Army search operation in Uri enters third day

Srinagar:  A combing operation launched by the Army after it detected suspicious movement in Uri along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir entered the third day on Tuesday, officials said. All telecommunication facilities including internet in the border town remained suspended. The combing operation was launched on the intervening night of September 18-19, […]

Helicopter crashes in Udhampur; pilot, co-pilot seriously injured

    Jammu: A helicopter crashed in Shiv Garh Dhar area of district Udhampur in Jammu region on Tuesday leaving its pilot and co-pilot seriously injured, officials said. An official said that a helicopter crashed in Shiv Garh Dhar area of Udhampur. “Its pilot and Co-pilot were seriously injured in the crash who were air-lifted […]

Taliban appoint deputy ministers in all-male government

Taliban appoint deputy ministers in all-male government

Kabul:  The Taliban announced a list of deputy ministers on Tuesday, failing to name any women, despite an international outcry when they presented their all-male Cabinet ministers earlier this month. The list was presented by government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid at a new conference in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The list of deputy ministers signals that […]

US Democrats’ bid to bring immigration reforms blocked in Senate

Washington:  In a major setback for the ruling Democrats, the US Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that immigration reforms proposed by them to grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants cannot be attached to a USD 3.5 trillion social and environmental bill. The Democrats hoped the immigration changes would cover Dreamers brought to the US […]

3 locally made IEDs, 3kgs urea recovered from abandoned shed in Kralpora Kupwara

  Srinagar: Police and army recovered three locally made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from an abandoned shed in a remote area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.   A police officer said that 3 kilograms of urea was also recovered from the seasonal shed, known locally as Behak at Kralpora Kupwara.   The officer […]

COVID-19: Active cases lowest in 184 days

New Delhi: India added 26,115 new cases of coronavirus infection taking the total tally to 3,35,04,534, while the active cases declined to 3,09,575, the lowest in 184 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,45,385 with 252 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 […]

IED detected, defused on airport road

  Budgam: An improvised explosive device (IED) was detected and defused on Monday night by forces on airport road in Humhama area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.   An official said  an IED was detected by the forces on Airport road in Gogoo area of Humhama.   A senior police official told KNO taht the […]

England ‘reluctantly’ withdraws from tour of Pakistan

England ‘reluctantly’ withdraws from tour of Pakistan

  Islamabad:The England Cricket Board has announced that it is withdrawing both its men’s and women’s teams from their tour of Pakistan scheduled for next month.   “We can confirm that the Board has reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip,” a tweet by the ECB said.   The decision comes three […]

Soldier kills colleague in Kupwara  

  Srinagar: A soldier was killed after his colleague fired two rounds at him in the northern district of Kupwara on Monday.   Army spokesman Colonel Emron Musavi said that a firing incident took place at Lassipora village of Kupwara when an army patrol was in the village.   “The patrol was on a tactical […]

No need to worry about possibility of spillover of Taliban militants into J&K: Army official

Srinagar,:  There is no need to worry about the possibility of a spillover of Taliban militants into Jammu and Kashmir as people will be kept safe, a top Army official here said on Monday. “This question has been asked to me a number of times on events which are unrelated. Right? So, I will again […]