Train services across Kashmir suspended
Srinagar: Authorities have decided to keep the train services suspended on Monday over ‘security reasons’ amid shutdown in Kashmir valley over Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) call against militants and civilian killings in recent days by government forces. An officials said that the decision to not let trains move was taken after fresh advisory from police last […]
Over 170 hurt in magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran
Tehran,(AP): A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday night, injuring over 170 people and sending fearful residents running into the street, authorities said. The temblor hit near Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran’s Kermanshah province, which was the epicenter of an earthquake last year that killed over 600 people and where […]
Pak welcomes India’s move to send 2 ministers for Kartarpur corridor’s groundbreaking ceremony
Islamabad,(PTI): Pakistan on Sunday welcomed India’s decision to send its two Union ministers to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor next week, terming it a “positive response”. Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located across the river Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. It was established by […]
Russia seizes three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea
Kiev, (AFP): Russia has seized three Ukrainian naval ships in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, raising fears of military escalation and prompting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday. In the unprecedented incident, Russia said it used weapons “in order to stop the Ukrainian military,” which it claims illegally entered its waters, confirming […]
US announces USD 5 million reward for information on 26/11 perpetrators
Washington (PTI): The US on Monday announced a USD 5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual who committed, conspired, aided or abetted the 2008 Mumbai attack. The Trump administration announced this major reward (of over Rs 35 crore) on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack […]
Rupee rises 39 paise to 70.30 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, (PTI): Rising for the eighth straight day, the rupee climbed 39 paise to 70.30 against the US dollar in early trade Monday, as global crude prices slipped below the USD 60 per barrel mark. Traders said the weakness in the greenback against some currencies overseas and a higher opening of domestic equities supported the rupee. […]
Migratory birds congregate at Gharana
JAMMU: With the onset of winter the migratory birds from Central Asian highlands start congregating at various wetlands in India. At least 370 migratory bird species including 310 water bird species throng various sites in India during winters. Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve in RS Pura sector also attracts hundreds of migratory birds every winter including […]
J&K Bank ‘misused’ by state’s ruling families: Jitendra Singh
Jammu, Nov 24 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday lauded Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to bring the J&K Bank under the purview of the RTI Act, the CVC and the state legislature and said it had been “misused” by the state’s ruling families. The proposal for treating J&K Bank Limited […]
Candle light protest held
Srinagar: Scores of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Sunday evening held a candle light protest against the “killing spree” across Kashmir. Reports said scores of activists of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) assembled near Maisuma Lal Chowk and staged a candle light protest. On Saturday, JRL had called for a candle light […]
Kartarpur corridor: Sidhu accepts Pak invite, writes to Qureshi
Chandigarh, Nov 25 (PTI) Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday accepted Pakistan’s invite to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of a corridor to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara across the border on Wednesday, saying this initiative would open “the borders of hearts and the mind”. The foundation stone of the Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Sahib corridor on […]
