After weak opening, rupee rises 13 paise to 70.92 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai,(PTI) The rupee opened on a weaker note but soon pared the losses and appreciated by 13 paise to 70.92 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by gains in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened on a weak note at 71.10 at the interbank forex market […]
Snowfall begins in Valley parts
Srinagar:Fresh Snowfall begun in parts of valley although night temperatures brought a bit respite as it rose from its previous records. While Srinagar had minus 2.1 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam was -4.2, Qazigund, was – 2.9 degree, Kokernag -3, Gulmarg was – 6.0 ddegree. Light snowfall was reported from Ganderbal district including Sonamarg, Gagangeer, Kulan, Gund […]
15 dead in attack on Kenya hotel complex
Nairobi (AFP) An Islamist attack on an upmarket hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital has left 15 people dead, according to two police sources at the scene where fighting was still ongoing. “We have 15 people dead as of now and that includes foreigners. You will be given more details on all this and […]
Taliban threaten to end talks with US on ending Afghan war
Kabul (AP) The Taliban issued a statement Tuesday threatening to end contact with the US even as Washington’s peace envoy makes another round of the region in pursuit of a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s protracted conflict before a frustrated President Donald Trump makes good on his 2016 campaign promise to end America’s involvement. Earlier in the […]
British PM May suffers biggest ever government defeat in Parliament over Brexit deal
London (PTI) In the biggest defeat for a sitting British government in history, Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal to leave the EU was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs, triggering a no-confidence motion against her government and leaving the country with no plans for Brexit on March 29. The crushing defeat Tuesday threw the government and and […]
NHRC notice to Rajasthan govt in ‘botched-up’ delivery case
New Delhi: (PTI)The NHRC has issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over reports that the head of a baby allegedly got separated from the body during delivery at a state-run hospital in Jaisalmer, officials said Tuesday. In a statement, the National Human Rights Commission said it had issued the notice to the chief secretary, […]
China is rapidly building robust lethal force to impose its will in the region: US
Washington, Jan 16 (PTI) China is rapidly building a robust lethal force with advanced capabilities in the air, at sea, in space and in cyberspace that will enable it to impose its will in the region and beyond, a top US intelligence official said on Tuesday. “The strategic objectives of the Chinese Communist Party include […]
Police hands over 9 persons arrested by SOG Srinagar to NIA
Srinagar: Nine persons arrested in Kashmir by police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) in November last year for alleged militant links were on Tuesday handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA). Official sources said that two persons identified as Tahir Ahmad Khan son of Ali Mohammad of Chandrigam Tral and Haris Mushtaq Khan son of Mushtaq Ahmad […]
J&K Bank RSETI Ganderbal concludes PMEGP training programme
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s Rural Self Employment Training Institute Ganderbal concluded 10-day training program of the 86th batch Tuesday, wherein 35 unemployed youth from different areas like Ganderbal, Wangat, Chunt Waliwar, Gagangir, Sonamarg participated. Cluster Head Kashmir Central II Farhat Abbass chaired the valedictory session. District Co-coordinator KVIC Riyaz Ahmad, Director RSETI Ganderbal Manzoor […]
BJP says opposition alliance won’t affect its election prospects
Jammu: Any grand alliance of opposition parties will have no bearing on the BJP’s prospects as people want a strong government and not a dependent one that is bound to face internal bickering, BJP vice president Avinash Rai Khanna said on Tuesday. He asserted that there is no alternative to the BJP at the centre […]