Panchayat Polls: 26.84 percent votes cast in Baramulla till 10am
Baramulla: 26.84 percent voters exercised their franchise in Baramulla district for fourth phase of Panchayat polls till 10 am. According to officials. In block Buhama 2875 votes were cast, in Singpora block 5385 votes were cast and in block wailoo 233 votes were cast. Officials said that a total of 8466 votes were cast in […]
Rupee sheds 15 paise against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated by 15 paise to 71.02 against the US dollar in early trade Tuesday at the interbank foreign exchange, after US President Donald Trump suggested a tariff hike on Chinese goods. The domestic unit opened weak in line with other Asian currencies after Trump Monday said that for any trade deal China […]
Perpetrators of terrorist acts should be brought to justice: UN spokesperson
United Nations, Nov 27 (PTI) Any person who takes part in terrorist attacks or any acts of violence should be brought to justice, the UN has said as India marked the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks carried out by terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba. About 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in […]
Sidhu’s decision to visit Pakistan his ‘way of thinking’: Amarinder
Gurdaspur (Pb) (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said Monday his minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s decision to visit Pakistan for the ground-breaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor was “his way of thinking” but he could not think of doing that when Indian soldiers and civilians were being killed by them. Sidhu, a cabinet minister in Punjab, […]
Militant hideout busted in Ganderbal woods, arms and ammunition recovered
Ganderbal: Ganderbal police during a joint search operation with 5 RR traced out hideout of militants and recovered arms and ammunition in Gutlibagh woods. A police officail said that based upon a speciflc information a search operation by District Police Ganderbal along with 5 RR was launched in Forest area of Badurkund, Gutlibagh area of […]
Kulgam man missing since abduction on Oct 27: SHRC issues notice to DC, SSP Kulgam asking to file detailed compliance report
Srinagar: State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday issued a notice to Senior Superintendent of Police (SP) Kulgam and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, asking them to file detailed compliance report before the commission with regard to the mysterious disappearance of Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Muhammad Bhat who was abducted by unknown persons on […]
Accident: One killed another injured in Kreeri Baramulla
By Bilal Bhat Baramulla: One person died and another suffered critical injuries after a JCB turned turte at Suchipora kreeri Baramulla on Monday. The injured were shifted to Sub District Hospital kreeri where Doctors declared one of them as brought dead and another was shifted to SKIMS Soura srinagar for further treatment. The deceased was […]
Govt to review airlines’ decision to charge for all seats during web check-in
New Delhi, (PTI): The government Monday said it was reviewing airlines’ decision to charge passengers for any of the seats selected at the time of web check-in to ascertain whether the move is in compliance with existing rules. No-frills airline IndiGo, which has a domestic market share of nearly 43 per cent, has been levying charges […]
Observe shutdown in poll bound areas tomorrow: JRL
Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik have called for a complete shutdown in polls bound areas tomorrow. The areas, JRL, spokesman said, include Mawer, Qalamabad, Bandipora, Bijhama, Wailoo, Singhpora, Beerwah, Waterhail Pulwama, Aripal, Shopian, Kund, Achabal, Qazigund, Veisu, Shangus, Chittergul.
Forces launch CASO in Sopore village
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Government forces launched Cordon and Search Operation in north Kashmir’s Sopore village on Monday afternoon. Reports said that Army’s 22 RR Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF Jointly conducted searches in Nowpora village of Sopore this afternoon. Reports said that door to door searches has been conducted in the area. […]