PCB asked to compensate BCCI
New Delhi: Pakistan Cricket Board’s unsuccessful efforts to claim damages worth US $63 million from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) backfired on Wednesday after it was directed to pay 60% of BCCI’s claimed costs incurred for defending itself. PCB had accused BCCI of not honouring an agreement to play bilateral cricket […]
PDP, NC extend support to demand for university in Kargil
Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC) Wednesday extended support to the people of Kargil demanding a full-fledged university. The PDP attacked the governor administration, saying it was sowing seeds of discord in Jammu and Kashmir by neglecting Kargil. Senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar said while the PDP welcomes the decision […]
Executive magistrate on private complaint cannot direct cops to lodge FIR: SC
New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court has held that under the scheme of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), an executive magistrate cannot direct the police to register an FIR on the basis of a private complaint lodged before him. The top court, however, said that if a complaint is lodged before an […]
Pak court to deliver judgment in two corruption cases against Sharif on Dec 24
Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Wednesday said it will deliver judgment on December 24 in two remaining corruption cases against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik of Islamabad-based accountability court reserved judgment after completion of hearing in the Flagship Investment and Al-Azizia cases against 68-year-old Sharif. The verdict will be […]
2 expelled PDP leaders join NC
2 expelled PDP leaders join NC Srinagar, Dec 19 (PTI) A day after being expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former ministers Basharat Bukhari and Peer Mohammad Hussain joined the National Conference here on Wednesday. The two leaders were expelled by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday on the recommendation of a disciplinary committee […]
Hundreds of protestors stage demos at Handwara against Pulwama killings
Handwara: Hundreds of people led by Awami Itehad Party leader, Er. Rasheed staged a demonstration against the Pulwama killings. The protesters carrying play cards, black flags and banners passed through various markets of Handwara and were raising forceful slogans against Pulwama massacre. Addressing a large gathering at the main Chowk Handwara Molvi Shabir Rather urged […]
Fresh traffic not allowed on Jammu-Srinagar highway, stranded vehicles being cleared
Srinagar/Jammu: Authorities Wednesday did not allow fresh traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway after a landslide sent stones hurling down a hillock, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said. It was decided to first clear the stranded vehicles, and therefore no fresh traffic was allowed on the 270-km highway either from Srinagar or Jammu this morning, […]
American jailed for attacking Sikh cab driver with hammer
New York, Dec 19 (PTI) A man in the US has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for brutally attacking a 53-year-old Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver in Seattle last year. Swarn Singh was assaulted with a deadly weapon by Rory Benson in December 2017, according to Sikhs civil rights group The Sikh Coalition. Benson, […]
Lok Sabha adjourned again amid sloganeering by members
New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the second time on Wednesday after the House reconvened at noon, amid sloganeering and protests by AIADMK, Congress and TDP members over various issues. While AIADMK members protested against construction of a dam across the Cauvery river, those from the Congress demanded a Joint […]
Slight respite from cold in Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 19 (PTI) People in Kashmir had some respite from the cold in Kashmir, but the minimum temperature across the Valley stayed several degrees below the freezing point, a Meteorological (MeT) official said Wednesday. The night temperature also improved slightly in Kargil town in Ladakh region which experienced the coldest night of the season Tuesday. […]
