Deepika Rajawat dropped as lawyer for Kathua rape and murder case
Srinagar: Deepika Rajawat might not be the lawyer for the high profile rape and murder of aneight-year-old Kathua girl as the family of the victim has decided to drop her as she has barely been available at the court hearings, media reports said. According to reports the family has already moved an application in the Pathankot […]
Syed Ali Geelani leaves for Sopore from fortified Hyderpora office, to visit daughter after son-in-law’s demise
Srinagar: After remaining under house detention for almost eight years Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani was today let move towards Sopore to visit his daughter whose husband died two days back in Srinagar hospital. Hurriyat sources said that Geelani left at around 1 pm from his Hyderpora residence and will be visiting her daughter. Geelani’s […]
Rupee rises 24 paise against USD on fresh fund inflow, easing crude prices
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee appreciated 24 paise to 72.07 against the US dollar at the interbank foreign exchange Thursday on fresh foreign fund inflows and easing crude oil prices. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 277.38 crore Wednesday, provisional data showed. Dealers said the strength in the rupee was also supported by increased selling […]
Jamat chief meets Syed Ali Geelani, condoles demise of his son-in-law
Srinagar: A Jamat e Islami Jammu and Kashmir delegation met Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani at his residence at Hyderpora Srinagar and expressed sympathy over demise of his son-in-law. According to the spokesman of JEI the delegation was led by Amir-e-Jama’at Dr Abdul Hamid Fayaz. “They met the veteran leader and expressed condolences on […]
Weathermen predict improvement in weather conditions across J&K from today
Srinagar: After fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, the Met office on Thursday forecast improvement in the weather conditions. “Weather is likely to improve in Jammu and Kashmir from today. We are expecting dry weather till November 21,” a Met official said. There has been fresh snowfall […]
Sensex rises over 100 pts on fresh fund inflow, strong rupee
Mumbai, Nov 15 (PTI) The BSE benchmark Sensex rose over 100 points to 35,257.88 and the NSE Nifty regained 10,600-mark Thursday backed by gains in auto, pharma, energy and financial stocks amid fresh foreign fund inflows and easing global crude prices. The appreciating rupee and mixed leads from other Asian markets too influenced sentiment. The 30-share […]
Pak certainly needs to do more in its fight against terrorism : US
Washington, Nov 15 (PTI) Pakistan certainly needs to do more in its fight against terrorism and the Trump administration expects Islamabad to act against terror groups like the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba in same way as it did against al-Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks, a top American official has said. State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan […]
Let Kashmir be an independent nation, suggests Afridi
Srinagar: Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi said that he is pained at the loss of lives in Kashmir. Talking to a group of students in London, the United Kingdom he said that Kashmir shouldn’t be given to Pakistan as the country is struggling to manage its existing four provinces. Speaking to the students at London’s […]
BJP leader joins Congress ahead of panchayat polls
Jammu, (PTI): Ahead of panchayat election in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior BJP leader joined the Congress on Wednesday, a party spokesman said. The vice president of the BJP’s minority cell, Avtar Singh Challa, was welcomed into the Congress fold by its state president G A Mir and other senior leaders at the party office […]
