Sri Lanka’s Parliament passes no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Rajapaksa
Colombo (PTI): Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Wednesday passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who was installed by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, a day after the Supreme Court overturned the presidential decree to dissolve Parliament and hold snap polls. The Parliament on Wednesday met for the first time since October 26, […]
NGT directs CPCB to furnish report on 51,837 industries in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit the action taken report within a month on the status of 51,837 industries in the national capital which are running in residential areas without requisite approvals. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the report […]
Valley wide shutdown on Nov 17 against panchayat polls: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership on Wednesday called for a valley wide shutdown on November 17 against panchayat polls. JRL comprises of Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, and Yasin Malik.
Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants arrested in Pulwama
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have apprehended two militants affiliated with Hizb Ul Mujahideen at Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Officials said that they had received inputs that there is movement of militants in Dugripora Panzgam area “Working on which a joint naka was established at Panzgam railway underpass by 55 RR, Awantipora […]
Sehrai, Malik others attend funeral prayers of Geelani’s son-in-law at Sopore
Sopore: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and several other resistance leaders and activists on Wednesday participated in the funeral prayers of octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani’s son-in-law at Sopore. Witnesses said a large number op people attended the funeral procession of Ghulam Hassan Makhdoomi at Dooru village […]
Firefighters battle blazes on two fronts in California, 50 dead
Paradise, Nov 14 (AFP) Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on Tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state. At least 50 deaths have been reported statewide so far from the late-season wildfires, and […]
M Modi meets US Vice President Pence in Singapore
Singapore, (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice President Mike Pence in Singapore on Wednesday on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit and the two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral ties, including defence cooperation and the need for maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. Modi began his two-day visit to the country where […]
SC commences hearing on pleas in Rafale case
New Delhi,(PTI): The Supreme Court Wednesday commenced its crucial hearing on pleas seeking court-monitored probe into procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph is likely to peruse the pricing details submitted by the government in a sealed cover. The […]
200 militants killed, 50 arrested in 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir: Reports
Srinagar: 200 militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir so far in 2018, media reports said on Wednesday among whom 109 were killed in southern Kashmir and 45 in northern Kashmir. India Today reported that while most of the slain militants belonged to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the highest number were killed in southern Kashmir. Among the […]
Rains, snowfall to continue in Jammu and Kashmir till Thursday
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall and rains occurred in the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as the Met forecast scattered rains and snow to continue till Thursday. There would be some improvement in the weather after Thursday, the weather official said, adding that the state has so far received 83.5 mm rainfall between October 1 and […]
