Sensex drops over 100 pts on profit-booking, weak global cues
Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 100 points Tuesday after a five-session winning spree as investors cashed profits in IT, metal, banking, consumer durables, power and auto shares amid sustained foreign fund outflows. Cues from other Asian markets were weak too. The BSE 30-share barometer dropped 134.05 points, or 0.37 […]
Shopian gunfight: Fresh firing resumes after a brief silence
Srinagar, January 22:(GNS) Top Hizb ul Mujahideen militants are believed to be trapped even as a fresh exchange of firing resumed in Heff Shirmal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday morning. Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army’s 44RR. Para and SOG launched a search operation in Shirmal after having credible […]
Massive snow avalanche hits Jawahar tunnel, traffic suspended
Srinagar: A massive snow avalanche has hit the strategic Jawahar tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Tuesday morning, reports said. They said that the snow avalanche hit the area earlt Tuesday after it was snowing in the area for several hours on Monday and even during the night on Tuesday. Sources said that […]
24 killed in Pakistan bus crash fire
Quetta: At least 24 people were killed when a bus in southwest Pakistan burst into flames after crashing with a truck on Monday, officials said. The bus carrying dozens of passengers was heading from the southern city of Karachi to Panjgur district, when it crashed in Lasbela district. “We have recovered 24 bodies from the […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian Village
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Shirmal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 44RR. Para and SOG launched a search operation in Shirmal after having credible input about the presence of some militants in the area. As the joint team of forces […]
Cyber expert claims India’s 2014 general election was ‘rigged’
London: An Indian cyber expert, seeking political asylum in the US, Monday claimed that the 2014 general election was “rigged” through the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), which, he says, can be hacked. Addressing a press conference in London via Skype, the man, identified as Syed Suja, said he fled India in 2014 because he felt […]
Three militants killed as Hapatnar gunfight ends
Srinagar: Three militant of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed in an encounter at Hapatnar woods in Charar-e-Shareef area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. A senior police officer said that a joint team of army’s 53 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in forest area of Hapatnar today early in the morning following […]
Legal Metrology Department penalizes erring traders
SRINAGAR,: The field executives of Legal Metrology department conducted extensive market inspections in the various districts of Kashmir division and booked 198 erring traders for violating Legal Metrology Laws and imposed a fine of Rs 3,14,700/-. The defaulters include vegetable-sellers, mutton-dealers, Kiryana-sellers, milk-sellers etc. In addition to this, 08 cooking gas distributors were booked for […]
Altaf Bukhari offered his services to Nagpur: PDP
Srinagar: Refuting that his name was at any point suggested as an interim president of the party, Vice President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abdul Rahman Veeri on Monday said that seeking self-promotion through illicit, undemocratic and unethical measures was Altaf Bukhari’s sole agenda in PDP. Reiterating his faith in the leadership of Mehbooba Mufti as […]
Despite Guv’s assurances, Mustafa Abad inhabitant face water logging woes
Srinagar: Despite Governor Satya Pal Malik announcing to relieve the inhabitants of Mustafaabad and adjoining areas in Zainakot area of water logging issues, the residents are up in arms against the authorities for their failure to dewater the interior streets in the area. “There is water logging everywhere while despite repeated pleas, the concerned department […]