ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday said it has always welcomed the international community playing a role in promoting peace in the region, including in facilitating a dialogue with India for the resolution of the core issues, including on Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made these comments during the weekly press briefing here, when […]
NEW DELHI — Three senior executives of NDTV including the group president, have resigned weeks after the Adani group took control of the broadcaster. NDTV group’s President Suparna Singh, Chief Strategy Officer Arijit Chatterjee and Chief Technology and Product Officer Kawaljit Singh Bedi have resigned, the company said in a regulatory filing. “The Company is […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar Friday expressed its deep regret that its head and the top religious leader of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq continues to be under detention for the past three and a half years. As a result of this detention, he is unable to perform his official duties […]
KULGAM — A tragedy struck a family in Gujjar Basti Avil Manzgam area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday after an elderly man died on Friday while his residential house gutted in a fire incident a few hours after his death. Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora, Rouf Ahmad Lone said that an elderly man […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority on Friday issued avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of heavy snowfall since morning. According to a communication, avalanche with high danger level is likely to occur above 2000 metres of Bandipora and Kupwara districts in the next 24 […]
SRINAGAR — Due to snowfall in Kashmir valley, all flights at Srinagar International airport were cancelled on Friday. The airport authorities informed about cancellation of flights in a tweet. “All flights for today at our airport have been cancelled due to continuous bad weather”, the tweet said. The airport authorities informed that the passengers of […]
JAMMU — A 9-year-old boy, who was injured in mysterious firing in Surankote area of Poonch district yesterday, died at Government Medical College Jammu on Thursday. Sources said that the boy identified as Afran Ahmed son of Mohammad Sharief of Sangla Tehsil was shifted to GMC Jammu from GMC Rajouri for advanced treatment. However he […]
SRINAGAR — A female tourist from Delhi died at a hotel in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, Srinagar on Friday. Reports said that a female tourist identified as Veena Ahuja (62) resident of Delhi fell unconscious at a hotel 4 points in Sonwar area here. They said the tourist was immediately shifted to Khyber Hospital […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against 6 accused persons in a case related to drone recovery and other ammunition in Kathua district. According a statement, NIA filed the chargesheet in NIA Special Court, Jammu in case pertaining to interception of drone (Hexacopter), recovery of drone (Hexacopter) and rounds of UBGL […]
SRINAGAR — A security guard at an ATM booth in Soura area of Srinagar was found dead on Friday, official sources said. They said the guard, identified as Mohammad Muzaffar Kakroo, son of Abdul Kahliq Kakroo, a resident of Amdakadal Lalbazar, was found unconscious inside the ATM booth of HDFC Bank in Soura. “He was […]