Indian agencies behind Jamia desecration, says HM Commander
Srinagar: Hizb ul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo has reportedly condemned the desecration of pulpit at Jamia Masjid Srinagar, last week. The HM Commander has alleged that the Islamic State (ISIS) flags are being waved at the ‘behest of Indian agencies’. Naikoo, in a purported audio message, which has gone viral on social media on Sunday, […]
Defence minister lied in Parliament on HAL; must show papers or resign: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman “lied” in Parliament that government orders worth Rs one lakh crore were provided to HAL, while demanding that she should either place the documents in support of her statement in the House or resign. Gandhi’s attack came after a media […]
Senior PDP leader Javaid Mustafa Mir resigns from party
Srinagar, Jan 6 (PTI) In another jolt for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), senior leader and former minister Javaid Mustafa Mir has resigned from the party. Mir, who represented the Chadoora assembly constituency in central Kashmir’s Budgam district for three successive terms from 2002, said the resignation was his “personal decision”. “I have resigned from the PDP. […]
Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopened partially
Srinagar, Jan 6 (PTI) Vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, was partially restored on Sunday, a day after it was disrupted due to heavy snowfall, a traffic department official said. One-way traffic from Jammu towards Srinagar was allowed in view […]
Dry ATMs: Par panel nudges RBI to fix the problem
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) A parliamentary panel has asked the Reserve Bank to address the problem of perpetually dysfunctional ATMs so as to avoid any situation of forced cash crunch. The Standing Committee on Finance has also asked banks to install adequate number of ATMs. The panel tabled its report in Parliament last week. […]
Govt will bring law to protect misuse of sensitive data by Google: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jalandhar: Union Minister for Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that Narendra Modi government has planned to bring Data Protection Law to protect personal and professional sensitive data of the individuals of the country so that it cannot be misused in foreign countries by Google. “We are planning […]
Five persons injured as sumo plunges into nallah in Kalaroos
Srinagar: Five passengers were injured, one among them critically after a vehicle they were traveling in plunges into a nallah at Tangibal area of Kalaroos in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday. Reports said that a sumo vehicle skidded off the road and fell down into a nallah at Tangibal, Kalaroos today morning resulting in […]
Wild bear rescued at Larkipora in Anantnag
Anantnag: Officials of Wild Life department on Sunday rescued a wild bear who was stuck in a net in the night hours at Bamdoora Larkipora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that panic had gripped the area during the intervening night as a wild bear was seen roaming in the area. An official […]
16-year-old girl raped by stepfather and his friend in UP
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jan 6 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather and his cousin, who also recorded a video of their act at Kandhla town in Shamli district, police said Sunday. According to Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, the incident took place on Saturday and the police had registered a case against Waseem, […]
Fresh snowfall brings down temperature in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Jan 6 (PTI) Cold wave conditions intensified in Himachal Pradesh as the state’s higher reaches received snowfall from 5.30 pm on Saturday to 8.30 am on Sunday, the meteorological department said. Manali in Kullu district received 9 cm snowfall, whereas tribal districts Lahaul-Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong and Kinnaur’s Kalpa received 13 cm snowfall each during […]