7 labourers hailing Baramulla killed in Uttarakhand, one still missing
Srinagar: Seven labourers from Baramulla district were killed and one more, stated to be 16-year-old, is missing when a portion of a mountain caved-in while the labourers were working during construction of a road near Bansbada area in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district on Friday. Station House Officer (SHO), Ukhimath, Hoshiyar Pankholi told over phone that a […]
US government heads for shutdown after lawmakers fail to make deal
WASHINGTON: The US government was headed towards a partial shutdown at midnight on Friday after President Donald Trump`s fellow Republicans in the Senate failed to muster the votes needed to approve $5 billion he has demanded for a border wall fiercely opposed by Democrats. Trump said the impending shutdown of key parts of the federal […]
KAS Exams: High Court stays Civil Service selection process
Srinagar: The High Court Friday stayed Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) selection process in a Public Interest Litigation filed by some aggrieved candidates on alleged irregularities in conduct of Combined Competitive examination (Mains) held in July-August this year. A division bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sanjeev Kumar issued […]
‘Delhi Police to soon charge Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid in sedition case’
New Delhi: The Delhi Police is in the process of finalizing its charge sheet in the sedition case against former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and other activists, including Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, police sources said. Kumar, Khalid and Bhattacharya were arrested in 2016 on charges of sedition for allegedly organising an event in […]
US turned blind eye to Pak’s nuke programme in 70s: Documents
Washington: The US acceded to Pakistan’s demand to overlook its secretive nuclear weapons programme following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late 70s after Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping convinced Washington to support Islamabad for the “stability” in South Asia, according to latest declassified State Department documents. The documents reveal that the then Pakistani dictator […]
Kulgam girls selected for National Science Congress
Srinagar: Two Girl students from Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kulgam have been selected for National level competition in Science Congress at Bhubaneswar Orissa to be held from 27-31 December 2018. Director School Education Kashmir, Dr G N Itoo has hailed the performance of both the students who were awarded a cash prize of rupees […]
Dy Excise Commissioner arrested for accepting bribe
Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested Dy. Excise Commissioner Jammu, Syed Muried Hussain Shah after he was caught red handed while demanding and accepting Rs two lakh bribe, official sources said. They said the Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu caught Shah, a resident of Poonch, in the afternoon while he was demanding and accepting the bribe. […]
2 Army JCOs killed in sniper attack along LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar: Two army officers were killed in a ‘sniper attack’ by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday afternoon. Official sources said that Pakistan army in “violation of ceasefire” opened the sniper fire on the army’s 2/8 GR posts in Peer Baba Grahat Post along the LoC in […]
Rahul no longer a ‘Pappu’ after poll win in 3 states: Farooq Abdullah
Kolkata: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Friday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi is no longer a “Pappu” and has proved his mettle as a leader by winning elections in three Hindi heartland states. Speaking at an event here, he also questioned the need for the BJP’s proposed Rath Yatra in West Bengal and wondered whether the […]
Mehbooba calls for core group meeting tomorrow
Srinagar: President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has called a meeting of party’s core group on Saturday at her fair view residence at Gupkar road Srinagar. Party sources said the meeting is likely to review the party affairs including the current spate of dissidence and the steps […]
