07 gamblers arrested in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Ganderbal police on Thursday claimed to have arrested seven gamblers and recovered stake money of rupees 5300 from the spot. A spokesman of police said that acting on an information, a police team of Ganderbal police raided a gambling site at Sheikhzoo Ganderbal. During the raid, seven gamblers who were identified as Toufeeq Ahmad […]
JRL demands Kathua rape-murder accused be hanged
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Thursday demanded capital punishment for the accused involved in rape and murder of 8-year old girl Asifa Bano in Jammu’s Kathua district. “The Joint Resistance Leadership resolves to fight for the justice to Asifa. We demand all the accused should be hanged,” JKLF Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, who […]
IRS officer of JK selected for Antarctica expedition from Feb 27
Banihal: Hailing from a remote hamlet in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, 30-year-old Afaq Ahmed Giri, an IRS officer, has been selected as a member of 80 experts for the International Antarctic Expedition beginning February 27. Giri, an officer of the IRS batch 2015, is presently posted at Indore as an assistant commissioner in the […]
Drug peddler arrested
Jammu: Police today arrested one man on the charges of drug peddling and seized two grams of heroin from his possession, an official said. The accused, identified as Joginder Paul alias Rockey, was arrested during checking at Jakhwar area of Kathua district, he said, adding that a case was registered against him.
02 drug peddlers arrested, codeine phosphate bottles recovered
Baramulla: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two notorious drug peddlers and recovered 460 bottles of Coedine Phosphate Syrup in north Kashmir. A spokesman of police said that a truck carrying food grains used to transport drugs by two notorious drug peddlers was seized by the District police Baramulla along with hundreds of bottles […]
SC asks if Kerala HC was justified in annulling Hadiya’s marriage
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked if a roving inquiry could be ordered into the “issue of consent” between two adults who married at will and if the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of ‘love jihad’, was justified. The questions from a bench of Chief Justice […]
India’s growth has slowed due to structural economic reforms: US
Washington: America’s bilateral trade deficit with four major countries, including India, narrowed in the first three quarters of 2017 as compared to the previous year, the US administration today said in a report according to which India’s growth has slowed due to the effects of its structural economic reforms. The Economic Report of the President […]
Army commando injured in gunfight with militants in JK
Srinagar: An Army commando was today injured in a gunfight with militants, who managed to escape, in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. Security forces launched a counter-insurgency operation in the Hajin area of Bandipora this morning following information about the presence of four militants there, the sources As the troops were laying […]
SC asks GoI to apprise it about Haj quota seats, their availability
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Government of India (GoI) to apprise it by Thursday (today) about the total allocation of Haj quota seats and the vacancies if any, on a plea of the Kerala Haj Committee alleging that the policy to grant state-wise quota for Haj pilgrims was discriminatory. A bench […]
India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index
New Delhi: India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the “worst offenders” in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region. The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, […]