Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla arrested three drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The drug peddlers have been arrested in Tangmarg. They have been identified as Adil Ahmad Wani son of Abdul Hamid Wani resident of Badran Magam, Showkat Ahmad Lone son of Akbar Lone resident of Qazipora […]
Fire breaks out at J&K Bank branch in Rajbagh area
Srinagar: A fire broke out at a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch near the Hattrick hotel in Rajbagh area of Srinagar on Wednesday evening, officials said. An official said that soon after the incident fire tenders were rushed to the spot. He said that fire fighting operation continued for few hours. The cause of fire […]
Minor fire incident at Rajbagh Building Housing J&K Bank Offices, normal operations to resume tomorrow: J&K Bank
Srinagar, Nov 5: A minor fire incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at a building in Rajbagh, Srinagar, which houses the J&K Bank’s Air Cargo Branch and Cluster Office. The Bank confirmed that the fire was swiftly brought under control and caused no damage to its offices. “We wish to reassure the public, our customers, and […]
BJP to mark 150 years of ‘Vande Matram’ at 150 places on Nov 7
New Delhi/Gurugram Nov 5 (PTI) ‘Vande Matram’ will be collectively sung at events planned in 150 places of significance across the country to mark 150 years of the national song, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to attend one such programme at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi on November 7. Addressing a press conference […]
Two long-time absconders arrested in Poonch
JAMMU, Nov 5 (PTI): Two criminals wanted in two separate cases were arrested after over a decade-long hunt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said. Burju, a resident of Chandimarh village, was booked in a case registered at police station Surankote in 2013 under section 436 of the Ranbir Penal Code, dealing with mischief […]
Fire breaks out at J&K Bank branch in Rajbagh area of Sgr
Srinagar, Nov 5: A fire broke out at a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch near the Hattrick hotel in Rajbagh area of Srinagar on Wednesday evening, officials said. An official said that soon after the incident fire tenders were rushed to the spot. He said that fire fighting operation was underway while the cause of […]
SC to examine law which bars surrogacy for second child
New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether a law banning married couples facing secondary infertility from using surrogacy to have a second child amounts to a restriction by the State on the reproductive choices of citizens. An intending couple having any surviving child biologically or through adoption or through […]
Search operation launched in Poonch
JAMMU, Nov 5 (PTI): Security forces on Wednesday launched a search operation following suspicious movement in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The operation was launched by the Special Operations Group (SOG), army and the CRPF following reports of movement of suspected persons in the Balakote-Mendhar border areas, they said. […]
Afghanistan earthquake survivors face cold, rain amid rubble
Kabul, Nov 5 (AP) Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan that killed more than 25 people and injured nearly 1,000 were digging through the rubble of their homes Tuesday, trying to salvage what belongings they could after spending the night outside in the bitter cold. Rain was forecast for the region, further compounding […]
Trump tariffs face Supreme Court test in trillion-dollar test of executive power
Washington, Nov 5 (AP) President Donald Trump’s power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs is coming before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a pivotal test of executive power with trillion-dollar implications for the global economy. The Republican administration is trying to defend the tariffs central to Trump’s economic agenda after lower courts ruled the emergency […]