Srinagar: Continuing its drive against the social crimes, Police on Tuesday claimed to arrested 05 gamblers and recovered the stack money. “A police party of Police Station Nishat on a tip-off raided a gambling site and apprehended 05 gamblers” police said. “Stake money of Rs 10,694 and playing cards were recovered from their possession” police […]
New Delhi: The Centre today sought to downplay the issue of presence of ISIS in Jammu and Kashmir saying it has no existence in the Valley. There is no physical infrastructure or manpower of the IS in the Valley. It does not exist in the Valley, a Home Ministry spokesperson said here. The central government’s […]
Dubai: The Dubai Public Prosecutors Office on Tuesday closed the investigation into Bollywood actor Sridevi’s death and cited the forensic report to say she had accidentally drowned following loss of consciousness. According to local media reports, the family has got custody of the body and taken it for embalming. The Dubai Media Office, the official […]
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today said that exchange of firing and shelling between armies of India and Pakistan will continue unless the two nations start thinking of peace. He was reacting to a question about continuance of ceasefire violations and heavy shelling by Pakistani troops along LoC targeting civilians and […]
Kabul: The Taliban has called for direct talks with the US to find a “peaceful solution” to the conflict in Afghanistan, in an apparent policy reversal after months of escalating attacks. Civilian casualties surged in recent months as militants from the Taliban, as well as Islamic State group, unleashed a wave of bloodshed in urban […]
Budgam: The authorities on Tuesday suspended 31 employees who were found absent from their duties. According to the reports, on the directions of DDC Budgam Mohammad Harun Malik, a team of officials led by ADC Budgam Mohammad Farooq Dar conducted surprise visits of offices of various government departments and found 31 employees absent from their […]
Hajin (Bandipora): A complete shutdown is being observed in Hajin and adjoining areas of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday against the killing of a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant in a gun battle with forces. A witness said that all shops, business establishments and educational institutions are shut in Hajin to mourn the death of a militant who succumbed […]
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the prevailing situation in the state, an official said. During the 20-minute meeting, the chief minister briefed the Union home minister on the security situation in the Valley as well as along the border with Pakistan, which has […]
Srinagar: Two BSF personnel were injured after armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fire along LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch. According to the police sources, Pakistan violated ceasefire agreement in Balakote Sector of Mehdhar in the late hours of Tuesday morning. Police said that the BSF personnel were shifted to the hospital for treatment. […]
Srinagar: A day after ISIS claimed responsibility for the killing of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir, the state police, in a first, admitted that it had a presence in the Valley, NDTV reported. A’maq, the propaganda publicity wing of ISIS claimed on Monday that the group carried out the attack and “a war has […]