Pakistan has always abused mainstream political parties of J&K but now suddenly they like us: Farooq Abdullah’s retort to Pakistan

New Delhi: Reacting sharply to Pakistan hailing the recent Gupkar Declaration in which six political parties of Jammu and Kashmir vowed to fight collectively against the abrogation of Article 370, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday asserted that “we are not anyone’s puppets”. “Pakistan has always abused mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir […]

 We lost an experienced counter insurgency cop in Panthachowk gunfight: Dilbag Singh

‘Trio came on a bike, fired at joint team of forces, tried to snatch weapon but failed; left behind bike and took shelter in the nearby area, alert teams traced them, slain includes top Lashkar commander’

Srinagar: Director General of Police J&K, Dilbag Singh Sunday said that in an overnight gunfight at Panthachowk Srinagar, the J&K police lost its “brave, well-trained and experience counter insurgency cop who had taken part in so many successful anti-militancy operations”. The DGP also said that the three-bike borne militants had first fired at a joint […]

Covid -19: 40-year-old man among 2 more die 

Srinagar:  two persons including an elderly woman from Bandipora and a 40-year-old man from Srinagar died due to covid-19 since overnight, officials said on Sunday. A 70-year-old woman from Nadihal Bandipora died at SKIMS Bemina, 13 days after she was admitted to the hospital, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 […]

PM Modi recalls sacrifice of Imam Hussain

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Imam Hussain on Sunday to mark Muharram, saying nothing was more important to him than the values of truth and justice. Imam Hussain’s emphasis on equality as well as fairness is noteworthy and gives strength to many, the prime minister said. “We recall the sacrifice of […]

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 35-lakh mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 35 lakh, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark, with a record single-day spike of 78,761 cases, while recoveries surged to 27,13,933 on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases rose to 35,42,733, while the death toll climbed to 63,498 with […]

Ladakh records 4 more COVID-19 deaths, toll now 32

Leh: Ladakh has reported four more coronavirus-related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities due to the disease to 32 in the Union Territory, officials said on Sunday. Two deaths each linked to COVID-19 were reported from Kargil and Leh districts on Saturday, the officials said. The death toll comprises 20 fatalities in Kargil and […]

Army JCO killed in  CFV along LoC in Nowshehra, Rajouri

Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of army was killed in the fresh exchange of firing between Indian and Pakistani armies along the Line of Control in Nowshehra area of Rajouri district, officials said Sunday. Defence officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that Pakistan resorted to ceasefire violation early morning today and used small […]

Three militants, ASI killed in Panthachowk encounter

Srinagar: Three militants and a Assistant sub inspector of J&K police were killed in an overnight encounter at Panthachowk in outskirts of Srinagar district. A senior Police officer told GNS that three militants were killed in an overnight encounter, bodies have been recovered with arms and ammunition. However identity of the slain militants is yet […]