Budgam Encounter: Both slain militants identified says Police
Srinagar: Police on Thursday said in its followup statement that the dead bodies of the two militants were retrieved from the site of encounter along with arms and ammunition. One of the killed militants has been identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Ahad Khan, a resident of Brass Arizal Budgam while the other […]
Delhi’s air quality on brink of turning severe: Authorities
New Delhi (PTI): The national capital’s air quality was on the brink of turning severe on Thursday due to stubble burning in the adjoining regions and unfavorable meteorological conditions, authorities said. The overall air quality index of Delhi was recorded at 392, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category and is just eight points from turning […]
Protesters on the boil in Pak against acquittal of Christian woman in blasphemy case
Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan was tense on Thursday as countrywide protests against the acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for committing blasphemy entered the second day despite Prime Minister Imran Khan’s warning to defiant hardliners. Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row […]
Aircel-Maxis case: Court extends protection from arrest to Chidambaram, son till Nov 26
New Delhi (PTI) A Delhi court on Thursday extended till November 26 protection from arrest to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case filed by the CBI and the ED. The Enforcement Directorate filed a reply to Chidambaram’s plea for anticipatory bail in the case on Wednesday, maintaining […]
Weatherman says light to moderate rain, snowfall in next 24 hours
Srinagar: Predicting dip in temperature Meteorological Department on Thursday predicted light to moderate rain and snowfall in Kashmir in next 24 hours. According to weatherman light to moderate rain, thundershowers and snow is predicted for next 24 hours at widespread places in Kashmir region and fairly widespread places in Jammu region as well as at […]
Enough supply of petroleum for countries to cut oil import from Iran: Trump
Washington (PTI) There is a sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products for countries to “significantly” reduce their purchase of crude oil from Iran, US President Donald Trump has said as the November 4 deadline approached for nations like India to cut their oil imports to zero from the Islamic Republic before the imposition of major […]
Family of Ahtisham Bilal seek his whereabouts, protest at press enclave
Srinagar: The family and relatives of missing Ahtisham Ahmad of Khanyar, student of Sharda University where he was recently thrashed, on Thursday staged a protest to demand whereabouts of their beloved. “We seek the help of administration to trace our beloved,” they said. Ahtisham Bilal, is a first-year student of Bachelors in Medical Imaging Technology […]
Governor’s Advisor orders BOSE to conduct exam of Shopian student missed by him due to illegal detention
The Governor led administration on Thursday ordered Board authorities to conduct examination of the 12th class student from Shopian who missed one of the papers after being detained by police in place of his brother in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai said that authorities concerned have been specifically ordered to arrange […]
Tral shuts for second straight day over JeM militants killing
TRAL: Tral subdivision of Pulwama district is observing a shutdown on Thursday against killing of two Jaish e Mohammad outfit in a gunfight on Tuesday. It’s the second consecutive day of shutdown in the area. All the shops and business establishments are closed in the area while public transport is off the roads. JeM militants […]
One ‘black box’ recovered from crashed Indonesia jet: official
Jakarta, Nov 1 (AFP) One black box from a crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said Thursday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky. “We found one of the black boxes,” Soerjanto Tjahjono told AFP. “We don’t know […]
