Oil companies cut petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices Thursday were reduced for the first time in over two months because of a drop in the cost of production, according to state-owned oil firms. Petrol price was cut by 21 paise per litre and diesel by 11 paise, a price notification issued by state retailers […]
J-K: Two bovine smuggling bids foiled, three held
Jammu, Oct 17 (PTI) Three persons were arrested and two separate attempts of bovine smuggling were foiled in Rajouri and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Wednesday. Three persons, travelling in a mini truck, were arrested after they broke a police checkpoint during a bovine smuggling bid in Rajouri district, a police official […]
Azad’s remarks at AMU event an “abuse” for Hindus: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of “demeaning and demoralising” Hindus and termed as an “abuse” a reported remark by the opposition party’s leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that the number of Hindu candidates inviting him for campaigning has reduced drastically. Azad reportedly made the comments at an event of […]
No move to deploy ‘Black Cat’ commandos in J-K: Guv Malik
Srinagar, Oct 18 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said there is no move to deploy ‘Black Cat’ commandos of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) in counter-militancy operations in the state, and made it clear that the specialised force could be used only in the “gravest of grave” situations. Complimenting the state […]
New GOC of XVI Corps reviews security situation in Jammu region
Jammu, Oct 18 (PTI) Lt General Paramjit Singh, the general officer commanding (GOC) of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI Corps, Thursday reviewed security situation of the hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, a defense spokesperson said. Lt Gen Singh visited Surankote sector in Poonch district and Counter Insurgency Force (Romeo) at Palma in […]
CBI begins probe in Jammu and Kashmir arms licence case
Srinagar:The CBI has begun investigation into a case of arms licences issued in Jammu and Kashmir between 2012 and 2016 on forged documents allegedly involving some IAS officers of the cadre, officials said Thursday. The agency has registered two FIRs in this regard with the consent of Jammu and Kashmir government with the then DC […]
PDD lineman electrocuted to death in Budgam village
Srinagar: A lineman of PDD died due to electrocution in Zogoo village of Khansahab, Budgam district in Central Kashmir on Thursday afternoon. A police officer told GNS that the PDD lineman Bashir Ahmad Khan son of Gul Mohd Khan of Zogoo Kharian received an electric shock while repairing an electric transformer in Bhat Mohalla […]
Armed struggle has become inevitable for Kashmir resolution: UJC chief Syed Salahuddin
Srinagar: United Jihad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin on Thursday said the armed struggle in Kashmir has become inevitable and the only way to break Government of India’s “arrogance” as New Delhi was never interested in the peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue. “The last 71 years are witness that India was never interested in […]
China successfully tests world’s largest unmanned transport drone
Beijing, Oct 17 (PTI) China has successfully tested the world’s largest unmanned transport drone which can carry a payload of 1.5 tonnes, official media reported on Wednesday. A large commercial drone Feihong-98 (FH-98) developed and modified by the China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology made a successful test flight at Baotou test site in North China’s […]
Bhagwat demands law for Ram temple construction
Nagpur (Maha), Oct 18 (PTI) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday demanded a law to pave the way for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying an organised Hindu society is the bedrock of unity and the acceptance of eternal Hindutva ethos is the “panacea” for fundamentalism. In his annual Vijayadashmi address, the last before the 2019 […]
