Dozen killed, including six hostages, in foiled Brazil bank assaults
Rio De Janeiro, (AFP) Twelve people — including six hostages — were killed in northeast Brazil on Friday after police foiled a gang of armed robbers staging simultaneous predawn assaults on two banks in the town of Milagres, officials said. Five of the dead hostages were members of the same family and included two children, […]
UP: Dalits should take over all Hanuman temples in India, security upped as government anticipate Bhim Army may take over Hanuman Dham
Muzaffarnagar, Dec 8 (PTI) Security has been reinforced at the ‘Hanuman dham’ in Shukratal here as Bhim Army activists may attempt to take it over, police said on Saturday. The move comes days after Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar said on Sunday that members of the Dalit community should take over all Hanuman temples in the country […]
Poonch: 20 feared dead as bus falls in gorge
Poonch: Over 20 people are feared dead and many other were injured after a bus fell in a gorge in mountainous Poonch district on Saturday. Official sources said that the bus bearing registration number JK02W-0445 was on its way to Poonch from Loran when it met with the accident near a shrine at Kalarpella area […]
Weatherman predicts rain, snowfall on Monday
Srinagar: Amid possibility of light to moderate rain or snowfall in next few days especially on Monday and Tuesday, the night temperature increased slightly even as they hovered below sub-zero level across the Kashmir Valley. “There is possibility of light rain at isolated places in next 24 hours as the present (weather) system is not […]
Voting for panchayat polls underway
Srinagar, Dec 8 (PTI) Voting for the penultimate phase of the nine-phased Panchayat polls is underway Saturday at over 2,600 polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir. Polling began at 8 am at 2,633 polling stations – 550 in Kashmir division and 2083 in Jammu division, officials said. They said 361 polling stations have been categorized […]
Exit polls predict neck to neck fight between BJP-Congress
New Delhi: The results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly elections 2018 is set to be declared on December 11. But ahead of the counting of votes, the exit polls by different agencies were released on Friday evening, after polling concluded in Telangana and Rajasthan. The exit polls suggest a neck-and-neck battle […]
GST assessment reveals around 30% leakage: Sales Tax Dept
JAMMU: The State Tax Department today made it clear that the drive launched by the Department for inspecting businesses and checking e-way bills is to prevent large-scale tax evasion noticed under GST. “While the share of J&K GST to total GST of all the states is 1.2%, the compliance level in the State is only […]
Union Cabinet approves implementation of Shahpur Kandi Dam project
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last evening approved implementation of Shahpur Kandi Dam Projecton river Ravi, which has been declared a national project. The Cabinet also approved Central Assistance of Rs 485.38 crfor the project to be provided over next five years. On completion of the project an Irrigation […]
J&K Bank’s long term issuer rating reaffirmed at ‘AA’
Srinagar: India Ratings has reaffirmed J&K Bank’s Long term issuer rating at ‘IND AA’. Instruments with AA rating are considered to have a high degree of safety regarding timely servicing of financial obligations and carry very-low credit risk. Notably, the agency has re-affirmed the rating in view of the Bank’s turnaround in terms of growth, […]
Cops killing: Police claims arrest of two accomplices of militants
Srinagar: Police on Friday arrested two accomplices of militants involved in the killing of Police Officer SI Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir on 28th of October 2018. The duo have been identified as Ansar-ul-Haq son of Bashir Ahmad Raina resident of Tikken Pulwama and Syed Saika Amin resident of Pulwama. Police said that the vehicle used for […]