JRL says people fighting assault through elections tooth and nail
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik said that today once again people rejected the forcibly thrust, sham and futile exercise of so called election as there was a…
Urs of Hazrat Baba Dawood Khaki (RA) observed
SRINAGAR: The 446th Annual Urs of Hazrat Baba Dawood Khaki (RA) was celebrated at Makhdoom Sahib Shrine, Kohimaran hill, today with religious fervour and enthusiasm.
As a prolific writer Hazrat Baba Dawood Kha Ki (RA) has to his credit…
22 killed in Indonesia flash floods, landslides
At least 22 people including children were killed and 15 others wounded as flash floods and landslides struck West and North Sumatra provinces of Indonesia, officials said on Saturday.
The disaster also destroyed 48 houses while evacuation…
Woman among 4 injured in Guwahati Pan Bazar explosion
Guwahati: At least four people were injured in an explosion in the Sukleswar ghat area in Guwahati Saturday, police said.
The explosion took place at a construction material dump in the Pan Bazar area when the four passersby, including a…
Police arrests two stunt riders in Srinagar
October 13: In a bid to curb bike stunt menace and save precious lives, Police Station Nishat arrested two stunt bikers, who were performing dangerous stunts, scaring other road users in district Srinagar.
Two more stunt bikers were…
Govt orders probe into sale of PHE pipes in Surankote
Srinagar / Poonch: Commissioner Secretary, (Public Health Engineering) PHE Irrigation and Flood Control Department Farooq Ahmad Shah on has ordered an inquiry into the alleged sale of departmental pipes by officials at Surankote area of…
Hackers accessed data of nearly 30 mn Facebook users
Washington: Social media giant Facebook, which has its largest user base in India, said that a recent hacking into its system has affected about 30 million users.
Facebook product management vice president Guy Rosen on Friday said the…
Militant injured critically in Pulwama gunfight admitted in SMHS hospital
Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that one Hizb militant who was injured in Babagund village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has been admitted in SMHS hospital where he is presently being operated upon by the doctors.
A police officer…
Speeding lorry crushes SPO to death in Kupwara
A special police officer (SPO) was crushed to death by a speeding vehicle (tipper) in Kralpora area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday morning.
Station House Officer (SHO), Kralpora Waseem Ahmad Budoo said that the SPO Danish…
Polling underway for third phase of municipal polls in J&K
Srinagar: Polling began Saturday for the third and penultimate phase of municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir to seal the fate of 365 candidates in the fray across the state.
Polling began at 6 am amid stringent security…