Kidnapped twin sons of businessman found dead in UP
Satna, Feb 24 (PTI) The six-year-old twin sons of a businessman kidnapped at gunpoint in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district have been found dead in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday. Sporadic protests erupted in Chitrakoot town of Satna soon after the news of their death reached the place, prompting police to step […]
Post Pulwama attack Foreign Investors pulled out Rs 3000 Cr from market
Mumbai: The Pulwama attack on February 14 continues to have multiple repercussions across political, economic and social dimensions. The latest one being the massive outflow of foreign funds following the same, amedia report said Sunday. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) — which profoundly influence investor sentiments at the bourses given its substantial sum — pulled out […]
Governor calls for calm, asks people not to believe rumours
JAMMU: Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday appealed for calm and said that the induction of troops is a routine exercise. The Governor called a informal meeting of the State Administrative Council to review the current situation in the State, particularly in the context of the terror attack in Pulwama last week and the subsequent […]
Rohit Kansal is official spokesperson JK Govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has designated Rohit Kansal as its official spokesperson Official sources said that Kansal is scheduled to address a press conference in Jammu at 4 pm today.
Six persons injured in Mendhar mishap
Poonch: Six persons were injured when a Tata sumo vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Mankote area of Poonch district on Sunday. Official sources said that a Tata sumo vehicle bearing registration (No.JK12 -2351) driven by Mohammad Javed son Mohammad Yousif of Kasbalari Sector Mankote met an accident at Barella in […]
Vehicles to be allowed to move towards Srinagar on Jmu-Sgr highway
Jammu: One-way traffic will be allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Sunday with vehicles moving only from Jammu to Srinagar. “All stranded vehicles, mostly trucks, were cleared on Saturday night and the highway was decongested,” a traffic department official said. The stretch from Ramban to Ramsoo has become a challenge for the authorities as landslides […]
GoI may review its stand on Article 35A: Sources
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is expected to take up next week the challenge to Article 35A of the Constitution amid growing indications that the Centre is considering changing its stand of aloofness from the bid to put an end to the provision which gives the Jammu & Kashmir government the rights to confer special […]
Pakistan dismisses reports on taking control of JeM headquarters
Lahore: The Pakistan government on Saturday dismissed its own claim of taking over the control of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) headquarters in Bahawalpur and said the complex has no link with the terror outfit, which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir. In a video message […]
Restrictions, shutdown bring life to a standstill
Srinagar: The administration on Sunday imposed restrictions in the city areas in view of shutdown call by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL). In view of strike call given by separatists on 24 Feb 2019, today there are credible inputs that miscreants may restore to various activities which will be prejudicial to the public tranquility, peace […]
Sports meet cancelled after Pak players denied visas by India
New Delhi: An Asian snooker meet, which was to be held in Bengaluru next month, has been called off after India refused visas to six Pakistani and Pakistan-origin players. A senior Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) official said a Pakistan-born Qatari player, Ahmed Saif, was among those not granted a visa, ‘Indian Express’ […]