BJP finalises candidates for 6 LS seats in J-K
Jammu, Mar 15 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir BJP unit on Friday said it has finalised candidates for six parliamentary constituencies in the state and will submit the list to the party’s parliamentary board in Delhi. The names were finalised at a meeting of the party’s state election committee which met here under the chairmanship of […]
MES electrician ‘spying’ for Pakistan held in Punjab
Amritsar, Mar 15 (PTI) The Punjab Police Friday claimed to have arrested an electrician of the Military Engineer Services (MES) for allegedly passing on sensitive military information to a Pakistan-based intelligence operative. Ram Kumar, presently living in Jalandhar, was arrested by the intelligence wing of the police, according to a statement issued by the police. Police […]
Poonch-Rawalakot cross-LoC trade resumes after two days
Jammu, Mar 15 (PTI) The cross-LoC trade between Poonch-Rawalakot resumed on Friday, after remaining suspended for two days due to ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control, officials said. A total of 67 trucks, including 35 from India and 32 from Pakistan, crossed the border via Chakan-Da-Bagh, custodian of LoC trade centre, Poonch, […]
‘Terrorist’ in NZ mosque attack Australian: Australia PM
Sydney:The gunman who killed numerous worshippers in a New Zealand mosque on Friday was a right-wing extremist with Australian citizenship, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Morrison said the shooting in Christchurch was carried out by “an extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist” who was an Australian-born citizen. He declined to provide further details, saying the investigation was […]
Governor’s grievance cell disposes of 53816 complaints
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Governor’s Grievance Cell (JKGGC) received 54225 complaints, grievances since June 20, 2018 of which 53816 were dealt with, forwarded to the concerned quarters for timely redressal while as 409 complaints, grievances are under process. Further, on the directions of Governor, all advisors to the Governor have been regularly meeting and […]
Islamophobia post 9/11 responsible for NZ mosque attacks: Imran Khan
Islamabad (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that increasing “Islamophobia” after the 9/11 terror attacks in the US was responsible for the attack on two mosques in New Zealand that killed at least 49 worshippers. “Strongly condemning” the terror attack on the mosques in New Zealand, Prime Minister Khan tweeted: This reaffirms what […]
Don’t park vehicles underneath flyover: Traffic Police
Srinagar: Traffic police on Friday asked motorists to not park vehicles underneath under construction Jehangir chowk-Rambagh flyover to avert any untoward happening. “It has been observed by the department, that some motorists park their vehicles underneath the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh Flyover, which is presently under construction,” traffic police said. “All such motorists are advised to desist […]
Army porter killed in snowslide along LoC in Uri
Srinagar: An army porter was killed after a snowslide hit him in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that the porter Shakil Ahmad son of Feroz Ahmad Din was injured critically after a snow slide hit him at Pinkdi Chowk along Line of Control (LoC). Shakil, a […]
Syria death toll tops 370,000 in 8 years of war: monitor
Beirut: Eight years of war in Syria have left more than 370,000 people dead including 112,000 civilians, a monitor said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of sources across the country, said more than 21,000 children and 13,000 women were among the dead. The conflict flared after unprecedented anti-government protests […]
China announces plans to stabilise growth amid trade war with US
Beijing, (PTI) China is facing “downward pressures”, Premier Li Keqiang admitted Friday as he announced plans to boost market vitality with a new foreign investment law backed by tax cuts to stabilise growth in the world’s second largest economy amid a bruising trade war with the US. China is targeting a GDP growth range of 6 […]