It’s snowing heavily in Valley
Srinagar: Most parts of Kashmir Valley including Capital city Srinagar is witnessing snowfall sine one hour or so, reports said. They said that it was snowing in many upper reaches since morning however, in Srinagar and many other townships it started snowing after mid noon. Notably, the MeT office here had predicted snowfall across the […]
AIR to shut down national channel, regional training academies in 5 cities to cut costs
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has decided to close down All India Radio’s national channel and its regional training academies in five cities as part of “cost-cutting measures” and to “rationalise” services. The programme, technical, ministerial and other staff posted at National Channel in Todapur and Nagpur etc, apart from those […]
Tral Update: Injured man succumbs at Srinagar Hospital
Srinagar: The man who was fired upon by unknown gunmen at Kasipora area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district succumbed at SMHS hospital. Earlier gunmen fired upon the person identified as Sarmanjeet Singh son of Nanak Singh of Village Khasipora. He was rushed to the nearby hospital in critical condition where from he was […]
NIA produces man arrested for providing weapons to ISIS-inspired group
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Naeem, arrested for allegedly providing weapons to members of a suspected ISIS-inspired terror group who were arrested recently, before a Delhi court on Friday. The 21-year old was produced before District Judge Poonam Bamba. The NIA arrested him from from Meerut on Thursday night.
Govt working with RBI to look into frauds cases of below Rs 1L: Prasad
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) The government is working with the Reserve Bank (RBI) to look into cases of financial frauds involving amounts which are below Rs 1 lakh, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. A Financial Data Protection bill has been drafted that aims to address issues related […]
Rafale deal: Rahul seeks probe against PM for corruption, weakening national security
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi be investigated for corruption and for weakening national security by giving the Rafale contract to “his friend”. Gandhi cited a media report on Swedish Telecom major Ericsson filing a contempt plea in the Supreme Court against Reliance Communications […]
Lokpal search committee: SC directs Centre to file affidavit on steps taken since Sept 2018
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday directed the Centre to place on affidavit steps taken since September last year to set up a search committee for the Lokpal. The apex court asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to file the affidavit on the matter by January 17. “You have to ensure on […]
China develops its own ‘Mother of All Bombs’: Report
Beijing, Jan 4 (PTI) China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country’s answer to the US-built ‘Mother of All Bombs’, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday. China’s defence industry giant NORINCO for the first time showcased the aerial bomb, the country’s largest non-nuclear bomb, state-run Global Times reported. […]
Civilian shot at in Tral
Tral: A civilian was hit by bullets after he was attacked by unknown gunmen on Friday shot at Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police official said that gunmen fired at Simranjeet Singh, son of Nanak Singh at his village Khasipora Tral. The incident left the man injured with several bullet wounds and he […]
JK govt issues instructions for employees in ‘money matters’
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government Friday issued an advisory for its employees, calling them to strictly adhere to rules, regulations or orders governing the receipt of money, its custody and payment. The rules regulating the receipt of money, its custody and payment into the treasury are clearly spelt out in chapter II of Jammu & […]
