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 — Is the Centre too fragile to withstand a peaceful protest by mainstream political parties in Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti asked on Sunday. Her remarks came after reports that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address a rally against the Centre in the national capital over killings in Kashmir. Mufti said it is […]
QAZIGUND — In a shocking incident, an infant was found dead in a Nallah in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday, officials said. An official said that the body of baby was found near a bridge in Nallah Yathvathur at Manigam area of Qazigund today afternoon. “The body was fished out and […]
JAMMU — A Hizbul Mujahideen militant, who had been active for the last six years, was arrested in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Sunday. Talib Hussain, a resident of Rashgwari in Nagseni tehsil, was arrested in a joint operation by police, Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF, the police official said. […]
JAMMU — At least seven seized cars and over a dozen two-wheelers were burnt when a fire broke out on the Satwari police station premises early on Sunday, officials said. The fire broke out in an open area housing the seized vehicles around 1.50 am after an overhead power line snapped, they said. Four fire […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Sunday that same weather conditions are likely to continue during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather is likely to continue in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 13.8, […]
SRINAGAR — After two years, first batch of Haj pilgrims comprising 145 pilgrims was falgged off from Haj House Srinagar on Sunday. Er Aijaz Hussain Member HCoI along with Commisioner Secretary Revenue Vijay Kumar, Dy CEO HCoI Javed Ahmed and CEO JK Haj committee today flagged off the first batch of 145 Hajis from Hajj […]
DHAKA — A devastating fire broke out at a private container depot in Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh on Saturday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring 450 people. The fire broke out at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area of Upazilazila. The Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Police Outpost Sub-Inspector (SI), Nurul […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Saturday said that it booked a man under Public Safety Act for spreading hate and justifying the killing of a local TV artist Amreena Bhat by uploading a video on social media. According to police statement, “a hate-monger identified as Mohammad Irfan Bhat son of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat resident of Takiya […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant and his two associates in connection with the low-intensity IED explosion outside a court complex in Udhampur district in March in which one person was killed and 14 were injured, officials said on Saturday. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mukesh Singh […]
POONCH — Four person were killed while seven were critically when a cab rolled down the road in Poonch’s Saujiyan valley. Officials said that a Tata Sumo (JK14A-3699) rolled down the road in Barari nallah in Saujiyan village. “One person got killed on the spot while 10 others received injuries. All were shifted from the […]
