Have mandate to continue reforms, moving towards New India by 2022: FM
New Delhi (PTI): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the Narendra Modi-led government had the decisive mandate to continue structured reforms and it was moving towards realising a “New India by 2022”. Presenting the budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said, “We are moving towards realising New India by 2022.” “We have […]
Truck carrying cylinders catches fire, driver killed
Palghar, Feb 1 (PTI) A truck transporting gas cylinders caught fire Thursday night on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, killing its driver instantly, police said. The driver has been identified as Santosh Yadav (45), a Manor police station official said Friday. “The truck was carrying gas cylinders and was on its way from […]
Indian-American Congressman to chair key Congressional subcommittee on foreign affairs
Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera has been named the head of a key Congressional subcommittee that will have broad jurisdiction to conduct oversight into America’s foreign policy. The 53-year-old four-term Congressman would chair the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. I’ve always believed that the United States has […]
Women don’t need to wear pants to show they are the boss: Anita Dongre
Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Celebrity favourite fashion designer Anita Dongre believes a woman does not need masculine clothing to prove her strength. The Mumbai-based designer, who is known for her feminine silhouettes, said a woman can look pretty and powerful at the same time as strength is something which comes from within. “Everything I create has […]
Body of girl with bullet marks recovered in Shopian
Shopain : Body of a girl was recovered with bullet marks was recovered on Friday in south Kashmir’s Shopian district’s Dragad area. According to reports reaching KNO the girls is said to be the maternal cousin of the slain Al Badr commander Zeenat ul Islam, who was recently killed in a gunfight with governemtn forces. […]
Two JeM militants killed in nocturnal gunfight in Pulwama village
Srinagar: Two JeM militants were killed in a nocturnal gunfight at Drabgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. The slain have been identified as Shahid Ahmad Baba S/O Mushtaq Ahmad Baba R/O Drabgam Rajpora and Aniyat Ahmad Ziger S/O Mohammad Abdullah Ziger R/O Arihal Pulwama. Official sources told GNS that the contingents of […]
Govt forms committee on delinking medical college Bemina from SKIMS Soura
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday constituted a seven member committee to analyse the feasibility of delinking of SKIMS Medical College Bemina from SKIMS Soura. The committee will be headed by administrative secretary Health and Medical Education and has been asked to submit report by or before March 10, reads an order issued here. According […]
Trump to make significant announcement on ISIS next week, says Pompeo
Washington, Jan 31 (PTI) The US President Donald Trump will make a significant announcement on the status of the fight against the ISIS in Syria during his State of the Union Address next week, the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union Address in a joint […]
Man gets 20-year RI for raping minor girl in Maharashtra’s Palghar
Palghar, Jan 31 (PTI) A court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a six- year-old girl, observing it as a “heinous crime” against a child. Additional Sessions judge R R Bhosale, in his order pronounced on Tuesday, also imposed a fine of Rs 16,000 on 21-year-old Ansar Ahmed Fazlur […]
Modi’s J&K visit: JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 3
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership has called for a state wide shutdown on February 3 ahead of the visit by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi will be visiting the state and will be inaugurating various projects. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe shutdown […]
