CISF officer killed as militants attack security post in Srinagar outskirts
Srinagar: An officer of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was killed after militants attacked a security post guarding a power grid station at Wagoora area of Nowgam in outskirts of Srinagar late last night. Reports said that militants opened fire upon the CISF post at Wagoora at around 1:00 am resulting injuries in injuries to […]
Fuel prices continue to tumble, petrol down by 24 paise a litre
New Delhi: Fuel prices saw a further reduction on Saturday with petrol seeing a 40 paise cut per litre while diesel registered a 35 paise fall in the capital. A litre of petrol was at Rs 80.45 in Delhi while diesel was at Rs 74.38 here. In Mumbai, petrol was at Rs 85.93 per litre […]
Man arrested for murdering business partner, wife
Gurgaon: Unable to repay a loan of Rs 40 lakh, a man murdered his business partner here and later killed his wife after she backtracked on her promise to commit suicide together, police said Friday. The accused Harnek Singh had taken a loan from Jaskaran Singh but despite repeated reminders, refused to pay him back, […]
Soldier hit by stone in South Kashmir succumbs: Army
Srinagar: The army on Friday said a soldier hit by a stone in his head in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district yesterday evening succumbed at the army’s 92 base hospital in Srinagar. An army spokesman said that Sepoy Rajendra Singh (22) was a part of the Quick Reaction Team which was providing security to a Border […]
Guv Malik’s remarks reflect Delhi’s arrogance, says JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Friday criticized the remarks of Governor Satya Pal Malik on Kashmir dialogue saying it reflects “New Delhi’s arrogance with regard to Kashmir.” In a joint statement, the JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik said that since New Delhi ‘thrust their new deputy to rule […]
HR organizations being treated as ‘criminal enterprises’: Amnesty International
New Delhi: Amnesty International India on Friday expressed serious concern over an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on its headquarters in Bengaluru, saying the Indian government was “treating” human rights groups like “criminal enterprises”. “We could not agree more with the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) when he says that periods of repression, like during the Emergency, […]
2nd Phase notification out for Panchayat Polls
Srinagar: The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, ShaleenKabra Friday issued notification for the conduct of the second phase of Panchayati Polls-2018 to elect Sarpanches and Panches. The notification has been issued for Kalaroos, Machil and Rajwar in District Kupwara, Ganstan and Nowgam in District Bandipora, Sangrama and Wagoora in Baramulla District, Kangan in Ganderbal District, Khanmoh […]
Governor orders probe into alleged maltreatment of U-16 cricket team
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik Friday ordered an inquiry into the alleged maltreatment of the players of Jammu and Kashmir’s under-16 cricket team by the state’s cricket association while they were travelling from Srinagar to Amritsar. According to media reports, the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) had Friday taken the team from Srinagar to Jammu– […]
No German arms to Saudi until Khashoggi case is clarified: Merkel
Prague: German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Friday that Berlin would not export arms to Saudi Arabia until the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is clarified, a stance French President Emmanuel Macron dubbed “pure demagoguery”. “The case of journalist Khashoggi is, of course, something incredible, I told the Saudi king yesterday in our telephone conversation,” […]