Day 19: No Trace Of Kishtwar Cloudburst Missing
Jammu: At the end of the rescue operation on 19th day on Sunday, there was still no trace of 19 persons who went missing following a cloudburst at Honzar Dachan in Kishtwar district. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has withdrawn…
Nine injured after load carrier skids off in Kangan
Ganderbal, Aug 16: At least nine people were injured after a load carrier vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down at Wusan area of Kangan in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal on Monday morning.An official told the news agency—Kashmir…
Swift Taliban takeover leaves US image in tatters
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 — After two decades in Afghanistan, America's longest war was ending with the image of the United States in tatters.With the swift collapse Sunday of the government in Kabul, the 20th anniversary of the September…
HRW calls for UN probe, sanctions over Bangladesh ‘enforced disappearances’
DHAKA, Aug 16 — Human Rights Watch on Monday called for a United Nations probe into the alleged enforced disappearances of Bangladesh opposition activists, demanding sanctions on the officials found responsible.The rights watchdog…
US lowers flag at Kabul embassy, secures airport
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 — The United States lowered the flag on its embassy in Kabul and has relocated almost all staff to the airport, where US forces are taking over air traffic control, officials said Sunday.“We are completing a…
Sydney records deadliest day of Covid-19 pandemic, more lockdowns announced
SYDNEY, Aug 16 — Australia’s most populous city recorded its deadliest day of the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday, as hundreds of unarmed military personnel were deployed across Sydney in a desperate attempt to quell a “disturbing high”…
PSAJK condoles demise of noted religious personality Mian Bashir Ahmad Larvi, expresses deep…
Srinagar:Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has condoled the sad demise of veteran spiritual and religious personality Mian Bashir Ahmed Larvi. The Association termed the demise of Mian Bashir Ahmad as a huge loss…
Afghan President Ghani to quit, making way for a Taliban takeover: Report
There are negotiations going on in the Afghan Presidential Palace ARG to transfer power to the Taliban with Ali Ahamd Jalali as head of the new interim government on Sunday, according to the news agency ANI.Media reports said…
Taliban seize Bagram military prison 25 km north of Kabul, free inmates
The Taliban have taken control of Bagram Prison, located on Bagram air base, and set free the inmates, mostly Taliban fighters, who were imprisoned there.The Bagram air base, which used to be the largest US military base in the…
India fully prepared to deal with all situations at border: BSF DG
Wagha: India is fully prepared to deal with all situations at the border and Pakistan's attempts to infiltrate weapons via drones would be failed with the help of technology, Border Security Forces DG SS Deswal said on Sunday during a…