KCC&I protest against HR violations in J&K
Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry KCC&I on Saturday protested against the human rights violations being perpetrated in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. KCCI members marched through city center Lal chowk and assembled at the press enclave, while raising slogans against perpetrators of HR violations in state. Joint Resistance Leadership had called for […]
Shutdown on Dec 10, mark World HR day as black day: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance leadership on Saturday called for a shutdown on December 10 and urged people to observe World Human Rights Day as ‘black day’. Spokesman of JRL said in a statement that shutdown to be observed to highlight HR violations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. “It should be observed as black day […]
LoC flare up: India Pakistan armies trade gunfire
Jammu, Dec 8 (PTI) Pakistani troops Saturday opened fire at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The Pakistani troops targeted Indian posts at about 9 am, prompting strong and effective retaliation from the Indian Army, the spokesman said. No casualty has been reported […]
Over 230 militants killed in J&K in 2018; dip in stone pelting: Officials
New Delhi,(PTI) Security forces have eliminated over 230 militants in Jammu and Kashmir this year so far, while there has been a dip in injuries caused due to stone pelting, officials said Saturday. As many as 51 terrorists were killed in the 80-day period from June 25 to September 14, while 85 terrorists were killed between […]
Iran”s Rouhani: US sanctions are ”economic terrorism”
Tehran, (AFP): Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were “economic terrorism”, as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials on Saturday. “America’s unjust and illegal sanctions against the honourable nation of Iran have targeted our nation as a clear instance of terrorism,” Rouhani told a conference in Tehran attended by officials […]
India, US partners in defence, says commander as Sitharaman tours Hawaii military facilities
Washington (PTI) : India and the US are global partners in defence and regional security, a top US commander has said, as Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman toured the headquarters of the strategic Indo-Pacific command in Hawaii before concluding her maiden visit to America. Sitharaman described her US visit as part of her endeavour to “take forward the […]
Six dead, dozens hurt in stampede at Italian nightclub
Rome, (AFP): Six people died and dozens were injured in a stampede when panic broke out during a rap concert at an Italian nightclub Saturday morning, the fire service said. Media reports say the suspected use of a pepper spray-like substance sparked the chaos at the venue in the town of Corinaldo, near Ancona in […]
Panchayat polls: 50.59 percent votes cast in Baramulla till 1pm
Baramulla: 50.59 Percent of voters had exercised their franchise in the district baramulla till 1 pm for 8th phase of panchayat polls underway in the state of Jammu and kashmir. Three blocks of baramulla are voting on Saturday including Narwal, Nadihal, and boniyar. Officials said 14846 votes of 29345 voters cast vote at the polling […]
Two employees of bakery die at factory in city outskirts
Srinagar: Two employees of Mughal Darbar bakery died at their factory in HMT during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. According to initial reports locals claim that the duo might have died of suffocation due to LPG gas heater. The official version and cause of death has not been declared so far. Mughal Darbar, […]
Two booked under Gangsters Act for selling flood-prone land
Noida PTI: Two land mafias, who sold flood-prone land along the Hindon river fraudulently showing it as residential space, were Friday booked under the stringent Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act, the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration said. They have been identified as Devendra Yadav and Satyendra Yadav, who live in Chipiyana Khurd Thori area of Greater Noida, the […]
