Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
ISLAMABAD Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that if India has “solid evidence” regarding Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar’s involvement in the Pulwama attack, it should share that with Pakistan “so we can convince the judiciary and the people”. The foreign minister made these remarks during an interview with CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour regarding Pakistan’s […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he had good conversations with Indian and Pakistani leaders and was hopeful that the rising tensions will come down between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Over the last two days, Pompeo spoke to the leaders of the two countries including External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
SRINAGAR A CRPF Inspector was among four government forces personnel killed while eleven others, including a commandant of the paramilitary forces, were injured in a gunfight at Babagund Langate area of Handwara in frontier Kupwara district on Friday. Official sources said that encounter broke out after the joint team of army’s 22 RR, 92 Battalion CRPF […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
SRINAGAR A 22-year-old civilian was killed and several others were injured in alleged government forces action near encounter site at Babagund, Langate in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that the youth Waseem Ahmad Mir son of Mohammad Akbar Mir of Zaloora suffered critical bullet wounds in his abdomen and head. Waseem […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
WAGAH Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman finally returned to India through the Attari-Wagah joint check-post in Amritsar on Friday night. The Indian air force officer, who was expected to return much earlier, crossed into the Indian side after 9.15 pm. “Wing Commander Varthaman has just been handed over,” said an Indian official. After the Pakistani […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
WSHINGTON If you are someone who believes in catching up on all the lost sleep hours on the weekends, a recent study suggests that it doesnt work that way. In fact, on some health measures, trying to play catch-up for a few days and then returning to poor sleep habits makes things worse. Our findings […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
WASHINGTON The Moons ‘sunburns’distinctive patterns of swirlsare a result of interactions between the Sun’s damaging radiation with pockets of lunar magnetic field, according to NASA data. Every object, planet or person travelling through space has to contend with the Sun’s damaging radiation. Research using data from NASA’s Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
SRINAGAR The Kashmir High Court Bar Association on Friday termed Government of Indias approval to extension of two central constitutional amendments to Jammu and Kashmir as a clear fraud on the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution of India and unconstitutional. The approval by cabinet headed by Prime Minister Nadrendra Modi was done on […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
POONCH Two siblings and their mother were killed while as four others including an army major and a soldier were injured as India and Pakistan troops continued shelling at Salootri in Poonch district of Jammu. Incharge Police Post Jhullas, Sub-Inspector Rasheed Kasana said that two siblings– Mohammad Faizan (5) and Shabnum Kounsar (9) and their […]
Observer News Service - March 2, 2019
JAMMU The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik has approved promotion of Ajeet Kumar Sahu, IAS (JK-2003) to the Super Time Scale of IAS w.e.f. 01.01.2019, consequent to which he shall be designated as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government. SAC also approved promotion of two IAS officers […]