DUBAI – Initial investigations conducted by Mecca police have revealed that the suspect who attacked Mecca’s Grand Mosque imam pulpit is a Saudi man claiming to be the awaited Mahdi, local media reported. The armed man, in his 40s, was detained after attempting to attack the imam in on Friday. According to Saudi media, the […]
JERUSALEM – Israeli police on Sunday escorted around 50 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks had ignited protests and violence that triggered war in Gaza, according to the Islamic authority overseeing the site. The Waqf said police cleared young Palestinians out of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take decisive measures and ensure implementation of the UN Charter and the UN Security Council Resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir and play a key role in resolving the longstanding dispute. “Pakistan desires normal relations with India, however, the onus […]
NEW YORK – Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that he wants to make it clear that our position on Kashmir is clear and unequivocal. If anyone wants to speak in a respectful manner, we will do so. There will be no bargaining, we need to focus on cultural diplomacy to promote […]
KUPWARA – Police arrested two SPOs after recovering brown sugar in the vehicle they were travelling in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a police party from Kupwara recovered 14 grams of brown sugar from two persons both SPO’s in Dragmulla Kupwara. The Alto car (JKO9B 6215) they […]
SRINAGAR – Former Jammu Kashmir Bank Chairman Parvez Ahmed Nangroo who had been arrested on charges of corruption was granted bail on Saturday. Nengroo was was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau in two different cases last year. Sources told KNT that a bail application was filed and argued on his behalf by Advocate Ishtiyaq Ahmed Khan […]
SRINAGAR – The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Saturday extended the Corona lockdown across Union Terrority by one more week till 31st May 2021. However, esential services shall continued remain functional. The Deputy Commissioner’s will be given limited flexibility to ensure economic activities don’t suffer. The decision has been taken to contain Covid-19 […]
SRINAGAR – The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday has warned against the irrational use of steroids in Covid-19 patients. “Indiscriminate use of steroids can trigger deadly black fungal infection, called mucormycosis which has reached to epidemic proportions in several states of the country,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr […]
SRINAGAR – The ongoing Covid-19 clampdown has severely affected all spheres of life in Kashmir, and weddings are no exception. What is usually celebrated with a lavish function is now being conducted as an austere ceremony. The peak wedding season in Kashmir usually starts in late April. However, this year’s fasting month of Ramazan started […]
UNITED NATIONS – The humanitarian community has welcomed the ceasefire agreed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel but warned that the destruction in Gaza will take years, if not decades, to fix. Speaking from Gaza, Matthias Schmale from the UN relief agency for Palestinians UNRWA, said that there was no “going back to normal” […]