Sensex drops over 100 pts on profit-booking, weak global cues
Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 100 points Tuesday after a five-session winning spree as investors cashed profits in IT, metal, banking, consumer durables, power and auto shares amid sustained foreign fund outflows. Cues from other Asian markets were weak too. The BSE 30-share barometer dropped 134.05 points, or 0.37 […]
Shopian gunfight: Fresh firing resumes after a brief silence
Srinagar, January 22:(GNS) Top Hizb ul Mujahideen militants are believed to be trapped even as a fresh exchange of firing resumed in Heff Shirmal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday morning. Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army’s 44RR. Para and SOG launched a search operation in Shirmal after having credible […]
Legal Metrology Department penalizes erring traders
SRINAGAR,: The field executives of Legal Metrology department conducted extensive market inspections in the various districts of Kashmir division and booked 198 erring traders for violating Legal Metrology Laws and imposed a fine of Rs 3,14,700/-. The defaulters include vegetable-sellers, mutton-dealers, Kiryana-sellers, milk-sellers etc. In addition to this, 08 cooking gas distributors were booked for […]
7 gamblers arrested, stake money recovered
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested seven persons related to gambling offence including four in Tarzoo Sopore and three in Hajin areas of North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Bandipora districts. In Sopore the arrests were made after police raided a gambling site. “Four persons were arrested following a credible input of gambling offences in […]
Hapatnar Encounter: One militant killed, fresh exchange of firing resumes
Srinagar: One militant has been killed even as a fresh exchange of firing resumed near the encounter site at Hapatnar in Charar-e-Shareef area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday late afternoon. Official sources told GNS that one militant has been killed in the gunfight at Hapatnar. “As the joint team of forces tried […]
Assam boy working as watchman found dead in Parraypora
Srinagar: Body of an Assam boy working as watchman in a coaching center was found in Parray pora area of Srinagar on Monday. According to officials the boy was working as watchman of Carrier Point Coaching Centre. He has been identified as Popo Kakoti of age about 22-23 years S/o Prafullah Kakoti R/o Thokasa Puri […]
IGP Kashmir orders promotion of 1150 constables
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir S.P Pani Monday orderred promotion of 1150 Constables. 1150 Selection Grade Constables have been elevated to the rank of HCs following an order by the Police Department after completion of all departmental formalities. Formal promotion orders in respect of 907 SgCTs shall be issued soon after attending pre-promotion course. […]
PDD employee electrocuted while repairing electric line, dies
Baramulla: A Power Development Department employee died while repairing electric Line in Sheeri area of Baramull on Monday. Reports said that deceased, Mohamad Sultan from Sheeri Baramulla was an area inspector. With the help of locals he was rushed to near by Hospital were doctors declared him brought dead. Meanwhile police has registered a case in […]
Amid inclement weather forces lay siege over Rafiabad village
Rafiabad : Amid snowing forces launched a cordon-and-search-operation in North Kashmir’s Rafiabad village. Reports said a joint team of Army’s 32 RR , SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in Dandora village of Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Amid snowing forces conducted door to door search operation at Dandora village in the upper […]
Taliban attack military base killing 12 troops
Kabul: A coordinated Taliban assault on a military base and police training center in eastern Afghanistan on Monday morning killed at least 12 and wounded over 30 people, provincial officials said. Salem Asgherkhail, head of the area’s public health department, said that most of those killed in the attack in Maidan Wardak province were military […]