Elon Musk closes USD 44 billion deal to acquire Twitter, fires CEO Parag Agrawal, top legal executive Vijaya Gadde
New York, Oct 28 (PTI) Billionaire Elon Musk has completed his USD 44 billion takeover of Twitter and fired the social media company’s four top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal and legal executive Vijaya Gadde. The New York Times said that Musk, the world’s richest man, closed the deal to buy Twitter on Thursday. Citing […]
15 houses gutted in fire in Kishtwar
Jammu, Oct 28 (PTI) Fifteen houses were gutted in a massive fire in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. No one was injured in the blaze that broke out in Chag-Gandhari area of Paddar tehsil on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, they said. Army and police personnel along with […]
JK reports seven fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 27: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours also, officials said on Thursday. They said that six cases were reported from Kashmir Valley and one from Jammu district. In Kashmir, five cases were reported from Kulgam and […]
Police recover 18 detonators at Jammu Railway station
Jammu, Oct 27 (PTI) Police on Thursday recovered 18 detonators packed in two boxes at Jammu railway station here, officials said. Police were alerted after some people found an abandoned bag at the premises, they said. We recovered a bag near the taxi stand in Jammu railway station. During its search, 18 detonators, wire and […]
Budgam Minority attack case: Police produces chargesheet against four accused
Srinagar, Oct 27: Police on Wednesday said that it has produced chargesheet Against four accused persons who were involved in attack on minority community. In a handout issued here, police said that Budgam Police today produced a chargesheet against following 04 accused (03 adults, 01 juvenile) in a case of terror incident on minorities at […]
Custodial interrogation not needed can’t be sole ground to grant anticipatory bail, says SC
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court has criticised the practice of High Courts to grant anticipatory bail to accused in criminal cases on the ground that no custodial interrogation is required. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice J B Pardiwala said there is a serious misconception that if no case for […]
Several people injured as minu bus skids on Poonch-Jammu highway
Poonch, Oct 27: Several people were injured when a bus they were traveling in met with an accident near Tungi Morh area on Jammu-Poonch district on Thursday. Official sources said that the bus (JK02AX-3893) skidded off the road and turned on side near Tungi Morh towards Chowki Choura in Jammu district. Several people were injured […]
Committed to implement Parliament resolution about retrieving PoK: Rajnath Singh
Srinagar, Oct 27: Defence Minister Ranath Singh while castigating Pakistan government for “resorting to torture and harassment” of people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Thursday said that India is committed to implement the 1994 resolution passed in the Parliament about retrieving the part of Kashmir “under illegal occupation of Pakistan.” Addressing the Infantry Day function […]
MeT forecasts mainly dry weather for now in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 27: The weatherman on Thursday forecast mainly dry weather for now and light to moderate rain and snowfall over middle and higher reaches of J&K during November 1 to 4. “As per today’s conditions, weather will be cloudy with possibility of light to moderate rain/snowfall over middle and higher reaches during 1st […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 20,821
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload climbed to 4,46,46,880 with 1,112 fresh infections while the number of active cases came down to 20,821, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 5,28,987 with one new fatality, the data updated at 8 am […]