Young Girl Blackmailed, Gang Raped, 5 Held
SRINAGAR: A day after the court sent three rapists to life imprisonment; five youth were arrested by police in a new case of gang rape in north Kashmir. The heinous crime was detected by chance when a family found their daughter carrying an almost eight-month-old pregnancy. Detailed revealed that a family detected a change in […]
Encounter breaks out in Sopore village
Srinagar:An encounter broke out between the government forces and militants in Sopore village of Baramulla district in north Kashmir. Reports said that a joint team of government forces including army’s 22 RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off Wadoora of Sopore area today morning. After the day-long siege, the joint team intensified the searches and fired […]
Fraudsters arrested for duping Crores from people
Srinagar:e Branch Jammu on Tuesday arrested a fraudster for duping Crores of rupees from the inhabitants of Tehsil Mendhar Poonch district and its surrounding areas on the pretext of providing different products with huge interest. The spokesman said that a complaint was lodged at police station Mendhar District Poonch by Abdul Karim, son of Raj […]
Piaggio launches the much-awaited, fun-starter Aprilia Storm in India
Srinagar,11,June 2019: Bringing Aprilia’s winning technology and uncompromising spirit from the track to the road with its philosophy of designed for racers but built for riders, Piaggio India introduces the aspirational and stylish Aprilia Stormin India. Living up to its name and equipped with a high powered125 CC three valve engine, Storm offers the young, experimental and bold Aprilia enthusiasts […]
ICC turns down BCCI request; Dhoni can’t sport ‘Balidan badge’
Dubai: ICC on Friday turned down the BCCI’s request to allow MS Dhoni to continue wearing the army insignia on his wicket-keeping gloves. “The regulations for ICC events do not permit any individual message or logo to be displayed on any items of clothing or equipment. In addition to this, the logo also breaches the regulations […]
Over 100 goats perished after heavy rains, lightning in Kupwara
Kupwara:-Over a hundred goats perished last night following heavy rains and lightening in Tumana area of Chowkibal in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. According to an official, the nomads had arrived in the area two days ago and had erected temporary shelters in a nearby forest. “The shepherds had kept their goats in the open sky. […]
Resilient Pakistan roars back, beat England by 14 runs
NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan shocked England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday as they ended a long losing streak in one-day internationals despite two centuries for the World Cup host nation. Joe Root (107) and Jos Buttler (103) were guiding the tournament favourites towards an imposing target of 349 after Pakistan left England needing a World […]
India alleges diplomats, embassy guests ‘harassed’ by Pakistani security services
ISLAMABAD: India has accused Pakistani security services of “widespread harassment” outside an event hosted by the Indian embassy in Islamabad on Saturday, saying that “hundreds” of guests were turned away and some of New Delhi’s diplomats were “threatened”. The allegations came after similar reports a few days earlier from New Delhi, where guests arriving at a […]
‘Ridiculously naive’: Gambhir, Mufti trade barbs over Amit Shah
New Delhi: Responding to the political solution for Kashmir issue proposed by the former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, BJP’s newly-elected parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir called her ”ridiculously naive”. The fresh war of words started on microblogging site- Twitter, where Mufti attacked Home Minister Amit Shah’s idea of solving Kashmir problem through ”brute truce”. Mufti tweeted: “Since […]
9 ministers, 2 Guv from Muslim community in SL resign over Easter bombing allegations
Colombo: Nine Muslim ministers and two provincial governors from the minority community resigned on Monday to allow the Sri Lankan government to investigate allegations against some of them on links to an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Easter suicide bombings. The Muslim politicians also protested what they term the government’s inability to ensure […]