Vijayvargiya omitted details of two serious cases while filing nomination: Congress
Indore: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya deliberately did not disclose information about two cases involving serious charges of rape and defamation while filing his nomination papers from Indore-1 assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh. The Congress will fight a legal battle up to the Supreme Court’s level challenging his candidature […]
Israeli airstrikes hit refugee camp for second day
Rafah: The Hamas-run government in Gaza says Israeli airstrikes have hit apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City for a second day in a row, causing many deaths and injuries. The toll from Wednesday’s strikes was not immediately known. Meanwhile, dozens of people with foreign passports entered the Rafah crossing from Gaza to […]
Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel
La Paz: Bolivia’s government severed diplomatic relations with Israel on Tuesday while calling for an end to the Israeli military offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. “Bolivia decided to break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive taking place in the […]
South Africa calls on UN to deploy rapid protection force to protect civilians in Gaza
Johannesburg: South Africa has called on the United Nations to deploy a rapid protection force to protect the civilian population of Gaza amid reports about a large number of children being killed there as the Israeli forces heightens attacks on the Hamas-ruled enclave. “South Africa echoes the UN General Assembly’s resolution that called for an […]
3 soldiers injured in landmine blast near LoC in Poonch
Srinagar: Three soldiers were injured in a landmine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. They said the incident took place at Phagwari Gali and all the injured soldiers were immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where from two were shifted to another hospital for […]
Addressing J&K UT Foundation Day celebrations, LG says, 1.3 Cr citizens got new wings to their dreams
“Ecosystem, which promoted separatism and terrorism for almost 70 years, has been successfully dismantled” Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the J&K UT Foundation Day celebrations in Srinagar, today. In his address, LG congratulated the citizens of the UT and shared the extraordinary growth journey of Jammu Kashmir. In the last 4 years, the grandeur […]
LG inaugurates Jhelum riverfront in Srinagar
Also inaugurates DIPR’s photo exhibition on ‘Badalta Khilta Jammu Kashmir’; visits Handicraft Exhibition at Kashmir Haat Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday inaugurated a riverfront which has a pedestrian and cycling promenade on Jhelum river here under the Srinagar Smart City project. Sinha inaugurated the Jhelum riverfront (right bank) from Zero Bridge to the General […]
‘Run for Unity’ flagged off to mark Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary
LG administers ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ pledge to the gatherings at Bakshi Stadium and Raj Bhavan Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’, organised to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, from Bakshi Stadium here. Hundreds of people, including students and sportspersons took part […]
Cop shot dead by terrorists in Baramulla
Baramulla: A policeman was shot dead by terrorists on Tuesday in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir, officials said. Head Constable Ghulam Mohammad Dar was shot at by the terrorists outside his residence at Wailoo, Kralpora, Tangmarg, the officials said. They said Dar was rushed to Sub District Hospital Tangmarg where he was declared as […]
R R Swain takes over as J&K’s police chief
Srinagar: Senior IPS officer R R Swain took over as the Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Swain, a 1991-batch IPS officer, assumed the post upon the retirement of Dilbag Singh, who was the longest-serving DGP of Jammu and Kashmir. He remained posted at various important and key positions in Jammu […]