3 detained for unlawful activities in J-K’s Rajouri
Jammu, Jul 9 (PTI) Three persons have been detained for their alleged involvement in unlawful activities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said Tuesday. A report of their involvement in such activities was submitted before an executive magistrate first class in Kotranka, who ordered their detention under relevant sections of the law, they said. The […]
Inter-caste marriage:Dalit man killed by wife’s parents in Guj
Ahmedabad, Jul 9 (PTI) A 25-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed by relatives of his wife who belonged to an upper caste community at her village in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday night when the victim, Haresh Solanki, had gone to Varmor village in Mandal taluka to persuade his in-laws […]
3-Year old girl drowns in nallah Gundari in Pattan
Pattan: A 3-year-old girl slipped to death when she drowned into a nallah in Hurhundpora of Pattan in Baramulla district on Tuesday. The minor identified as Aaliya daughter of Nazir Ahmad Parray slipped into the Gundari nallah, locals said, which runs adjacent to her home. Though locals rushed to retrieve her and shifted her to […]
Haj pilgrims can carry Zamzam water within permissible baggage allowance: Air India
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Air India on Tuesday stated that pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia after Haj will be allowed to carry holy water from the Zamzam well within the permissible baggage allowance. The well of Zamzam is located in Mecca in Saudi Arabia and many Haj pilgrims bring the holy water from the well […]
‘Farmer suicides increased after UPA’s Rs 70k cr loan waiver’
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Suicides by farmers increased after a loan waiver of Rs 70,000 crore was announced by the previous UPA government in 2008, Union minister Parshottam Rupala said on Tuesday. Rupala, union minister of state for agriculture, also said an audit conducted after the announcement of the mega loan waiver scheme had found […]
China urges US to ‘immediately cancel’ arms sale to Taiwan
Beijing, Jul 9 (AFP) China urged Washington Tuesday to “immediately cancel” the potential sale of USD 2.2 billion in weapons to Taiwan, including battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles. “The sale of weapons by the United States to Taiwan… seriously violates the one-China principle… grossly interferes in China’s internal affairs and undermines China’s sovereignty and security interests,” […]
Pakistan facing ‘significant economic challenges’, economy at critical juncture: IMF
Washington, Jul 9 (PTI) Pakistan is facing “significant economic challenges” due to a weak and unbalanced growth and that its economy is at a critical juncture where it needs an ambitious and bold set of reforms, the IMF has said. Cash-strapped Pakistan, which currently has a currency reserve of less than USD 8 billion — enough […]
Woman Naxal killed in encounter with police in C’garh
Raipur, Jul 9 (PTI) A woman Naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday morning, police said. The skirmish took place around 6 am at a forest near Dabbakonta village when a joint team of security forces was out on a counter-insurgency operation, Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj […]
US State Dept approves potential USD 2.2 bn arms sale to Taiwan
Washington, Jul 9 (AFP) The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of USD 2.2 billion in arms, including Abrams tanks and Stinger missiles, the Pentagon said on Monday. The announcement is likely to anger Beijing, which views Taiwan as part of its territory and has previously expressed “serious concerns” about the possible […]
J&K Bank contributes 85 pc of total credit disbursement of Rs 542.69 Cr in Bandipora
Srinagar: J&K Bank on Monday claimed to have disbursed 85.38 percent of total credit amounting to Rs 463.38 Cr among all the banks in district Bandipora for the financial year 2018-19. Lead District Manager J&K Bank, G M Ahanger stated this during the meeting of District Consultative Committee (DCC) cum District Level Review Czmmittee (DLRC) […]
