LS polls: NC chief Farooq Abdullah to seek re-election from Srinagar
Srinagar, Mar 18 (PTI) National Conference president Farooq Abdullah will seek re-election from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat while former Jammu and Kashmir speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone will be the party’s candidate from the Baramulla constituency, a NC spokesman said Monday. The NC parliamentary board, which met here on Monday, also authorised the party president to […]
J&K Bank inaugurates new premises in Beerwah Budgam
Srinagar, Mar 18: Reinventing customer-interaction platforms and service-spaces, J&K Bank on Monday threw open new state-of-the-art premises of its 47-year-old Business Unit Beerwah in Budgam district. The Bank’s Executive President Abdul Rashid Sheigan inaugurated the new premises and an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in presence of Zonal Head Kashmir (Central-II) Syed Rais Maqbool, Cluster Head Budgam […]
Indian Army holds military exercise with 17 African nations
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) The Indian Army Monday began a 10-day military exercise with armed forces of 17 African nations at Aundh in Maharashtra, reflecting the growing strategic ties between India and the Africa continent. The countries participating in the inaugural edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX) include Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, […]
Youth shot at Tral village succumbs
Srinagar, March 18 (GNS): Suspected militants on Monday evening shot dead a 25-year-old labourer in Reshipora, Tral are of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that the militants fired upon Mohsin Ahmad Wani (25) son of Ghulam Ahmad Wani outside his home at Reshipora. Wani, suffered serious bullet wounds and died instantly on the […]
Civilian shot at in Tral
Srinagar : Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot at a person in Reshiepora area of Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that a civilian identified as Mohsin Ahmed Wani has been shot by unidentified gunmen leaving him critically injured. He has been shifted to nearby hospital, they said. A police official while confirming […]
Pak Air Force fighter jets carry out off-runway operations on highways
Islamabad, March 18 (PTI) Pakistan Air Force’s fighter jets on Monday carried out take-off and landing sorties from highways as part of its operational readiness, an official statement said. Pakistan has maintained high-level of alertness since the Indian Air Force carried out a counter-terror operation, hitting the biggest JeM training camp in Balakot, deep inside […]
Acid attack uncivilised, heartless crime, does not deserve any clemency: SC
New Delhi, (PTI) The Supreme Court has said that acid attack is an “uncivilised and heartless crime” which does not deserve any clemency. The apex court observed this while asking two convicts, who have already undergone five year jail for throwing acid on a 19-year-old girl in 2004, to pay Rs 1.5 lakh each as […]
India-Pak tensions to figure in Qureshi-Wang talks: China
Beijing,(PTI) China said on Monday that tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pulwama terrorist attack would figure in the first strategic dialogue between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday. Qureshi is visiting China, days after Beijing for the fourth time blocked a bid in the United Nations (UN) […]
Gadkari holds talks with BJP, MGP leaders to select new Goa CM
Panaji (PTI) Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Monday held talks here with party leaders and alliance partner Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) to select a new Goa chief minister following the death of Manohar Parrikar. The BJP-led coalition in Goa began discussions on Sunday night to find a new leader to replace […]
BJP creating artificial majority in Goa, Cong should be allowed to form govt: Azad
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) The Congress Monday accused the BJP of creating an “artificial majority” in Goa at the directions of the Centre, and urged Governor Mridula Sinha to invite the opposition party to form a government as it was the single largest party. The coastal state is in a politically fluid situation after […]
