There must be accountability for gross violations, abuses committed in Rakhine state: UN chief
United Nations, Oct 1: UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that the Rohingya people are one of the most discriminated against people in the world, emphasising that there must be accountability for the gross violations and abuses committed in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. According to the UN estimates, nearly 700,000 minority Rohingya Muslims have fled to […]
Minibus carrying students met accident at Rafiabad, several injured
Baramulla: A passenger mini-bus carrying student of Shah Rasool Welkin Memorial Trust turned turtle at Ladoora Rafiabad in which several students got injured. The mini-bus bearing number JK05 24 turned turtle fell into paddy field after driver lost control over wheel . The injured students have been shifted to nearby hospital. More detail waited. Images News […]
Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna dies at 87
MUMBAI: Krishna Raj Kapoor, wife of legendary actor Raj Kapoor, passed away Monday due to cardiac arrest. She was 87. “My mother passed away at about 5 a.m. today due to cardiac arrest…old age was another factor. We are deeply saddened by her demise,” son Randhir told PTI. In May 1946, Raj Kapoor married Krishna […]
SPO who decamped with weapons joins Hizbul Mujahideen
Srinagar: An Special Police Officer (SPO) who decamped with eight firearms last week, has joined the Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit, police said on Monday Pictures of SPO Adil Bashir posing with an AK-47 rifle alongside Hizbul commander Zeenat-ul-Islam went viral on social media on Monday. The police said that they have identified the civilian with […]
Four dead, one injured in Akhnoor road accident
Jammu, Oct 1 : Four people have dead and another person was injured when their car collided head-on with a goods vehicle on Jammu-Akhnoor road, police said on Monday. The accident occurred near Battara-Kanachak on the outskirts of Jammu late night on Sunday, a police official said. He said the five youths, in the age […]
UN chief concerned over J&K situation, encourages ‘positive dialogue’ for peace
‘UN, India to step up cooperation in counter-terrorism, terror financing’
United Nations, Sep 30: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir while encouraging “positive dialogue” to resolve the disagreements peacefully. He also said the UN welcomes a greater role for India in addressing regional peace and security challenges. “On the development front, India already is, and can […]
Cop killed in militant attack in Shopian
Srinagar, Sep 30: A policeman was killed in a militant attack on a police station in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, police said. “Militants fired indiscriminately on Police Station Shopian. The attack was repulsed by policemen,” a police spokesman said. He said in this incident, Constable Saqib Mohiuddin Mir sustained injuries and was evacuated […]
Unresolved Kashmir issue ‘blot on the conscience of humanity’: Pak
Warns India against LoC ‘venture’
United Nations, Sep 29: Pakistan raised the Kashmir issue in the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying the “unresolved dispute” is impacting achieving durable peace between India and Pakistan and remains a “blot on the conscience of humanity”. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, addressing the General Debate of the 73rd session of the UN […]
Pak remarks on Peshawar school attack dishonour to memory of children killed: India
United Nations, Sep 30: India Sunday strongly hit back at Pakistan for the “preposterous allegation” its Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made at the UN that terrorists behind the 2014 attack on a Peshawar school were “supported” by India, saying the “despicable insinuation” dishonours the memory of the children killed in the assault. Indian diplomat […]
PaK PM’s chopper crosses over to Indian side
Poonch: A Pakistani helicopter crossed 700 metres into Indian air space along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector on Sunday afternoon. According to reports from Pakistan, Pakistan administered Kashmir’s prime minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan was travelling in this chopper. Pakistani news channel Aaj News said, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz […]
