United Nations: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has rejected an offer of mediation by Secretary General Antonio Guterres, a United Nations spokesperson said today. “The Secretary-General is following the situation in the Maldives closely and with concern. He offered to the President UN mediation but the President conveyed that mediation was not wanted at this stage,” […]
Srinagar: Massive fire engulfed Kashmir University’s Zabarwan guest house on Thursday evening. The Zabarwan Guesthouse located in the Chinar rich Naseem Bagh is meant essentially for Guests. Fire and emergency services are on the job to douse the fire. No casualties have been reported. So far, the reason for the fire is not known. More […]
New Delhi: The majority of the Central Reserve Police Force camps, located in Jammu and Kashmir, are running on an ad hoc basis, CRPF Director General R R Bhatnagar told a parliamentary panel today. The members of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs questioned the Home Ministry officials on the recent attack on a […]
Srinagar: Twenty-five families comprising hundred people on Thursday fled away in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district following intense cross-border shelling in the area. An official said the Pakistan troopers targeted army posts at Hatlanga, Churanda and Tika Post along the Line of Control. “The Pakistan army started firing at around 8:00 am which […]
AJMER: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah, on Thursday paid obeisance at the Dargah of 12th century sufi saint, Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti. Provincial President Jammu, Mr Devender Singh Rana accompanied Dr Abdullah to the Dargah in Ajmer Sharief. Dr Farooq Abdullah performed Ziyarat (prayer) and took round of the sanctum sanctorum. He […]
SRINAGAR: Continuing its drive against overloading in minibuses, Traffic Police City Srinagar has booked 116 mini-bus operators and served them with court challans. During the week-long drive 08 mini-buses, 86 bikes/scooties and 263 vehicles were also seized in various traffic-related offences across the Srinagar City. To make Srinagar City congestion free helpline numbers Traffic Police […]
Lahore: A petition has been filed in a Pakistani court seeking renaming of Lahore’s Shaadman Chowk where freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was hanged 86 years ago and installation of his statue there. Bhagat Singh was hanged along with his two comrades Rajguru and Sukhdev by British rulers on March 23, 1931 in the erstwhile Lahore […]
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Bank on Thursday clarified that it has no direct exposure to the Nirav Modi Group companies and was not affected by any fraudulent Letters of Undertaking (LoU) issued by the Punjab National Bank. Downplaying the media reports, J&K Bank official spokesperson today clarified that the Bank had no direct exposure to the […]
JAMMU: On the basis of information received from SASE, Low danger avalanche warning has been issued for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali and Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar, Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban,Doda, Kishtwar Udhampur, Anantnag, Kulgam, Badgam, Kupwara,Bandipora, Ganderbal Kargil and Leh Districts, Bandipora-Kanzalwan-Gurez sector and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway for next 24 hrs. People living in these avalanche prone areas […]
Baramulla: Scores of people Thursday held a protest demonstration at Main Chowk Baramulla under the banner of Baramulla Joint Coordination Committee (BJCC) which includes Bar Association Baramulla, Beopar Mandal Baramulla, Working Journalist Association and Academic and Social Concerns forum and other non-government organisations against the statement of Superintendent of Post Office Baramulla for shifting Passport […]