Dir info among 2 KAS officers shifted, 2 others give additional charge
Tariq Ahmad Zargar is new Dir Info
SRINAGAR: The state government on Monday ordered the transfer of two KAS officers including Director, Information, J&K, while two other officers were given the additional charge.
According to…
Tanghdar gunfight: Families of slain militants accuse govt of delaying handing over of bodies
Qayoom Khan / Peerzada Sayeed
SRINAGAR: Families of two slain militants who identified their kin through photographs on Sunday have accused government of delaying formalities of handing over bodies to them.
Shabir Ahmad Bhat, brother of…
DAK seeks death penalty for spurious drug traffickers
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday has sought death penalty for those involved in manufacture, sale and distribution of spurious drugs.
“To curb the menace of fake drugs, we need to get touch on the drug traffickers. And…
7 dead in suicide bombing targeting gathering of clerics in Kabul
A suicide bombing targeted a gathering of Afghanistan’s top clerics on Monday in Kabul, killing at least seven people and wounding nine, the police said.
Shortly before the attack struck, the clerics had issued a fatwa against suicide…
Pakistan Army says no space for war with India
The Pakistan Army on Monday said that there was no space for any war with India but warned that its desire for peace should not be mistaken for weakness.
Addressing a press conference, Major General Asif Ghafoor, the Director General of…
Rights activist Irom Sharmila meets Chief Minister
Srinagar: Well known human and democratic rights activist, Irom Sharmila called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today.
The rights activist briefed the Chief Minister about the activities during her stay here. She also briefed…
Masarat Alam brought to Srinagar for hearing, shifted back to Jammu jail
Srinagar: The incarcerated chairman of Muslim League Jammu and Kashmir Masarat Aalam Bhat was on Monday brought from Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu to Srinagar for the hearing of a case lodged against him in police station Kothi Bagh Srinagar…
JeM claims responsibility of Sopore IED blast
SRINAGAR: Jaish-e-Mohammad militant outfit on Monday claimed responsibility for an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Sopore town on government forces.
“Our cadres trigger the IED in which several Indian security force personnel…
‘Hit me with your bullets. I am not afraid’ – Israel kills budding Gaza nurse
Israeli : Israeli forces killed a Palestinian nurse on Friday as she tried to help a wounded protester at the Gaza border, according to health officials and a witness, while Israel said “militants” had attacked its troops with gunfire and a…
LeT says Hizb playing ‘great role’, condemns killing of Srinagar youth
SRINAGAR: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has strongly condemned the killing of a youth who was run over by a CRPF vehicle and also the firing of teargas on the people attending the funerals of slain youth.
LeT spokesperson Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi in a…