CAIRO — Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, derailing several carriages, killing four and injuring dozens, according to the authorities. Egypt’s railway authority said a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to the city of Aswan. The health ministry said […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu & Kashmir Bank is looking to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal through a mix of debt and equity as it sees loan demand picking up due to increased economic activity. The union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are witnessing “unprecedented growth” with over 1 crore tourists […]
KABUL — An explosion at a mosque in the north of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed 20 people and injured 40 more, media reports said. The blast reportedly took place in a mosque in the Khair Khana area during evening prayers. “As a result of an explosion in a mosque north of Kabul, 20 […]
JAMMU — Jailed Pakistani militant, who was injured in a firing incident during a weapon recovery operation in Toph village of Arnia sector along the International Border in Jammu, has succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, police said here. A police official told the news agency Kashmir Dot Com that during investigation of a […]
SRINAGAR — Political leaders in Kashmir have sharply reacted to reports that people ordinarily residing in Jammu and Kashmir even for purposes of work can cast vote in the next assembly election in the Union Territory, accusing the BJP of tilting the balance in its favour. “Is the BJP so insecure about support from genuine […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar on Wednesday said around 25 lakh new voters are expected to be enrolled in the Union Territory as the special summary revision of electoral rolls is being held for the first time after abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. He also described the ongoing exercise […]
BANIHAL — Around 80 sheep and goats were killed and 15 injured when a landslide triggered by a cloudburst damaged the house of a shepherd in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday, officials said. The family members of the shepherd, Manzoor Ahmed, had a narrow escape when the landslide damaged his mud house in […]
JAMMU — Security forces and police have intensified operation to track down militants, who managed to escape from the cordon after a bried gunfire encounter in Rajouri district, sources said. Security forces had on Sunday located a group of 2-3 militants in Sojan forest area of Samote in Rajouri and laid a seige to neutralise […]
SHOPIAN — Process to attach the property of the militant, involved in the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Shopian district has been initiated, while his kin has also been arrested, officials said here on Wednesday. A top police official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the militant identified as Adil Ahmad Wani […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested a municipal committee president for providing an illegal building permission in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that on acting upon a complaint Municipal committee president Magam, Ghulam Mustfah Mir son of Ghulam Ahmad Mir, a resident of Yagipora Magam was […]
JAMMU — In a shocking incident, at least six semi-decomposed bodies were found in residential houses in Sidhwa area of Jammu city of Wednesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the bodies were found in two residential houses in Tawi Vihar locality of Sidhra. He said that soon after the incident […]
