SRINAGAR — Two local militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant group were killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Khrew area of Pampore town in Pulwama district on Friday morning. The slain militants have been identified as Musaib Ahmad Bhat from Khrew Pampore and Muzamil Ahmad Rather from Chakoora Pulwama. Earlier joint team of […]
SRINAGAR — A day after a BJP sarpanch was held for possessing a pistol and ammunition in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the saffron party has asked the police to conduct a CID verification of all the 1,270 party workers in Kulgam, the New Indian Express reported. BJP sarpanch Aqib Shafi Badder and his associate were […]
KABUL — An Afghan footballer who played for the national youth team fell to his death after trying to cling to a US plane airlifting people out of Taliban-controlled Kabul, a sports federation has said. The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan, a government institution that worked with sporting groups, confirmed the […]
NEW DELHI — Former United States president Donald Trump, who has emerged as one of the strongest critics of the current US administration over the worsening situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover, hit out at former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani. Ghani, who fled Afghanistan on August 15 after the Taliban took over the capital […]
POONCH — Three boys from Pakistan administered Kashmir, who were apprehended along Line of Control in Poonch two days ago, are being repatriated, army said on Friday. Addressing a presser here, Commander 10 Infantry KG Brigade here said that at around 3:45 p.m. on 18 August 2021, Indian army personnel deployed along the LoC through […]
SRINAGAR — Public protests in Kashmir were once an almost weekly occurrence but two years after New Delhi imposed direct rule on the region, locals say arbitrary arrests and intimidation by security forces wielding batons and snatching phones have left many too scared to voice dissent. A week before the region’s partial autonomy was abolished, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday stressed on the need to revive glory of J&K as it “has always been a great centre of Sanskrit”. “Like Banaras, J&K has always been a great centre of Sanskrit. It is our collective responsibility to revive its glory. It is important for us to […]
HYDERABAD — All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday hit out at the Modi government over its stance on the Afghanistan crisis and urged it to focus on minorities living in India, Times Now reported. Owaisi’s comments have come in view of India’s offer to provide refuge to Hindus and Sikhs of […]
NEW DELHI — The Central Information Commission has held that that the Rashtrapati Bhawan claimed exemption from replying to a Right to Information (RTI) query on proclamation of President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, citing “element of confidentiality” without providing “proper reason or justification”. It has, […]
SRINAGAR — A militant was killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district on Thursday. The slain militant has not been identified yet. One Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian Army identified as Subedar Ram Singh of Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand was also killed during encounter. He […]