Security beefed up in Kashmir Valley a day after blasts
Srinagar: Security was beefed up in Srinagar on Wednesday, a day after two blasts rocked Kashmir killing two persons and injuring several others, officials said. They said security personnel have been deployed at sensitive locations, including a few market places, to keep an eye on miscreants. This is to ensure that the citizens get a […]
21 Pakistani migrants granted Indian citizenship by Raj govt
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Wednesday granted Indian citizenship to 21 Pakistani migrants who have been living here for about 19 years, officials said. These people were living here after being displaced from Pakistan. As they had no Indian citizenship, they were finding difficulties in getting government jobs and availing benefits of various schemes, District […]
Two HM militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. “Two militants have been killed in the Pulwama encounter and they both were affiliated with the HM (Hizbul Mujahideen) outfit,” a police official said, adding they were involved in […]
Don’t venture inside encounter zones: Police asks people in Kashmir
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has issued an advisory asking people in the valley not to venture inside encounter zones due to the danger posed by stray explosive materials. This advisory was issued a day after an encounter at Pachaar Rajpora area in Pulwama district on Monday in which 2 militants were killed by […]
Multiple landslides disrupt traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Banihal/Jammu: The traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was disrupted on Saturday due to multiple landslides in Ramban district, officials said. The 270-km Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by minor landslides triggered by overnight rains at Panthiyal and Digdole in Ramban sector, they […]
Amazon sues Pentagon over $10B contract awarded to Microsoft
Washington: Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft. Amazon said it filed a legal complaint Friday with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims seeking to challenge the decision. The complaint is sealed, but the company said earlier this month there was “unmistakable bias” on the government’s part. Amazon’s […]
Former CIA official sentenced to 19 years in prison in Chinese espionage case
Washington: A US court has been sentenced a former CIA official to 19 years of imprisonment on charges of spying for China. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 55, has been sentenced on Friday for conspiring to communicate, deliver and transmit national defence information to China. According to court documents, Lee left the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) […]
Cong demands restoration of statehood to J&K, protests against economic slowdown
Jammu: Hundreds of Congress activists led by senior party leaders on Saturday took out a march here to press for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and lodge their protest against the economic slowdown in the country. The protest march, first of its kind in the city post abrogation of Article 370 provisions […]