Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today offered congregational Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid Hyderpora after eight years of house detention, sources said. Accompanied by the newly appointed chairman of Tehreek-e-hurriyat Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai and other activists, the octogenarian leader offered prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid, local sources said. Pertinently, Geelani has […]
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Washington: President Donald Trump today said the US troops would withdraw from Syria “very soon” as he lamented that America has wasted USD 7 trillion in wars in the Middle East. At the same time, he said the US was using all its resources to defeat ISIS and drive them out of the captured territory. […]
Tokyo: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral ties. Swaraj, who was here on a three-day visit, also conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Abe. “EAM @SushmaSwaraj called on Japanese Prime Minister @AbeShinzo today morning in Tokyo. […]
Pattan: Two persons were injured in a road accident after two vehicles collided with each other on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad national highway at Singapore area of Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday morning. Reports said that a Private Vehicle (Swift) bearing registration number JK05C-9721 collided with other passenger four wheeler vehicle Tata Sumo bearing registration […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today thanked cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for sanctioning over Rs 40 lakh from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for construction of a school building in Kupwara district of North Kashmir. “Thankful to @sachin_rt for using his MPLAD funds for the construction of a school building […]
Srinagar: Unknown persons on Thursday night set ablaze several seasonal huts belonging to army at Doubjan area along the Mughal road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources said that the unknown persons suspected to be militants set on fire three to five seasonal huts of army’s 44 RR at Doubjan area. A police officer said that […]
Benghazi: At least eight people, including civilians, were killed today in a suicide car bombing of a security barricade in the east of Libya, the second such attack in less than a month, local security and hospital sources said. A suicide attacker exploded his vehicle at a barricade manned by forces loyal to Libyan strongman […]
Srinagar: The education department of Kashmir Thursday ordered change in school timings from April 02. According to an order issued by Director School Education Kashmir, vide No. 436, DSEK of 2018, the school timings in all government as well as recognized private schools within the Municipal limits of Srinagar city, shall be from 9.00 am […]
Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have learnt that a militant wounded in yesterday’s Shopian attack was treated at SKIMS Soura following which an investigation has been launched. “Police authorities have learnt that one Asif Ashraf Malik S/O Ashraf Malik R/O Krawoora Shopian active since 19-10-2017 with outlawed outfit HM has been admitted with a […]