Afghanistan blast: Sikhs among 19 dead in Jalalabad suicide attack

SRINAGAR: At least 19 people, including 10 members of Afghanistan’s Sikh minority, have been killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Jalalabad, according to officials. The blast on Sunday damaged shops and buildings around Mukhaberat square, said Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor’s spokesperson. The bombing came hours after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated a hospital in the…

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PDP lawmaker explains party crisis, accuses leadership of favoritism

Terming the policies of former Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the main reasons for the abasement of PDP, Senior PDP leader and Member of Legislative Assembly Zadibal, Abid Hussain Ansari reiterates these views during a public gathering at Zadibal, Srinagar. Abid in his address said that he vehemently challenged certain decisions that…

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Inclement weather: Div Com asks officers to be alert for any eventuality

SRINAGAR, JULY 01(PTK): Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today directed the officers to be alert and gear their men and machinery to meet any situation in the wake of inclement weather conditions across the Valley. The Divisional Commissioner issued these directions while reviewing the arrangements and preparedness plan made by various departments to deal with…

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