Saudi Crown Prince arrives in India today

New Delhi: India is likely to strongly raise the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman even as the two countries will look at further enhancing defence ties, including having a joint naval exercise, during his two-day visit here beginning Tuesday, officials and sources said. The Crown Prince who arrived in […]

Create hurdles for Chinese companies doing business in India: SJM to govt

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) The RSS-affiliated SJM has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create hurdles for Chinese companies doing business in India as China continues to block New Delhi’s attempts to designate Masood Azhar, whose JeM carried out the terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama, as a “global terrorist”. In a letter […]

J&K Bank postpones exams

Srinagar: Amid the unfolding situation within the state and in response to the apprehensions expressed by the candidates through print, electronic and social media platforms, J&K Bank has decided to postpone the Probationary Officer and Banking Associate examination scheduled to be held on 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th February 2019, the Bank spokesperson said on Monday […]

LS, assembly polls: MHA briefs EC about JK situation

New Delhi: A high-level team of the Ministry of Home Affairs, led by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, on Monday briefed the Election Commission about the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed, officials said. The meeting was held to help the […]

Worried about husband’s safety, Army man’s wife kills self

Did not want her husband to return to Kashmir: Police

Ahmedabad: The wife of an Army jawan allegedly committed suicide in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district as she had become anxious about his safety, the police said Monday. Meenakshi Jethwa (22) had become worried about her husband Bhupendrasinh’s safety especially in the wake of the attack on a CRPF convoy earlier last week, they said. She […]

CB books revenue officials, beneficiaries for grabbing state land in Pahalgam

Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir today registered a case against revenue officials and the beneficiaries for illegal transferring state land at Pahalgam in favour of the latter. According to an official communiqué, the Crime Branch Kashmir received a complaint from inhabitants of village Nunwan Pahalgam Anantnag. The complaint inter-alia reveals that as per revenue records of […]

Three Jaish militants, Army major killed in Pulwama encounter

Srinagar: Three Jaish militants, including a Pakistani commander of the group linked to the February 14 CRPF bombing, and an Army major were among nine people killed in a 16-hour encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, officials said. At least nine security personnel, including a brigade commander and a lieutenant colonel and […]

70 employees suspended for unauthorized absence

Kupwara: On the instructions of District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara Khalid Jahangir, Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Kupwara, Bashir Ahmad conducted a surprise visit of various offices in the district and found 70 employees were absent from their duties without any authorization. During the inspections, 20 officials at PHE division Kupwara, 17 at Irrigation and Flood […]

Power shutdown in Srinagar areas tomorrow

Srinagar: The office, Chief Engineer, EM&RE Wing, Kashmir today issued a press release to inform that 33 KV Safapora feeder will shutdown on 19-02-2019 from 10 am to 5 pm. The official communiqué read that the purpose of the shutdown is to facilitate the laying and stringing of conductor on 132 Kv Bamdpora Bandipora LT […]