Govt has played cruel joke with us, yet to implement promised 7th pay commission, de-linking of salary: ReT, protest in city center
Srinagar: Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers Monday accused government of playing cruel joke with them for failing to implement the promised implementation of 7th pay commission and de-linking of their salary from Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). The decision to implement 7th pay commission and delinking of salary from MHRD was announced by Advisor to Governor Khurshid […]
Odisha shelter home sealed over sexual abuse allegations
Bhubaneswar,(PTI) An NGO-run shelter home has been sealed in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district and two people, including its managing director, arrested following allegations that the minor inmates there were sexually abused, police said. The action was taken two days after District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Anuradha Goswami and members of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) raided the […]
Mirwaiz placed under house arrest ahead of ‘human rights week’ protests
Government Monday placed Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest to prevent him from participating in candle light vigil against “human rights violations”. A spokesperson of the amalgam said that a posse of police reached Mirwaiz’s Nigeen residence and detained him inside. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) of which Mirwaiz is a […]
Guj riots: SC to hear in January Zakia’s plea against clean chit to Modi
New Delhi, (PTI) The Supreme Court Monday deferred till the third week of January the hearing on a plea filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots. Zakia, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, an ex-MP […]
Shopian gunfight: Forces withdraw from area, clashes erupt
Shopian: Government forces withdrew from gunfight site as militants have likely escaped after brief exchange of fire in Sangdan village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district early Monday morning. Reports said that clashes erupted in the area as forces exchanged fire with militants. “There was a lull in the gunfire for more than an hour […]
China agrees to ‘reduce and remove’ tariffs on US cars: Trump
Washington,(AFP): China has agreed to scale back tariffs on imported US cars, President Donald Trump said Sunday, one day after agreeing with Xi Jinping to a ceasefire in the trade war between the world’s top two economies. Asia stocks had rallied on the news that Washington and Beijing would not impose any new tariffs during a […]
Kashmiri Pandits took out rally for Sharda Peeth corridor to Pakistan administrated Kashmir
Anantnag, (PTI): More than 200 Kashmiri Pandits took out a protest march in Anantnag demanding that a passage on the lines of the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikhs be opened to facilitate devotees to visit the Sharda Devi temple in Pakistan administered Kashmir. The Kashmiri Pandits held placards and raised slogans in support of reopening the passage […]
Rupee falls 50 paise to 70.08 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Dec 3 (PTI) The rupee depreciated by 50 paise to 70.08 against the US dollar in early trade Monday at the interbank foreign exchange amid strengthening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas. Forex traders said besides increased demand of the US currency from importers, the dollar’s strength against some currencies overseas weighed on […]
Shopian Gunfight: Militants reportedly escaped after initial exchange of firing
Srinagar: No fresh exchange of firing has been reported after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sangran area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on early morning of Monday. Reports said that there was complete silence from the last 3 hours after some exchange of firing took place between militants and government […]
