DGP sanctions welfare relief for NOKs of deceased personnel, retired personnel
JAMMU: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh has sanctioned welfare relief for fifteen retired police personnel and NOKs of three deceased personnel. “An amount of rupees 2.97 lakh has been sanctioned out of Retired Policemen Welfare Fund to cater their expenses of urgent nature,” Police said in a statement. As per the PHQ order […]
In 2009, India was alone, while in 2019 it has worldwide support: Swaraj on JeM chief banning issue
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Friday said the leaders who term China’s blocking of banning JeM chief Masood Azhar at the UN a “diplomatic failure” must see that India was alone when the move was first made in 2009 under the UPA rule, while it has worldwide support in 2019. Her […]
Farmers committing suicides everyday as Modi govt not keeping promise: Rahul
Bargarh (Odisha): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that the country was witnessing farmer suicides everyday as the Modi government had failed to fulfil its promise of mitigating their plight. “Suicide of farmers is reported in the country daily as the Modi government did not keep its promises. It made tall claims about farmers’ welfare. […]
Political worker Shabir Ahmad Mir joins PDP
Srinagar(PTI): Prominent political worker from Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir Shabir Ahmad Mir joined the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday. Mir joined the PDP in the presence of party chief Mehbooba Mufti and several other senior leaders at the residence of the former chief minister here, a spokesperson of the party said. The spokesperson said hundreds […]
Man held with pistol, bullets at Kolkata airport
Kolkata (PTI) A Chennai-bound man has been apprehended at the airport here for allegedly carrying a pistol and live bullets, a CISF official said Friday. B K Munda, a resident of Jharkhand, was going through security checks at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport when a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel detected the weapon […]
Ad ban on GK, KR: KEG expresses gratitude to PCI for taking cognizance of its complaint
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild, (KEG) expresses its gratitude to the Press Council of India, (PCI) for taking cognizance of the complaint filed by it over stopping government advertisements to two major dailies, ‘Greater Kashmir and ‘Kashmir Reader’, published from Srinagar, Kashmir. “It is a welcome step by the PCI as measures like curbing free flow […]
Terror-funding case: ED moves Delhi court to quiz Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law in Tihar
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) The ED Friday moved a Delhi court seeking its nod to quiz separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Shah in connection with a terror-funding case involving LeT chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. The Enforcement Directorate also sought to question Zahoor Watali, an influential businessman allegedly having […]
Full faith that judiciary will protect freedom of press: Newspaper editor after SC order
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) The judiciary will protect the freedom of press, The Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim said on Friday, minutes after the Supreme Court stayed the Meghalaya High Court judgment in a contempt case against her and the publisher of the daily. The case relates to an article published by the paper on […]
New Zealand mosque massacre: Death tolls mounts to 49, 48 injured
Srinagar: The death toll in twin terrorist attacks in two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch on Friday has reached 49 while dozens others are injured, New Zealand Herald reported. Seven died at Linwood, 41 at mosque near Hagley Park, the report said. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand had been placed on its highest […]
Traffic cop crushed to death on highway
Jammu : A traffic cop was mowed to death by a truck on Friday morning at Jogi Morth Surankote. Police officials told KNO that incident took place at Jogi Morh Surankote where a traffic Naka was laid by police including cops from traffic department. Confiding the detils police officier said that during this Naka, […]