95% people rejected elections: JRL
Scores of secret candidates were chosen unopposed
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on the culmination of last phase of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) polls on Tuesday said that 95 per cent people stayed away from the polls, saying that scores of secret candidates were chosen unopposed, aimed to help the BJP in its electoral prospects in India next year. JRL comprising Syed […]
‘Lone wolf’ terror attacks a major challenge, admits Rajnath
Says one unit on NSG deployed in JK
Gurgaon: Threats posed by “lone wolf” attackers and “do it yourself’ terrorists are a major challenge for agencies tasked with ensuring security of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. Addressing commandos of the elite counter-terror force National Security Guard on their 34th raising day here, Singh said security forces have exhibited […]
Higher reaches in north Kashmir receive season’s first snowfall
Srinagar: The upper reaches of north Kashmir districts of Kupwara and Bandipora recieved a moderate snowfall on Tuesday. This was the season’s first snowfall in the region. The snowfall has brought the temperature down in the entire Kashmir Valley. Reports said that Gurez valley in Bandipora district and Keran in Kupwara received season’s first snowfall […]
Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pakistan’ gets a China push
Islamabad: China has backed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘New Pakistan’ initiative and said the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects being undertaken in the country will play an important role in Pakistan’s economic development. China’s Minister of International Development Song Tao met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday and assured Beijing’s support to Pakistan […]
J&K Bank ups its profit to 146 Cr
Srinagar: The J&K Bank has reported a 44% increase in its net profit to Rs 146.34 Cr for the half year ended 30th September 2018 after the reviewed results of the Bank were adopted by the Board of Directors in the meeting held at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters. The Bank had posted a net profit […]
#MeToo: NSUI’s Kashmiri Prez quits after sexual harassment charges
New Delhi: NSUI national president Fairoz Khan has stepped down from his post following charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said on Tuesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, the sources told PTI. Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, submitted his resignation on Monday evening, saying he quit keeping in […]
11 candidates win unopposed at Pattan in last phase
Pattan: At least 11 independent candidates from Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have emerged as winner unopposed in the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) polls. Earlier eight candidates emerged victorious in Sopore during the third phase of ULB elections last week. Officials said that all independent candidates have emerged as winner unopposed in Pattan […]
Stray dogs maul 4-yr-old to death
Jammu: A four-year-old girl was bitten to death by a pack of stray dogs outside her home in Samba district of Jammu division on Tuesday, police said. The minor was attacked by the canines soon after she came out of her house at village Chack Bogala in Ramgarh area of the district this morning, a […]
Divisive forces caused harm to unity in JK: NC
Jammu: Senior National Conference (NC) leader Bimla Luthra Tuesday castigated ‘divisive forces’ for indulging in rhetoric, saying they have caused colossal harm to the unity, amity and harmony of Jammu and Kashmir. “These forces have failed in delivering and keeping up the promises when in power, and when out of it, they are exploiting public […]
