Press, Trust and India: Govt Mulls Its Own News Service
Now that the national public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has ended its subscription with news agencies Press Trust of India (PTI) and United News of India (UNI), the proposal for the broadcaster to start its own news service is likely to be revived. The Narendra Modi government is known to be quite precise in the message […]
Turkey clears way for S-400 test, prompting US warning
ISTANBUL: A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkey’s Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russian-made S-400 defence systems, drawing a strong warning from the United States. The video, taken in the coastal city of Sinop, showed a narrow column of smoke headed high into the blue […]
13 mlitants killed, two caught alive this month: IGP Kashmir
13 militants, four of them foreigners including top commander Saiffullah, were killed this month in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that two militants were caught alive in two separate operations in last little over fortnight so far. “13 (militants) were killed including 4 foreign nationals and two (militants) […]
JK Tyre, others face Competition Commission of India investigation
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is investigating JK Tyre & Industries Ltd after a state government accused the company of bid rigging, and the probe has been expanded to other firms, according to sources and legal filings. Rigging bid: Next hearing on October 28 The CCI last year ordered a probe after the northern […]
Pakistan pacer Umar Gul announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Pakistan speedster Umar Gul on Saturday announced he will retire from all forms of cricket after the end of the ongoing National T20 Cup. The 36-year-old Gul, who played his last match for Pakistan — an ODI — in 2016, featured for Balochistan team in the National T20 Cup, which ends on Sunday. His side […]
48 new COVID-19 cases in Ladakh; 151 patients cured
Leh: Forty-eight more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the total virus caseload in the Union Territory to 5,441, officials said on Saturday. They said 151 more patients have been cured of the infection bringing down the number of active cases in the region to 915 — 738 in Leh district […]
LeT associate held in south Kashmir’s Pampore, booked under UAPA: Police
PAMPORE: A militant associate of the Lashkar e Toiba outfit has been arrested in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Saturday. Police said that the arrested militants associate identified as Haris Sharif Rather a resident of Zaffran Colony Pampore was involved in providing shelter, logistics “and other support” to the LeT […]
India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 74 lakh with 62,212 new cases
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 74 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 65 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.78 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,12,998 with the virus claiming 837 lives in […]
LADAKH PUZZLE
People of Ladakh are at a difficult stage to take a decision whether to accept the union territory status or demand to be a part of Jammu and Kashmir. Even the voices in Kargil are either to be the part of Kashmir or stress on the BJP government at centre to make Ladakh region a […]
Anantnag Encounter: 01Hizb militant killed, operation on
01Hizbul Mujahideen militants has been in killed in an ongoing encounter in Larnoo area of Cherri in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources told GNS, that one Hizb militant has been killed while operation continues, 01 AK-47 was also recovered. However the identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Pertinently, 183 militants […]
