Governor S P Malik says everything normal, orders shared on social media invalid
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday urged people not to pay heed to any rumours and said that the ‘government’ orders being circulated on social media in Kashmir from past few days were invalid. “There has been no valid order by the government. All the orders are invalid,” Governor Malik said […]
NC gives ‘calling attention’ notice, raises forces deployment issue in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: JKNC MP Hasnain Masoodi on Tuesday demanded a statement from the Minister of Home Affairs on the Kashmir situation as to dispel all ‘doubts and panic created by unusual measures’. He gave notice under Rule 197 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of his intention to call attention of the […]
Police nabs notorious drug peddler in Sopore
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested notorious drug peddler at a checkpoint in north Kashmir’s Sopore town and recovered huge quantity of banned drugs from his possession. A police spokesman in a statement said that officers at a checkpoint established at Baghat Achabal Sopore arrested one drug peddler identified as Arif […]
Al-Qaeda remains resilient, continues to cooperate closely with LeT: UN report
United Nations, Jul 30 (PTI) Al-Qaeda “remains resilient” and continues to cooperate closely with Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani Network, but the health of its leader Aiman Muhammed al-Zawahiri and how the succession will work are in doubt, according to a UN report. This was revealed in the 24th report of the […]
I-T dept attaches Rs 254 crore worth of ”benami” equity of Ratul Puri
New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) The Income Tax Department has attached Rs 254 crore worth of “benami” equity of Ratul Puri which he had allegedly received from a suspect in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case via shell companies, officials said Tuesday. Puri is the nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath. They said a […]
Teen kills three children in latest US mass shooting
Los Angeles: A 19-year-old has been identified as the gunman in the latest mass shooting in the United States — a rampage that left three dead, including two children, and 12 other people wounded. Santino William Legan was armed with an AK-47-type assault rifle when he opened fire at random Sunday at the Gilroy Garlic Festival […]
Home Minister Amit Shah to hold meeting on J&K today
New Delhi: Home Minister of India Amit Shah will hold a meeting on Jammu and Kashmir with other senior BJP leaders on Tuesday. BJP Working President, JP Nadda, General Secretary BL Santosh, J&K BJP President Ravinder Rana and former J&K Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta will attend the meeting, ANI reported. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is […]
Farooq Abdullah seeks audience with PM; to apprise him about J-K situation
Srinagar, Jul 29 (PTI) National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah along with his party members has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apprise him about the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir, in the backdrop of the Centre’s move to send 100 additional companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces to the Valley. Abdullah and […]
Pak anti-corruption court extends Zardari’s remand by 10 days
Islamabad, Jul 29 (PTI) A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday extended former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister’s remand by 10 days in the fake accounts case, according to a media report. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) presented the 63-year-old Pakistan People’s Party leader and his sister Faryal Talpur in the accountability court amid strict […]
Police says order about mosques normal policing exercise, updating data
Srinagar: Police on Monday played down its order of surveying the mosques of the district Srinagar as a routine policing exercise. Srinagar police chief Dr Haseeb Mughal said that the information sought exercise is carried out to update the data for policing. “We have the details of gurduwars, masajids and other religious institutions. It is […]