21-yr-old woman arrested in Bengal for LeT links
Kolkata, Mar 20 (PTI) A 21-year-old woman has been arrested in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for her alleged links with banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a senior police officer said on Friday. The woman, an MA final-year student of a well-known college in the city, has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act […]
Congress loses MP as Kamal Nath resigns
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath announced his resignation on Friday, hours ahead of the Supreme Court-mandated floor test in the Assembly. The Congress government was staring at a collapse after Speaker N P Prajapati accepted the resignation of the 22 rebel MLAs. Late on Thursday night, Assembly Speaker N P Prajapati accepted the […]
Fighting Coronavirus: Curbs in Srinagar, elsewhere in Valley
Srinagar, Mar 20: Restrictions have been imposed by the administration across this summer capital of the J&K and elsewhere to limit the movement of people in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus which has infected more than 244,500 people and killed over 10,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking cases […]
45 students quarantined on arrival from Bangladesh
Srinagar, Mar 20 : 45 students who arrived at Srinagar airport on Friday were moved to quarantine facility where they will be kept in isolation, officials said. They said all passengers arriving from outside at the airport have to undergo mandatory quarantine as such they were taken to the facilities set up by the authorities […]
Sebi exempts govt from making open offer to J&K Bank’s shareholders
Mumbai: Markets regulator Sebi has exempted Jammu and Kashmir government from making an open offer to shareholders of Jammu & Kashmir Bank following proposed equity infusion that would hike its stake in the lender by 8.95 per cent. The order comes after the bank filed an application in February on behalf of its promoter — […]
Restrict Friday sermons, conclude prayers in shortest possible time: Moulana Rehmatullah tells Imams
(Abid Bashir) Srinagar, Mar 20: Patron of Dar-ul-Uloom Rahimiya Moulana Rahmatulalh Qasimi on Friday said that it is not feasible to shut masjids on Fridays and instead urged Imams to restrict Friday sermons and to conclude two Rakat prayers within shortest possible time. He also urged Imams to hold special prayers to seek refuge from […]
Italian tourist dies in Jaipur hospital
Jaipur, Mar 20 (PTI) A 69-year-old Italian tourist who had “recovered” from novel coronavirus died at a private hospital in Jaipur, an official said on Friday. The tourist had a massive cardiac arrest late on Thursday night and he passed away, SMS Medical College principal Sudhir Bhandari said. The sexagenarian was a heart and lungs […]
France reports 108 new coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: official
Paris, Mar 20 (AFP) The coronavirus epidemic has killed 108 more people in France over the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll from the outbreak in the country to 372, the top French health official said Thursday. “The number of infections is doubling every four days,” Jerome Salomon told reporters, adding that the […]
SC pre-dawn hearing brings curtain down on Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) In an unprecedented pre-dawn hearing, hours before a Nirbhaya case death row convict Pawan Kumar Gupta was to be sent to gallows, the Supreme Court Friday midnight opened its door to dismiss his last plea challenging rejection of second mercy petition by the President. The top court dismissed Gupta’s plea […]