Sensex opens over 150 points higher, NIfty over 10,300-mark
The benchmark equity indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened higher on Monday led by gains in pharmaceutical and banking stocks. At 9:17 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was at 34,906.87, up 175.14 points (0.50 per cent), while the Nifty 50 was at 10,311.80, up 67.40 points (0.66 per cent). On the […]
PM cannot allow Beijing to use his words as a vindication of its position, says Manmohan Singh
India-China Border Face-off Latest News Live Update: Ahead of his visit to Russia for a trilateral meeting with China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the government has given the forces freedom to “give a befitting reply” if there is further escalation from Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Following a review meeting, the top brass were […]
War-like situation as army evacuates villages
Srinagar: Villagers in several villages close to the stand-off points in the Ladakh region have been appealing to the authorities to evacuate them to safer places as the army has been put on high alert in the entire region after the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in Galwan valley. Local reports from Leh suggested that in […]
Only two active militants in Srinagar at present: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar said that the number of active militants in Kashmir is between 100 to 200 while 106 militants have been killed this year so far. Mr. Kumar said on Sunday that there may have been some successful infiltration bids as well this year so far. Addressing a press […]
Ladakh Councillor Arrested For Audio Clip Mocking PM Modi And Army Over India-China Standoff
A councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Kargil was arrested early on Saturday after his “highly objectionable” audio clip mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Army in the wake of the recent face-off between India and China went viral on social media, officials said. The action against Zakir Hussain, a councillor from Shakar […]
If soldiers on LAC were carrying arms, why did they not open fire?
The political slugfest on Twitter between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar about the death of 20 soldiers in a violent faceoff with the Chinese in Ladakh brought home the fact that the Indian troops were armed, but did not open fire. The minister said that “all troops on border duty always carry arms, especially when […]
Govt clarifies Modi statement: China was trying to erect structures ‘just across the LAC’
Clarifying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement from the all-party meeting (APM) on Friday that no one had entered Indian territory or captured any military posts, the government Saturday said the violence on June 15 happened because China was trying to erect structures “just across the LAC (Line of Actual Control)” and did not desist from such actions. “The APM was also informed […]
DM visits Doda town, reviews implementation of public transport guidelines
IKmposes penalty on people without face mask DODA, JUNE 20: To ensure strict implementation of advisories issued regarding containment of the spread of COVID-19 infection, District Magistrate, Doda, Dr Sagar D Doifode conducted an extensive tour of the town. DM visited all the inner routes of the town and various shops and imposed penalty on […]
Dir Industries chairs meeting with stakeholders to discuss renovation of CFC at Sethar
SRINAGAR, JUNE 20: Director Industries and Commerce Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah today chaired a meeting with Cricket Bat Manufacturers Association (CBMA) to discuss upgradation and renovation of Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Sethar Sangam on advanced technological basis under Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP). The project is funded by World Bank and will have […]
South Kashmir gunfight: One militant killed, search operation on
Srinagar: A militant has been killed in a gunfight that broke out between militants and the government forces in orchards of Lokhdipora area of Nehama in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. A loca news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) quoted an unnamed official as saying that a militant has been killed in an early exchange […]
