Govt giving attention to arrest India’s unutilised water under IWT from entering Pak: Gadkari
New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) The government has given special attention to stop unutilised water allotted to India under the ‘Indus Waters Treaty’ from entering Pakistan, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Friday. Gadkari, the minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, also signed an MoU with six chief ministers for the construction of […]
Natural justice was scuttled: Alok Verma refuses to take charge as DG Fire Services, resigns
New Delhi: A day after being ousted from the top post of CBI by a selection panel led by PM Narendra Modi, Alok Verma has lashed out against the decision and tendered his resignation after refusing to take charge as DG Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards. Verma was removed from the top post […]
Petrol price hiked by 19 paise, diesel by 28 paise
New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) Petrol price was hiked Friday by 19 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise, the second increase in rates in as many days on firming input cost. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 69.07 per litre – the highest this month – up from Rs 68.88 per litre rate […]
Debt-ridden farmer kills wife and two children
Ferozepur, Jan 11 (PTI) A farmer has killed his wife and two children at Armanpura village in the border district here, police said Friday. Accused Paramjit Singh Pamma, who owned six acres of land, was allegedly in debt, police said, adding that Pamma has been absconding after committing the crime on Thursday . He killed his […]
PSA slapped on three Bandipora youth, shifted to Kotbalwal jail
Bandipora: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday booked three youth under public safety act (PSA) in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Official sources said that the three belong to Gundpora Rampora, Ganstaan and Hajin areas of the district. The youth have been identified as Tawseef Ahmad Lone son of Wali Mohmad Lone a resident of […]
Children in Kashmir have no source of entertainment: Guv Malik
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday said that Kashmir was an issue for people aged between 13 and 23, said a media report. “Kashmir is an issue for people aged between 13-23 years, children have nothing to do after 6 pm in Srinagar, no cinemas, no cafes, no place to go […]
Sopore residents protest scarcity of drinking water
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore: Scores of residents of Saidpora Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district hit the streets on Friday morning to protests against PHE department for failing to provide adequate drinking water in their area since last many years. Saidpora Zaingeer village barely 03 kms away from main town Sopore, according to residents is […]
Fresh snowfall in most parts of Kashmir, highway closed
Srinagar, Jan 11 (PTI) Most parts of Kashmir, including the plains, received fresh snowfall Friday which led to closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all-weather road-link connecting the valley with the rest of the country. The MeT Office has forecast intermittent light precipitation for the next 24 hours. Kashmir, including plains of the […]
Centre can take up Kashmir issue with Hurriyat: Abdullah
Kolkata, Jan 11 (PTI) National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that lasting peace can be achieved in Kashmir only through dialogue and the Centre should hold talks with the Hurriyat leaders. Referring to Army chief Bipin Rawat’s comment a day earlier on engaging with Taliban without any preconditions, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief […]
Mild tremor shakes people in Kashmir early morning
Srinagar: A low intensity earthquake measuring three on the Richter scale hit the Kashmir Valley on Friday morning, with no reports of casualties or damage. The earthquake occurred at 8.21 a.m. at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was in the Jammu and Kashmir region, an official said. “The coordinates of the tremor were […]