India, Pakistan armies trade gunfire along LOC in Rajouri
Rajouri: India and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy gunfire in Keri area along Line Of Conrol in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to report the exchange of fire erupted at about 12 AM Monday night and continued till 04 AM Tuesday morning. “Both sides shelled each other with mortars and used heavy gunfire,” […]
After Jet Airways bailout Vijay Mallya criticises public sector banks for “double standards”
New Delhi (PTI) Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya Tuesday lashed out at public sector banks for “double standards” under the current NDA regime for their intervention to bailout Jet Airways while the same lenders made his Kingfisher airlines “fail ruthlessly”. In a series of tweets reacting to banks led by State Bank of India taking over […]
Sharda Peeth corridor: Omar Abdullah urges Imran Khan to open Kargil-Skardu road
Srinagar: Following Pakistan’s decision to open the he Sharda Peeth corridor, former chief minister J&K Omar Abdullah on Tuesday urged Imran Khan to open Kargil-Skardu road as well. Abdullah while welcoming the move by the Pakistani government said that more initiatives of this kind creating people to people contact need to be taken. “After the […]
Alleged stone pelters arrested during nocturnal raids in Sopore localities
Sopore: Government forces have arrested almost a dozen youth during nocturnal raids on Sopore, Janwara and Warpora village of Baramulla district. “The raids were conducted in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday by a joint team of forces,” sources said. Reports said that Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF […]
J&K ICAI Organizes Seminar on Bank Audit
Jammu :J&K Branch of the NIRC of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India organized a seminar on Statutory Audit of Banks and Usage of Commands in FINACLE-7 Software which was presided over by the Chairman & CEO of J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed as Chief Guest on the occasion and senior Chartered Accountant Niranjan Joshi […]
Couple’s bullet-riddled bodies found in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Mar 26 (PTI) Bullet-riddled bodies of a man and a woman, who were supposed to get married soon, were recovered from here on Monday, police said. The GT Road Kotwali police recovered the bodies in Sai Upvan near Hindon river. An investigation is on to probe multiple angles, including whether the couple committed suicide […]
ED arrests defence agent in VVIP choppers case
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a defence agent from Delhi in the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP choppers deal case, officials said Tuesday. They said Sushen Mohan Gupta was arrested late Monday by agency sleuths under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Gupta, they said, has allegedly dealt in defence deals, […]
Sharda Peeth corridor to open up for Kashmiri pundits, says Pakistan
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Monday approved a proposal to establish a corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims from India to visit Sharda Peeth, an ancient Hindu temple and cultural site in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, according to a media report. The Sharda Peeth corridor, when opened, will be the second religious tract after Kartarpur corridor in […]
Mehbooba welcomes move
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday said opening of ShardaPeeth temple in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) for Kashmiri Pandits can help India and Pakistan navigate the current impasse. “Not too long ago I had written to PM imploring GoI to reopen ShardaPeeth, a temple across LoC for Kashmiri Pandits. An initiative like this at a […]
Pulwama attack fallout: CRPF to procure more shielded vehicles to escape IED blasts
New Delhi: The CRPF will procure a new fleet of mine protected vehicles (MPVs) and small 30-seater buses to ensure safety of its troop convoys in the Kashmir Valley, the chief of the force has said. The paramilitary has also decided to enhance the number of its bomb detection and disposal squads (BDDS) for its […]
