Two Kashmiri students arrested in connection with Maqsudan blast case in Jalandhar
Srinagar: Two Kashmiri college students have been arrested in connection with the Maqsudan police station hand grenade blast case, reports said. Shahid Qayoom (22) and Fazil Bashir (23), students of an engineering college in Jalandhar, have been arrested, they said. DGP Suresh Arora said in a press release that four persons were involved in carrying out […]
In big test for Donald Trump presidency, mid-term elections in US today
WASHINGTON: Thousands of people in the United States will exercise their franchise in the midterm elections on Tuesday, which is seen as a litmus test for Donald Trump`s near two-year-old presidency so far. Voting will be held in all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, 35 Senate seats and 39 governorships. The midterm polls […]
Two slain militants identified, one is a former soldier
Srinagar: Police has identified the two slain militants killed in Shopian encounter as Mohammad Idrees Sultan alias chota Abrar S/o Mohammad Sultan R/o Safanagri Shopian, and Amir Hussain Rather alias Abu Sobaan S/o Mohammad Amin Rather R/o Awneera Shopian. “They were affiliated with Hizb ul Mujahideen and were involved in attacks on security establishments and […]
Govt wants Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI, a third of its reserves
New Delhi: At the heart of the RBI-government standoff is a proposal by the Finance Ministry seeking to transfer a surplus of Rs 3.6 lakh crore, more than a third of the total Rs 9.59 lakh crore reserves of the central bank, to the government. The ministry has suggested that this surplus can be managed […]
Two militants killed in overnight Shopian gunfight
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces at Safanagri area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday pre-dawn hours. Official sources said that a joint team of army and SOG launched a cordon-and- search operation at Safanagri following specific inputs about the presence of some militants. As such the joint team […]
J&K Bank extends date for POs to Nov 10
Srinagar: J&K Bank has extended the date of submission of application forms for the posts of Probationary Officer up to November 10, 2018. Earlier the last date was November 06, 2018. Notably, the eligible candidates were asked to submit online application from October 20, 2018, for the post of Probationary Officers.
BJP opens ‘women grievance cell’ in Jammu
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP set up here Monday a ‘women grievance cell’ to help distressed women approach various statutory authorities for resolution of their problems. The women cell has been presently opened only in the BJP’s Jammu office, but the party will soon set up similar cells in each district […]
Soldier killed after hit by army vehicle
Poonch: An army soldier was crushed to death by a vehicle at Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports said that Sepoy Shalinder Kumar Singh of 16 RR was hit by the army vehicle near army’s 6 sector headquarter in Surankote today morning. In the mishap, Singh, a resident of Bihar received critical […]
Governor appoints K K Sharma as his 4th Advisor
Srinagar: The Governor Satya Pal Malik has appointed K K Sharma, a 1983 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre. Sharma has served as the Chief Secretary in Goa and Secretary Higher education in the ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, as his fourth Advisor. Sources said that like K Vijay Kumar, one of […]
Congress all set to control Srinagar Municipal Corporation: GA Mir
Srinagar: The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G.A. Mir on Monday said that the Congress amalgam is all set to take control of Srinagar Municipal Corporation. “The Saffron Party is desperate enough to grab power, besides making inroads in Srinagar City with the support of their alliance partner, but the secular amalgam led by […]
