URI, JAMMU AND KASHMIR: At least five Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed by security forces this morning in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector. Defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said a group of terrorists from Pakistan was trying to enter India near Dulanja area in Uri, about 108 km from Srinagar. The forces had intelligence input about a few suicide attackers headed for Uri. As soon as they were spotted, a joint operation was launched by Jammu and Kashmir Police, army and paramilitary forces leading to a fierce gun battle that killed five of them, Col Kalia added. Home Minister Rajnat ... Read More

A floor at Indonesias stock exchange collapsed into the building's lobby on Monday, injuring an unknown number of people, according to media reports. We are still investigating the cause, but for now our priorities are the casualties,Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono told Metro TV. Footage aired by TV stations showed several people lying on the ground and being carrying outside the building. The police spokesman did not say how many were injured but added that there were no reports of deaths so far. Television news footage showed people panicking and screaming as officials tried to ... Read More

A double suicide bombing killed 26 people in Baghdad on Monday, officials said, the second such attack in the Iraqi capital in three days. Dr Abdel Ghani al-Saadi, health chief for east Baghdad, reported 26 dead and 90 wounded. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in Tayyaran Square in central Baghdad,said General Saad Maan, spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, which includes the army and the police. Tayyaran Square is a bustling centre of commerce and a place where day labourers gather in the early morning waiting for jobs. It has been the site of deadly attacks in the past. An ... Read More

The army today said it had killed seven Pakistani soldiers in retaliatory action along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch, according to news agency PTI. At least four of the deaths were confirmed by the Pakistani government in a tweet. The armys action comes after an Indian soldier was killed in Pakistani firing in the Rajouri district on Saturday. The army has carried out retaliation against Pakistani troops across Jaglote area along the LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district,a senior Army officer was quoted as telling PTI. This morning, Army Chief Bipin Rawat said at a fu ... Read More

RINAGAR: Night temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley remained several degrees below the freezing point on Monday with Kargil town freezing at minus 20 degree Celsius. At minus 20 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature, Kargil was the coldest town in Jammu and Kashmir followed by Leh at minus 10.9 degree Celsius. Minimum temperature recorded in Srinagar was minus 3.3, in Pahalgam minus 5.6 and minus 6.4 degree Celsius in Gulmarg,an official of the MET department said. The official said the weather was likely to remain cold and dry during the next four to five days and as such the nig ... Read More

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday strongly condemned the proposed move by the Centre to come out with an orange colour passports for those who have not passed their Class 10 examination, calling it discriminatory. No way this proposal should go forward. This is creating two different types of citizens, one with education and one without, discriminating Indians based on educational qualifications,said Mr Chandy. If this becomes a reality, the moment an orange colour passport holder lands in a foreign country, he will be treated with disdain and it will have a telling impact ... Read More