A Kashmiri rights activist at United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday flayed Pakistan for committing grave human rights violations with its sponsorship of cross-border terrorism. Junaid Qureshi, the son of Kashmiri separatist and 1971 Indian Airlines hijacker Hashim Qureshi, in a general debate at the 43rd session of the UNHRC in Geneva, described […]
An adorable ringtail possum joey was brought to Taronga’s Wildlife Hospital in Sydney by a member of the public after its mother was attacked by a dog in a Mosman park. The little joey was riding on its mum’s back at the time. Sadly, mum did not survive. At the time it weighed just 57g. […]
Actor Irrfan Khan, who was reportedly attacked with a kangri (pot filled with hot coal) in Kashmir recently while shooting with actor Shahid Kapoor for Vishal Bharadwaj’s “Haider”, says the incident didn’t instil fear in him. “The kangri didn’t hit either of us. So, I can’t really say whether it was deliberately thrown at us […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that he was set on creating new administrative units in the state despite a scheduled meeting of the cabinet to discuss the issue being postponed at the last minute Friday allegedly due to differences between the ruling alliance partners. The cabinet was scheduled to meet here to […]
Over 100 kg of brown sugar was Friday seized by police and customs officials from a cross-LoC (Line of Control) trade consignment in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The value of the contraband has been estimated at over Rs.100 crore in the international market. The brown sugar was discovered hidden under a […]
The shooting of Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Bang Bang’ is all set to resume and after the Kashmir schedule that was postponed last year, the makers have decided to shoot those scenes in Shimla and Manali. The conflict at that place, forced Siddharth Anand, the director of the film, to cancel the long schedule planned in […]
The year 2014 is a “challenging” one as US troops would leave Afghanistan this year but the Indian Army is already mapping out a strategy and planning to counter any infiltration bid during the year, top army officials said Wednesday. Although 2013 was largely peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir, there were a large number of […]
The Indian Army needs to stay in Jammu and Kashmir “under the present circumstances”, a top military commander said Monday. “Armed forces need to stay on in Kashmir under the present circumstances. We should wait for conditions to improve before making changes to the national strategy regarding the army deployment in Jammu and Kashmir,” Indian […]
Indian security forces killed three foreign guerrillas Monday in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The gunfight took place in Dooru (Dangerpora) village near Sopore town, 60 km from here, Inspector General of Police Abdul Ghani Mir told IANS. The dead reportedly belonged to the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit. A defence ministry spokesman […]
Around 800 ambulances fitted with global positioning system (GPS) would be made available for patients in rural areas in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government said Sunday. People in rural areas would only need to dial the toll-free number 102 to avail ambulance services fitted with GPS under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Minister […]