Islamabad: National security advisors of India and Pakistan held a “secret” meeting in Thailand, a senior Pakistani official said today. A Pakistan’s national security division official, on the condition of anonymity, said the meeting between Pakistan’s National Security Advisor retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua and India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval took place on December […]
Tehran: New protests were held in Iran overnight, local media said today, despite President Hassan Rouhani calling for calm and vowing more “space for criticism” in a bid to head off days of unrest. Rouhani finally broke his silence last night about the protests that mark the biggest test for the regime since mass demonstrations […]
Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, ushered in the New Year under freezing conditions as the city recorded the coldest night of this winter with a minimum of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius. Srinagar city recorded the coldest night this season at minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, an official of the MET department said […]
Jammu: The budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature is likely to begin on a stormy note tomorrow with opposition parties planning to protest the recent government order barring its employees from airing political views on social media and take up other issues. The rival parties are also expected to oppose forcefully the government’s […]
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he was always within reach of the nuclear button in a defiant New Year message today after months of escalating tensions over his country’s weapons programme. “The nuclear button is always on my table. This is not blackmail but reality,” said Kim, reiterating his claims that North Korea […]
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Pulwama: Massive clashes erupted in Drubgam village of Pulwama in south Kashmir on Monday after mourners were prevented from taking part in the last rites of slain Jaish militant Manzoor Ahmad Baba. Baba was killed along with an associate Fardeen Ahmad Khandey after they mounted an attack on CRPF training centre in Lethpora area of […]
A complete shutdown is being observed in Pulwama district to mourn the killing of two Jaish militants in a fidayeen attack in Lethpora Pulwama. Two militants and five CRPF men when killed during the attack that started in wee hours on Sunday. Sources said that all the business establishments and shops are closed in the district […]
Jammu: J&K Finance Minister Dr Haseeb A Drabu today unveiled the J&K Bank Calendar – 2018 themed“Half-Hidden Heaven” in presence of the bank’s Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed amid a huge round of applauseat jam-packed hall here at the Zonal Office, Jammu (central).He also unveiled the Bank’s diary 2018. The calendar is a tribute to […]
Srinagar: Probably for the first time ever in Jammu and Kashmir, two local militants launched a fatal mid-day ‘fiayeen (suicide)’ attack on a CRPF camp in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, killing five paramilitary personnel of the force and injuring three others Two fidayeen carried out the attack at around 2:30 am by opening indiscriminate fire and lobbed […]