POOCH — A 50-year-old woman and her 18-year-old daughter died when their house caught fire in Surankote area of Poonch district during intervening night of October 6 and 7, officials said. They said the fire erupted around 003 hours in a house of one Muzaffer Hussain Shah son of Sadiq Hussain Shah at Qazi Katha, […]
KARACHI — At least 20 people were killed and over 300 others injured after a powerful 5.9 earthquake struck Pakistan”s Balochistan province early on Thursday, according to media reports. Disaster management officials said the death toll may increase, Geo News reported. According to the seismological centre, the epicentre was located near Harnai at a depth […]
ABU DHABI — SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) pace sensation Umran Malik clocked 153kph to bowl the fastest delivery of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Malik achieved this feat in the 4th delivery of the 9th over against Devdutt Padikkal. RCB batter got […]
NEW DELHI — In a relief to thousands of young doctors pursuing higher specialisation courses, the Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that in the interest of students, it has decided to implement changes in the pattern of the NEET-Super Speciality (NEET-SS) examination from the academic year 2022-23. The government indicated that it may […]
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) — BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Union minister Ajay Mishra and the arrest of all accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, warning that a nationwide agitation will be launched if authorities failed to implement within a week the agreement made with the farmers here. Tikait, who is […]