Two shot at over playing songs at function in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI) Two persons were allegedly thrashed and shot at following a brawl over playing music at a function in southwest Delhi’s Palam village, police said. Shanky Bhardwaj (23) and Tushar Bhardwaj (16) received injuries in the incident that took place on Sunday night, they said. The disc jockey (DJ) Akshay (19), his employer Amit […]
JNU students’ union alleges varsity hiked fess for basic documentation
New Delhi (PTI) The Jawaharlal Nehru Students’ Union (JNUSU) alleged Monday that the administration has hiked fees for basic documentation like collecting no dues, degrees and migration certificates. In its Academic Council meeting in October, the varsity had approved a proposal to hike fees for collecting no dues, degree certificates, migration, marksheets, duplicate copies of certificates, […]
India sees US as an important defence partner: Sitharaman
Washington, Dec 4 (PTI) Commencing her five-day official visit to the United States, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday asserted that New Delhi sees the US as an important partner in the field of defence. In her remarks at the start of her bilateral talks with the US Defence Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon, Sitharaman […]
Panchayat polls: 11.7% votes cast till 10 am in Kupwara
Kupwara: 11.7% Votes have been cast in Kupwara district till 10 am in the 7th phase of panchayat polls in the state. Officials said that in block Qadirabad 2833 votes were cast, in Trehgam 1648 votes were cast and at Qaziabad 334 votes were cast tilll 10 am . Officials said that with 4815 voters […]
Rupee falls 9 paise to 70.55 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to 70.55 against the US dollar in early trade Tuesday at the interbank foreign exchange, amid strengthening of the US dollar and rising crude oil prices. Forex dealers said fresh demand for the American currency from importers amid rise in crude prices weighed on the domestic unit. Besides, investors […]
Trump seeks Imran Khan’s help to end 17-yr war in Afghanistan, bringing Taliban to negotiating table
Islamabad/Washington, Dec 3 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has written to Prime Minister Imran Khan, seeking Pakistan’s help with stuttering Afghan peace talks and support in bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table to end the 17-year brutal war in the neighbouring country, Pakistani officials said on Monday. The development came weeks after Trump said Pakistan […]
Polling for 7th phase of Panchayat elections underway
Srinagar: The poling for phase seventh of the ongoing panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir is underway at 2714 polling stations across the state, officials said. The officials said that 892 polling stations have been categorised as “hypersensitive” in this phase, including 428 in Kashmir division and 464 in Jammu division. The polling time is […]
‘Govt to have a second thought on SAC’s J&K Bank decision’
Srinagar: The government is mulling over a rethink on changing Jammu and Kashmir Bank into a Public Sector Bank in the next State Administrative Council (SAC) meeting keeping in view the rising tempers against the proposed State Administrative Council (SAC) decision. A top government official on the conditions of anonymity told a local news gathering […]
Governor announces ‘JK Govt Scholarship Scheme for Differently Abled Students’
JAMMU: In a significant initiative for empowerment of the state’s specially-abled students, Governor Satya Pal Malik today announced institution of ‘JK Govt Scholarship Scheme for Differently Abled Students’. Under the scheme scholarship of Rs1 lakh each will be awarded every year to a meritorious specially-abled boy and girl student on ‘International Day for Disabled Persons’ […]
Two drug smugglers arrested
Jammu, (PTI): Two alleged interstate narcotic smugglers, hailing from Punjab, were arrested after 50-kg poppy straw were recovered from a truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Monday, police said. An apple-laden truck coming from Kashmir was subjected to checking at Teethaar in Banihal area along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, during which the poppy […]
