Millitant escapes from hospital
Imphal, (PTI) A militant of the proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) escaped from the state run hospital Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Science (JNIMS) here on Tuesday, where he was undergoing treatement, police said. Th Nando was arrested in 2003 by the security forces in connection with the sensational murder for ransom of 8-year-old Lungila […]
Pak man held by BSF along Gujarat IB
New Delhi (PTI) A Pakistani national was apprehended by the BSF along the Indo-Pak International Border (IB) in Gujarat, officials said Tuesday. They said Muhammad Ali (35), who was speaking Sindhi, was apprehended by a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol from the ‘Kumar’ border post in the frontier district of Banaskantha on Monday evening. Nothing substantial […]
Strong banking sector indispensable for maintaining momentum of economic growth: Chairman JK Bank
Jammu: J&K Branch of the NIRC of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India organized a seminar on Statutory Audit of Banks and Usage of Commands in FINACLE-7 Software which was presided over by the Chairman & CEO of J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed as Chief Guest on the occasion and senior Chartered Accountant Niranjan […]
India, Pakistan armies trade gunfire along LOC in Rajouri
Rajouri: India and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy gunfire in Keri area along Line Of Conrol in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to report the exchange of fire erupted at about 12 AM Monday night and continued till 04 AM Tuesday morning. “Both sides shelled each other with mortars and used heavy gunfire,” […]
After Jet Airways bailout Vijay Mallya criticises public sector banks for “double standards”
New Delhi (PTI) Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya Tuesday lashed out at public sector banks for “double standards” under the current NDA regime for their intervention to bailout Jet Airways while the same lenders made his Kingfisher airlines “fail ruthlessly”. In a series of tweets reacting to banks led by State Bank of India taking over […]
Sharda Peeth corridor: Omar Abdullah urges Imran Khan to open Kargil-Skardu road
Srinagar: Following Pakistan’s decision to open the he Sharda Peeth corridor, former chief minister J&K Omar Abdullah on Tuesday urged Imran Khan to open Kargil-Skardu road as well. Abdullah while welcoming the move by the Pakistani government said that more initiatives of this kind creating people to people contact need to be taken. “After the […]
Alleged stone pelters arrested during nocturnal raids in Sopore localities
Sopore: Government forces have arrested almost a dozen youth during nocturnal raids on Sopore, Janwara and Warpora village of Baramulla district. “The raids were conducted in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday by a joint team of forces,” sources said. Reports said that Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF […]
Couple’s bullet-riddled bodies found in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Mar 26 (PTI) Bullet-riddled bodies of a man and a woman, who were supposed to get married soon, were recovered from here on Monday, police said. The GT Road Kotwali police recovered the bodies in Sai Upvan near Hindon river. An investigation is on to probe multiple angles, including whether the couple committed suicide […]
ED arrests defence agent in VVIP choppers case
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a defence agent from Delhi in the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP choppers deal case, officials said Tuesday. They said Sushen Mohan Gupta was arrested late Monday by agency sleuths under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Gupta, they said, has allegedly dealt in defence deals, […]
NC’s LS candidates will protect J&K’s special status: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Mar 25 (PTI) National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah Monday asserted that the principal task ahead of the people of Jammu and Kashmir is to protect the state’s special status. He stressed that his party has fielded suitable candidates on all the Lok Sabha seats in the valley who will ensure that the voice […]