Day: January 7, 2020

Dozens killed in stampede at funeral of slain Iranian commander, burial postponed

DUBAI/BAGHDAD – Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as huge crowds of mourners gathered for the funeral of a slain military commander in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman on Tuesday, forcing his burial to be postponed, state-affiliated media reported. Tens of thousands of people had […]

JNU attack: India police file case against injured student leader

No arrest made in connection with Sunday night’s violence but police file case against Aishe Ghosh for vandalism. Police in India have filed a case against a left-wing student leader and 19 others for vandalising a server room on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Saturday, but have yet […]

Iran’s parliament designates all US forces as ‘terrorists’

Iranian legislators pass bill designating US military, Pentagon as terror groups for ordering Soleimani’s killing. Iran’s parliament has unanimously passed a bill designating the United States‘ forces as “terrorists” over the assassination of top military commander Qassem Soleimani in an air attack in Iraq last week. Soleimani, the popular head of the Islamic […]

Iranians mass for funeral in hometown of general killed by US

Kerman, Jan 7: Iranians gathered in Kerman for the burial Tuesday of top general Qasem Soleimani in the final stage of funeral processions after he was killed in a US strike in Iraq. The massive number of mourners in the hometown of the slain commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ […]

Protesters call off stir after eviction from Gateway of India

Mumbai, Jan 7: Protest against the JNU violence was called off here on Tuesday after the demonstrators were shifted from the Gateway of India to Azad Maidan, police said. In the morning, several protesters, including students and women, were taken in police vans from the iconic Gateway of India […]

Kranti Dal bats for setting up temple board in J&K

Jammu, Jan 7: Kranti Dal on Tuesday batted for constituting a shrine board to manage affairs of hundreds of temples and their properties in Jammu and Kashmir. The outfit said existing religious and historical places in the union territory should be publicised to attract tourists and pilgrims from across […]

Local militant killed in encounter with security forces in south Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 7: A local militant was killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in Awantipora area of south Kashmir, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Churswoo village of Awantipora in the early hours of Tuesday following a information about the […]

Kashmir witnesses snowfall for third consecutive day

Srinagar, Jan 7: Kashmir witnessed snowfall for the third consecutive day on Tuesday as residents of the valley continued to experience warmer than usual night temperature. “Light to moderate snowfall has been been going on intermittently across Kashmir, including Srinagar city,” an official of the MeT department said. However, […]

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