The official spokesman of the Jammu and Kashmir government and Public Works Minister Naeem Akhtar claimed that China is assuming a “much bigger role in Kashmir” and the Jaish-e-Mohammad has been veritably “adopted” by Beijing, the Indian Express reported. According to the report, Akhtar said that the Kashmir issue isn’t limited to the fight between […]
Amritsar: A Pakistani drug smuggler was killed and 10 kg of narcotics as well as arms and ammunition seized along the Indo-Pak International Border (IB) in Punjab today, the BSF said. The incident took place in the wee hours of the morning along the Barreke post in Firozpur sector of the IB where the Border […]
Hammuriyeh: Heavy Syrian bombardment killed at least 77 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, a war monitor said, as regime forces appeared to prepare for an imminent ground assault. Yesterday’s escalation came as pro-government forces were also expected to enter the northern Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, to take a stand against a month-old Turkish assault there. […]
Washington: Al-Qaeda in Indian Sub-continent (AQIS) recruit personnel from remote areas of India and Bangladesh, and nearly 180 operatives of the group work as advisers and trainers of the Taliban in southern and eastern Afghanistan, a UN monitoring committee report has said. According to the 21st report of the ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda/Taliban Monitoring Team, […]
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik who was admitted in SKIMS Soura has been discharged from hospital, a spokesman said on Monday. He was admitted at SKIMS on Feb 14, 2018, after suffering from Haematuria, acute Urinary retention and severe pain. “At SKIMS, professor Dr Muhammad Saleem Wani and […]
Anantnag: Inhabitants of Utersoo and its adjacent areas on Monday staged protest to demand opening of new Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in the area. Locals alleged that Chairman of JK Bank had earlier assured them of opening a new branch in their area at an earliest but the assurances as per the protesters […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday presided over the amalgam’s Executive Council meet here at party headquarters at Raj Bagh. The meeting as per a statement issued was attended by the Executive Members Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone, Muhammad Musadiq Adil and Mukhtar Ahmad Waza. The spokesman said that the […]
Srinagar: Stating that the government was planning to shift detainees on large scale from central jail Srinagar to Jammu jails, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Monday said that 23 detainees have been shifted to outside jails since Feb 01. According to the statement issued here, Geelani warned the government of serious consequences if […]
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Monday alleged the politicians and government servants serving prestigious postings in civil and police administration have made huge wealth illegally besides grabbing the land at various places, demanding government to investigate their assets. Addressing a presser here, Er Rasheed appealed […]
Srinagar: In a first, a Revenue Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) has been created wherein 5% of the cost of the state land acquired for any infrastructure development project will be charged and for other land acquired for the projects 2% will be charged by the revenue department. Giving the information about the Fund, Minister for […]