Snowfall Aftermath: Govt seeks Central assistance to compensate loses
JAMMU: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has urged the Government of India to depute a team to Jammu and Kashmir to assess the damages/losses to the agriculture and horticulture sectors due to recent heavy snowfall in the state. In a communication addressed to the Union Secretary, Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, the Chief Secretary […]
Panchayat Polls: Notification for Phase-6 issued
SRINAGAR: The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra Tuesday issued the notification for conduct of the sixth phase of Panchayati Polls-2018 to elect Sarpanches and Panches. The notification has been issued for Block Arin in District Bandipora, Sopore, Khaipora and Chandilwanigam in Baramulla District, Lar in District Ganderbal, Harwan in District Srinagar, Nagam and Charar-i-sharief […]
Kashmir’s maiden brush with I-League, fans want more
Srinagar: Football lovers in Kashmir had lots to cheer about on Tuesday when the valley hosted its first ever I-League game and hundreds of fans, including former chief minister Omar Abdullah, turned up to root for the local team — Real Kashmir FC. As clouds made way for the sun after four days of overcast […]
DM Poonch cancels all private weapons’ licence
Poonch: District Magistrate Poonch, Rahul Yadav, in exercise conferred upon under section 144 of Crpc , suspended all the arms licence issued in favour of residents of Poonch District, either valid for Poonch District, J&K State or All India. He further directed the licence holders to immediately deposit the weapons with concerned police stations. The […]
Yogi renames Faizabad as Ayodhya
Ayodhya (UP): The name-changing spree of the Uttar Pradesh government continued unabated on Tuesday with chief minister Yogi Adityanath announcing that Faizabad district will now be known as Ayodhya. The decision to rename Faizabad district was announced at an event organised to mark Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya town. “Ayodhya is a symbol of our pride. Ayodhya’s […]
From Lahore, Pakistan-China luxury bus service on its maiden journey to Kashgar
Islamabad: Notwithstanding India’s objection, Pakistan and China have launched a luxury bus service through PoK from Lahore to Kashgar city in China’s Xinjiang province, a media report said Tuesday. The bus service started on Monday night and is part of an initiative to connect the two countries via road under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan […]
In big test for Donald Trump presidency, mid-term elections in US today
WASHINGTON: Thousands of people in the United States will exercise their franchise in the midterm elections on Tuesday, which is seen as a litmus test for Donald Trump`s near two-year-old presidency so far. Voting will be held in all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, 35 Senate seats and 39 governorships. The midterm polls […]
Two slain militants identified, one is a former soldier
Srinagar: Police has identified the two slain militants killed in Shopian encounter as Mohammad Idrees Sultan alias chota Abrar S/o Mohammad Sultan R/o Safanagri Shopian, and Amir Hussain Rather alias Abu Sobaan S/o Mohammad Amin Rather R/o Awneera Shopian. “They were affiliated with Hizb ul Mujahideen and were involved in attacks on security establishments and […]
Govt wants Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI, a third of its reserves
New Delhi: At the heart of the RBI-government standoff is a proposal by the Finance Ministry seeking to transfer a surplus of Rs 3.6 lakh crore, more than a third of the total Rs 9.59 lakh crore reserves of the central bank, to the government. The ministry has suggested that this surplus can be managed […]
Two militants killed in overnight Shopian gunfight
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces at Safanagri area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday pre-dawn hours. Official sources said that a joint team of army and SOG launched a cordon-and- search operation at Safanagri following specific inputs about the presence of some militants. As such the joint team […]
