KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of intensifying strikes across the country to put pressure on Kyiv at upcoming talks after an overnight barrage triggered power cuts as temperatures drop. The latest strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure came days before the trilateral US-brokered meeting in Abu Dhabi scheduled for Tuesday and […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
SYDNEY — Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and found by […]
SRINAGAR — Intense cold conditions continued in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region as the Meteorological Department office on Tuesday forecast cold, dry weather with partly cloudy sky in the Union Territory. “Cold, dry weather with partly cloudy sky is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” IANS quoted an official of the […]
RAJOURI — A minor girl who was among six persons injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on Monday in Dangri area of Rajouri district, succumbed to her injuries. Medical superintendent GMC Rajouri Dr Mehmood told the news agency KNO the minor girl who was injured in the blast today morning has succumbed to […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president and Member of Parliament, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said killing innocents is the outcome of hatred being spread in the country and that Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) should find a solution to prevent such incidents. Talking to reporters, Dr Farooq said the country can never move forward by […]
RAJOURI — A child has died while six others including two women and four children have suffered injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on Monday in Dangri area of Rajouri district, reports said here. Reports said that an IED blast took place in the house of one of the slain civilians of a […]
SRINAGAR — Famous tourist destinations Pahalgam and Gulmarg continues to record coldest night of the season as 40-day long period Chillai Kalan tightens grip over Jammu and Kashmir. Water taps in most parts of Srinagar city had frozen in the morning and people were seen lighting small fires around the water pipes to de-freeze them. […]
JAMMU — Four civilians were killed and six others injured when suspected militants opened fire on three houses at Dangri village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh said police, along with the Army and the CRPF, have launched a massive search operation to nab […]
SAMBA — An old mortar shell was found near railway tracks in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a police official said. The shell was noticed lying some 150 metres from the railway line at Kali Badi near Samba railway station, the official said. He said a bomb disposal squad was rushed to […]
SRINAGAR — A civilian was injured after militants hurled a grenade on security forces in Kashmir capital Srinagar on Sunday evening, reports said. Reports said that some unknown militants hurled a grenade near Mirza Kamil Chowk here towards CRPF 28 Battalion D coy patrolling party due to which one Civilian namely Sameer Ahmed Malla (35) […]
SRINAGAR — A youth who snatched a rifle from a CRPF personnel at Pulwama has been brought back with the assistance of his family, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir said on Sunday. He said, the youth was brought back along with the rifle which he snatched from CRPF personnel today morning. He said, […]
BARAMULLA — The search operation to locate the body of a girl, who jumped into the river Jhelum in Khanpora area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, entered day 2nd on Sunday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the girl had jumped into the river Jhelum yesterday afternoon near Khanpora bridge and soon after […]
