Federal judge dismisses Trump campaign’s Pennsylvania lawsuit, says legal arguments are ‘strained’
Washington, Nov 22 (PTI) Donald Trump presented “strained” legal arguments without merit and “speculative accusations” that were not supported by evidence, a federal judge has ruled as she dismissed the Pennsylvania lawsuit of his campaign, in a major setback to the US president’s efforts to challenge the November 3 election results. US Middle District of […]
Delhi records coldest November morning in 17 years
New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 6.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the lowest in the month of November since 2003, as a cold wave swept parts of the city. The national capital had recorded a minimum of 7.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, the lowest in the month in 14 years, according […]
Don’t ignore the crisis
Kashmir has been facing a serious threat from the stray dog menace and more so the situation is turning worse with every passing day. Reports’ pouring from various surveys point out that Srinagar city alone has a population of more than 40,000 stray dogs. The dog menace has resulted in several issues which should have […]
The pecking order theory
Fahid Fayaz Darangay We need to look at the capital structure decision from a different point of view…the pecking order theory of Myers and Majluf (1984) and Myers (1984). Myers and Majluf analyzed a firm with assets-in-place and a growth opportunity requiring additional financing. They assumed perfect financial markets, except that investors do not know […]
608 new covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Nov 21: 26 travelers were among 608 new cases of novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 105984. Among the cases, official sources said that 311 were reported from Jammu and 297 from Kashmir Valley. Among the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 124, Baramulla […]
Security being misused to keep PAGD candidates from campaigning :Farooq
Srinagar, Nov 21: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Saturday said that security cannot and should not be used as a tool or an excuse to interfere in democratic processes. In letter to Chief Election Commissioner K K Sharma, Chairperson PAGD Farooq Abdullah said that a strange and a unique feature has come to […]
Mortar shells hit Kabul residential areas; at least 8 dead
Kabul, Nov 21 (AP) About 23 mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official said. The shells were fired from two cars, Interior Ministry spokesperson Tariq Arian said. No one took immediate responsibility for the early morning attack that also […]
India summons senior Pak diplomat; Lodges strong protest on terror attack planned by JeM in J&K
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) India on Saturday summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest with him over attempts by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of local elections there. Referring to the Nagrota incident, the ministry said the huge cache […]
MeT predicts another spell of snowfall from Monday
Srinagar, Nov 21: MeT Department has predicted fresh spell of snowfall from November 23 (Monday) in the upper reaches of Kashmir Valley. The MeT official said that temperatures may witness a sharp dip in coming days. A MeT official said that from Monday, upper reaches of Kashmir Valley may witness another spell of snowfall. “There […]
Mehbooba stopped from visiting Rambiara Nallah in Shopian
Srinagar, Nov 21: Former chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was on Saturday afternoon barred from visiting Rambiara Nalla. Mehbooba in her tweet said that she was stopped from visiting the place where sand extraction through illegal tenders has been outsourced to outsiders. “I was stopped from visiting Rambiara Nalla today by local admin. […]