JCO, soldier killed in wall collapse in Kathua
Kathua (J-K), Dec 26 (PTI) Two Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), were killed and another was injured when a wall of their barrack collapsed in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. A wall of the barrack collapsed in Machhedi camp in Billawar area Friday evening, trapping three soldiers under […]
Two persons carrying arms and ammunition held in Jammu: Police
Srinagar, Dec 26: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two suspects along with arms and ammunition in Narwal area of Jammu district. In a statement police said that based on a reliable input regarding movement of militants with automatic weapons in Narwal area heading towards Srinagar, a team of SOG Jammu laid a special […]
Binary options and Islamic finance
Fahid Fayaz Darangay A binary option is a financial product where the buyer receives a payout or loses their investment based on whether the option expires in the money. Binary options depend on the outcome of a “yes or no” proposition, hence the name “binary.” Binary options have an expiry date and/or time. At the […]
Spitting, smoking in public places a real bother
Mudasir Ali Smoking and spitting in public places are the two immoral acts among us that reflect our moral degradation. It goes against our community standards when we are deprived of moral principles. The underlying moral principles of our society don’t permit us to do any kind of offence while staying in public places. Public […]
High speed internet ban extended in JK except for two districts
Srinagar: The government on Friday extended ban on high speed internet services in all but two districts of Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the high voter turnout in recently concluded polls has not gone well with elements inimical to peace. “The successful conduct of the recently concluded Panchavat elections which witnessed participation by political parties […]
Muslims help perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit in Ganderbal
KV Correspondent GANDERBAL, Dec 25: Setting an example of communal harmony, Muslims helped in performing last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit in Ganderbal district on Friday. According to the local residents, 90 year old Nath Ji Bhat son of Raghuram Bhat a resident of Wussan Ganderbal passed away on Friday after prolonged illness at his […]
Farmers gherao BJP leaders in hotel in Punjab’s Phagwara
Phagwara, Dec 25 (PTI) Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba) activists on Friday gheraoed local BJP leaders who had gathered at a hotel here to observe the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, forcing them to slip out from the backdoor under police protection. The protesters claimed that the hotel was owned by a […]
284 new Covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Dec 25: Jammu and Kashmir reported 284 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, officials said Friday. They said Srinagar reported 65 cases, Baramulla 9, Budgam 32, Kupwara9, Pulwama 18, Anantnag 2, Bandipora 1, Ganderbal 3, Kulgam 1, Shopian 0, Jammu 96, Udhampur8, Rajouri 7, Doda 11, Kathua 12, Kishtwar 0, Samba […]
Two porters injured in cross LoC shelling in Poonch
Poonch, Dec 25: Two army porters were injured in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Poonch district, officials said on Friday. The porters identified as Mohammad Giyas (32) son of Mohammad Sulaiman and Altaf Hussain (35) son of Wali Mohammad of Noor Kote were injured as Pakistan army fired at Bandi […]
Encounter breaks out between militants and forces in Shopian village
Shopian, Dec 25: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Kanigam village in Imamsahib belt of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday, officials said. They said that a joint team of Police, army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in […]