Aerial gunshots by CRPF at KP Road Anantnag creates panic
Anantnag: Panic gripped KP road of Anantnag district, where a fidayeen attack took place last week, on Friday after gunshots were heard in the area. According to sources CRPF personnel deployed in the area fired aerial gunshots following two borne persons were asked to stop but did not. The bike borne did […]
Walmart to pay over USD 282 mn to close US bribery probe into its business in India, China
Washington, Jun 21 (PTI) Global retail giant Walmart has agreed to pay over USD 282 million to settle charges of violating US anti-corruption regulations while conducting its business in India, China, Brazil and Mexico. According to the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), these violations were conducted by Walmart’s third-party intermediaries who made payments to foreign […]
Tip-off about attack in J&K skulduggery by Pakistan: Report
Srinagar: Indian intelligence officers and counterterrorism experts in Jammu and Kashmir police suspect that Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, an improvised explosive devices (IEDs) expert and former trainer at the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp in Pakistan’s Balakot, is behind the use of vehicle-borne IEDs in the Valley. Hindustan Times quoting counterterrorism experts said that Ghazi, an Afghan war veteran […]
US approves, then cancels, Iran strikes after drone shot down: report
Washington (AFP) Donald Trump approved but then scrapped strikes against Iranian targets on Thursday, The New York Times reported, after Iran shot down a US drone in what the president termed a “big mistake.” The US was planning to hit “a handful of Iranian targets, like radar and missile batteries” Thursday evening, the newspaper said, citing […]
Iran says has ‘indisputable’ evidence US drone violated airspace
Tehran (AFP): Iran said Friday that it had “indisputable” evidence that a US drone it shot down this week had violated its airspace. Deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told Swiss ambassador, Markus Leitner, whose country represents US interests in Iran, of the evidence on Thursday night, the foreign ministry said in a statement. “Even some […]
Tourist dies of cardiac arrest in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: A tourist from Rajasthan died of cardiac arrest in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district while returning from Leh. The deceased has been identified as Kishan Lal Bujran son of Sham Lal Bujran. He was resident of Rajasthan. Officials said that he fell unconscious in a vehicle near Sonamarg and was rushed to primary health center […]
Geelani barred from attending Urdu Book Fair function at KU
Srinagar: Government on Friday disallowed Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani from going to Kashmir University to participate in a Urdu Book Fair function. The forces present outside Geelani’s residence didn’t allow him to move towards KU, sources told KNO. Notably, Geelani is under house detention since long. Geelani on Thursday had accepted the invitation […]
J&K Bank shall emerge better from the current situation: MD J&K Bank assures investors, stakeholders
Srinagar/June 20: The Chairman and MD of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Mr. Rajesh Kumar Chhibber today reassured all stakeholders that the Bank’s business is not impacted in any manner by the recent developments and ongoing investigations undertaken by the State Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB). He further said that the Bank is a unique […]
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to visit India from June 25-27: MEA
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will be visiting India from June 25-27, the first high-level engagement between the two countries since the election, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. During his visit, Pompeo would hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and call upon other dignitaries, MEA spokesperson […]
Building collapses in Rajouri, one dead, six injured
Rajouri: A man died while six of his family members were injured when a building collapsed on them in Rajouri district of Jammu division of the state on Thursday. The incident happened in Devlian village of Kalakote tehsil. Reports said that seven person were stuck under the debris, of which six injured have been […]
