IAF achieved military objective in Balakot ops: IAF Commander
Says Pakistani side did not come into our airspace
Gwalior: Pakistani Air Force side did not enter into Indian airspace after the Balakot airstrike, Air Marshal B S Dhanoa Monday said while asserting that the IAF “achieved its military objective” in the operation while Pakistan did not. He said this in response to a question at a press conference held during a day-long event […]
Doc who helped CIA track Osama gets relief from court
Peshawar court accepts review petition
Peshawar: A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the review petition of Dr Shakeel Afridi, a surgeon who helped America’s CIA track down then al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, against his over two decades long sentence. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court comprising Justice Abdul Shukur and Justice Ejaz Noor accepted Afridi’s […]
‘Back-to-village’ programme arousing people’s interest: Govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government’s ‘Back to Village’ programme which started last week is getting a massive response, specially from people in the militancy-infested areas, an official spokesperson said Monday. The participation by people from the areas which escaped due attention owing to various administrative exigencies too are quite encouraging, said spokesperson on the […]
RBI launches CMS for filing online complaints against banks, NBFCs
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Monday launched an application on its website for lodging complaints against banks and NBFCs with a view to improve customer experience in timely redressal of grievances. The Complaint Management System (CMS) is a software application to facilitate RBI’s grievance redressal process. Customers can lodge complaints against any regulated entity […]
Hurriyat is ready for dialogue, says Governor
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Saturday the situation in the valley had vastly improved over the past year and the Hurriyat Conference was willing to enter into a dialogue with the government. “The Hurriyat Conference was not willing to talk. Ram Vilas Paswan was standing at their door (in 2016), […]
Multiplex coming up in Kashmir soon: Malik
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik said Saturday efforts were on to open a multiplex in the valley in order to provide an avenue for the entertainment-starved people here. “I regret that there is nothing to do in Kashmir after 6 pm. Cinema halls are closed for decades now, coffee-house licence will take four years to […]
Every household in India will have a TV set, says Union Minister
Srinagar: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar Saturday said India will soon become the largest country in the world where every household has a television set. “There is a new dream that every household will have a TV in the coming years. There are 25 crore households in India and 18 crore have […]