Islamabad: A United Nations human rights working group has called for the immediate release of incarcerated former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and said he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”.The 71-year-old Imran has been behind bars since August last year and has been convicted in a volley of cases in […]
Srinagar: Security forces on Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said.Based on specific inputs from Kupwara Police, the search operation was launched by security forces in general area of Nangari Forest, Dardpora Kralpora, in the north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said.He said a cache […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked NDA MPs to follow parliamentary rules and conduct, and learn from senior members about the best practices, comments that came a day after the ruling alliance accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of making a “most irresponsible” speech. Addressing a meeting of NDA MPs, Modi said […]
Jammu: Over 50,000 pilgrims from different parts of the country paid obeisance at holy cave of Shri Amarnath Ji in first three days of the pilgrimage, which started from twin tracks of Baltal and Nunwan- Pahalgam on June 29. Officials said that 23,437 pilgrims paid obeisance at holy cave by till evening. With this, the […]
Achabal: A motorcyclist lost his life on Tuesday morning after colliding with a boundary wall at Jogigund area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, an official said. An official said that the motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle bearing registration number JK03J-6064 and hit the boundary wall. “He died on the spot”, the official […]
Anantnag: As many as ten residential houses and eight shops were gutted in a fire incident in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday night, sources said. Sources said that fire broke out in one of the residential houses in the area last night and quickly spread to nearby houses, causing extensive damage to ten houses. “Eight […]
SRINAGAR: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned transfer of officials engaged in revision of electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir during the revision period, which would start on July 25 with publication of draft electoral rolls and culminate on August 20. In a letter to Chief Secretaries of Jammu & Kashmir and three […]