Amit Shah gets Home, Rajnath to be new Defence Minister, Jaishankar to be EAM
New Delhi (PTI) Amit Shah will be the new Home minister, Rajnath Singh the new Defence minister and Nirmala Sitharaman the new Finance minister, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on Friday. Former foreign secretary turned minister S Jaishankar has got the External Affairs ministry while Smriti Irani will be the new Women and Child Development Minister along […]
Two policemen injured in ongoing Kishtwar gunfight
Kishtwar: Two policemen were injured in an ongoing encounter at Marwah area of Kishtwar in Jammu division on Friday afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army and SOG launched a cordon at Oppun village of Marwah today in the afternoon. SSP Kishtwar Shakti Kumar Pathak told GNS that the gunfight […]
Hizbul commander Riyaz Naikoo’s close aide killed in Zainapora gunfight
Sopore: A top Hizb ul Mujahideen commander Aabid Manzoor Magray alias Sajju tiger from Nowpora Payeen of Pulwama district is believed to be one among the slain militants in the gunfight that raged in Zainpora orchards since Friday morning. Saju, sources said, was active since 2016 uprising and presently was area commander of zainapora litter […]
Sensex reclaims 40K mark in early trade, Nifty above 12K
Mumbai, (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 40,000 mark, rallying nearly 300 points in early trade Friday led by gains in banking and IT stocks amid positive domestic cues and strong foreign fund inflow.After hitting a high of 40,119.81, the 30-share index was trading 271.12 points, or 0.68 per cent, higher at 40,103.09. In similar […]
Suspension of preferential trade status for India under GSP is “done deal”: US
Washington, (PTI) The Trump administration has said it is not going back on its decision to terminate India’s designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the key GSP trade programme, terming the suspension a “done deal”. The Generalized System of Preference (GSP) is the largest and oldest US trade preference programme and is designed to promote […]
Shopian Encounter: Fresh firing resumes
Srinagar, May 31 (GNS): Fresh firing resumed between militants and government forces at Dragad Sugan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian. A senior Police officer told GNS that after search for 7 long hours fresh contact has been established with the remaining hiding militants at encounter site. Till this report was being filed heavy exchange of […]
Suicide car bomb hits eastern Kabul; 7 casualties
Kabul, (AP) A suicide car bomb exploded early Friday morning in an eastern neighborhood of the capital Kabul, leaving seven casualties, police said. Firdous Faramaz, Kabul police chief spokesman, could not immediately say how many were dead or wounded. “It’s too early to say what was the target or to say how many of the seven […]
Zaingeer Sopore observes shutdown over killing of two local militants
Sopore: Zaingeer area of Sopore and its adjascent areas are observing a complete shutdown today on Friday to mourn the killing of two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants in a gunfight with government forces on Thursday. Witnesses said that all the shops and business establishments are shut while traffic is also off the roads. They said that people […]
Efforts to import Iranian oil beyond accepted levels will be sanctioned: US
Washington (PTI) Any efforts to import Iranian crude oil beyond the accepted levels negotiated from November to May will be sanctioned, the US has warned, amidst reports that India and China were seeking ways to buy oil from Tehran.US President Donald Trump last month refused to give waivers to countries like India from buying oil from […]
CASO underway in twin villages of Bandipora
Bandipora: Government forces have laid siege over twin villages Suderkoot bala and Koota Sathri of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday morning. Reports said that Army’s 13 RR, Jammu and Kashmir police’s counter insurgency force and other paramilitary forces launched cordon and search operation in the two villages to flush out ‘any hiding militant’. “Door-to-door […]