Death toll rises to 50 as New Zealand mourns victims
Christchurch, Mar 17 (AFP) New Zealanders flocked to memorial sites to lay flowers and mourn the victims of the twin mosque massacres Sunday, as testimony emerged of epic heroism and harrowing suffering in the gun attack that has claimed 50 lives. Police Commissioner Mike Bush said officers had finally been able to share a list of […]
Two persons carrying brown sugar held
Srinagar: Police on Saturday arrested two alleged drug peddlers from Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district and seized 900 grams of brown sugar from their possession. Mohammad Ramzan Dar and Nazir Ahmad Dar, both residents of Shahgund village were arrested in Sumbal area along with 900 grams of brown sugar, a police official said. A […]
HC okays interim fee hike in private unaided schools in Delhi
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has allowed private unaided schools in the national capital to go ahead with an interim hike in fees to implement the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission on salaries of teachers and other employees. Justice C Hari Shankar permitted the interim fee hike by quashing a […]
Deputy district election officer placed under suspension in Kishtwar
Jammu, Mar 16 (PTI) A deputy district election officer was Saturday placed under suspension for “gross dereliction of duties” in Kishtwar district of Jammu division, an official spokesman said. District Election Officer (DEO) Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana, ordered the suspension of his deputy Masood Bichoo in view of “slackness and irresponsible behavior shown by him […]
EC bars parties from releasing manifestos in last 48 hours before polling
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The Election Commission Saturday barred political parties from releasing election manifestos in the last 48 hours before polling. The commission has now made the release of election manifestos a part of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which is a set of rules to be followed by parties after elections are […]
Snow clearance operation starts on Mughal Road
SHOPIAN: On the direction of District Administration Shopian, snow clearance operations commenced on 84 km long Mughal Road today. The work was started by mechanical division in presence of ADDC Shopian, Saleem Malik. It was said that the work to clear snow from the road would take around 20 days depending on the amount of […]
Three arrested for firing gun shots in air in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 16 (PTI) Police said three youths were arrested Saturday for allegedly firing gun shots in the air outside Hari Niwas Palace here creating panic among people. The search for their another accomplice is underway, a police spokesman said. He said four youths, who were on their way out from the bar at Hari […]
Pak Army claims to shoot down ‘spying’ Indian quadcopter along LoC
Islamabad, Mar 16 (PTI) Pakistan Army on Saturday claimed that it shot down a “spying” Indian quadcopter along the Line of Control. Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor claimed that the quadcopter had intruded some 150 metres inside Pakistan side of the LoC. “Pakistan Army troops shot down an Indian spying quadcopter in Rakhchikri Sector […]
Northern Army Commander visits forward posts in Ladakh
Srinagar, Mar 16 (PTI) Army commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Saturday visited the forward posts in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the operational preparedness of the force. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, visited forward posts in Western Ladakh and reviewed operational preparedness in the sector, a defence […]
NIA summons to Mirwaiz: Don’t make this matter of prestige, says NC
Srinagar,(PTI) The National Conference (NC) Saturday asked the Centre not to make it a point of prestige to summon moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to New Delhi. Party general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar said that the separatist leader should be questioned in the Valley. “Government should not make it a […]