Washington: The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a “right” to a homeland, a notable shift in the kingdom’s position published. Saudi Arabia and Israel still have no formal diplomatic relations, but behind the scenes, improvements in their ties have accelerated in recent years. Both countries see Iran as […]
Srinagar: Stating that the tourists have never been targeted in Kashmir, the Kashmir Police Chief Tuesday said that Kashmir is a safe place for tourists and that police is looking into the authenticity of reports of stone pelting on tourist buses. “Tourists are never targeted in Kashmir valley. We have seen that no untoward incident […]
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday recovered a body of a youth who was abducted by the gunmen last night before leaving his three family members injured at Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A police officer a local news agency that the body of the youth Muntazir Ahmad son of Farooq Ahmad Parrey was found […]
Srinagar: Except southern districts , high-speed mobile Internet service was restored in Kashmir valley today after remaining suspended for two days. Internet services were snapped in entire Kashmir valley on Sunday following the killing of 13 militants, four civilians and three army men in a major insurgency operation in south Kashmir. Pertinently, 2G mobile internet services […]
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres is “very concerned” over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and wants all member states to protect their civilians, his spokesperson has said. His remarks came after Indian security forces on Sunday gunned down 13 militants in three counter-insurgency operations that also claimed the lives of three Army jawans […]
Jammu: A Hurriyat leader, held last year for his alleged role in the Hawala transaction case involving the Hurriyat Conference but released later on bail, has been detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) for making provocative speeches, the police said today. An advocate by profession, Devinder Singh Behl had been arrested last year too by […]
Jammu: An army man injured in Pakistan firing along the Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, has succumbed to his injuries, sources said. Earlier, three officers among five Army men were injured when Pakistani army resorted to mortar shelling and targeting forward posts along the LoC in […]
United Nations: The recent killings of civilians in Kashmir “needs to be investigated,” Stephane Dijarric, the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday as protests swept the state. “Civilians have to be protected wherever they are, whether it is in Gaza, whether it is in Jammu and Kashmir, whether it is in Yemen; it is […]
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday took a dig at the state government over disallowing Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani from offering funeral prayers in absentia for militants and civilians killed in south Kashmir’s Shopian. “Why? I thought the state government had announced that he had been granted “azadi”, what happened?,” Omar […]
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