Unnao rape victim accident: CBI books suspended BJP MLA for murder
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) The CBI has booked BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and 10 others on murder charges in the accident case of Unnao rape survivor, officials said on Wednesday. Immediately after filing the FIR, a team of officers from the CBI’s Lucknow unit reached the crime scene in Gurubakshganj area of Uttar Pradesh’s […]
Israel approves Palestinian construction in West Bank
Jerusalem, Jul 31 (AP) Israel’s Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to build over 700 housing units for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in addition to 6,000 Israeli settlement housing units. An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the closed-door meeting, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government advanced the proposal late […]
Union cabinet approves J&K Reservation Bill 2019
Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, government said. According to government the bill will pave the way of extending benefit of reservation of up to 10% for “Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)” in educational institutions & public employment alongside existing reservations
Chief Electoral Officer convenes election preparedness meeting on Friday
Srinagar: With elections all set to be conducted in October-November, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jammu and Kashmir has convened a meeting with all electoral officers in the state on August 2. In this connection a formal order has been issued by Deputy Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Srinagar, announcing that the CEO will hold the […]
Brazen misuse of central agencies says Mehbooba Mufti on ED quizzing Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday cast doubts over the timing of questioning Member of Parliament and NC leader Farooq Abdullah by Enforcement Directorate in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Academy scam. Mufti in a tweet said that the timing of the questioning ‘raises suspicions and questions’. “JK cricket scam […]
Army resorts to aerial firing after locals resist thrashing of civilians
Srinagar: Army on Wednesday afternoon resorted to aerial firing after civilians resisted their thrashing of people in Arihal village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir. Official sources told KNO that Army told few local youth to clear the road which was resisted, that led to verbal brawl between the two sides. The forces began […]
ED quizzes Farooq Abdullah over JKCA scam
Srinagar: Enforcement Directorate quizzed Farooq Abdullah, National Conference President and parliamentarian in connection with alleged JKCA scam, in Chandigarh. According to ANI Farooq is being questioned under PMLA in Chandigarh. In 2016, former three time chief minister of the state, Farooq was charged by the CBI in a corruption case linked to the state cricket […]
Forces bust militant hideout in Lolab woods
Kupwara: A joint team of forces have busted a militant hideout in Katpora Lolab woods in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. According to officials the militants hiding place was unearthed during a search operation by Army and Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir. They said that the joint team of forces have recovered ‘huge […]
34 killed in Afghanistan roadside bomb blast
Kabul:At least 34 people, including women and children, were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Herat-Kandahar Highway early Wednesday morning, Tolo News quoting local officials reported. The incident happened in Shawiz area when a bus carrying dozens of passengers was travelling to Farah province from the western province of Herat, an official of […]
Kashmiri woman on Hajj dies of cardiac arrest, will be buried in holy city of Medina
Kulgam: A Kashmiri woman on an annual Hajj pilgrimage Saudi Arabia breathed her last in the holy city of Medina in the kingdom. The deceased has been identified as Mariyam Akhter wife of Late Ghulam Rasool Wani of Kutbal village in Kulgam district. Mariyam breathed her last on Tuesday, reports said. Sources told KNO that […]
