Amit Shah’s First Bill In Parliament Today On Jammu And Kashmir Quotas
Agencies New Delhi: Home Minister of India Amit Shah is set to table the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha on Monday, becoming his first legislative business in Parliament after election. The BJP president will also deliver his maiden speech in the Lower House after introducing the bill which had earlier been enforced […]
14 killed as vehicle plunges into Pakistan river
Agencies Islamabad: At least 14 people were killed and several others injured when a vehicle plunged into a river in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Monday. A senior police officer said the vehicle carrying 21 passengers was on its way to Said Ghaziabad from Ghardar when the driver while negotiating a sharp bend, […]
7.3-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami threat
Jakarta : A powerful magnitude 7.3 quake struck eastern Indonesia on Monday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at a depth of 208 kilometres south of Ambon island at 11:53 local time, the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a […]
RBI deputy governor resigns
Agencies RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya, who was in-charge of the monetary policy department, has resigned six months before the scheduled end of his term, sources said Monday This is the second high profile resignation in the past six months at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In December, governor Urjit Patel resigned nearly nine […]
Clashes in Pulwama leave three protesters injured
Srinagar : Three youths were injured in government forces action amid complete shutdown in south Kashmir’s Pulwama town on Monday. Reports said that youth took to the streets and clashed with government forces in Pulwama town. The youth were protesting against the militant killings, reports said. However, Goverment forces used pellets and tear smoke shells […]
Pulwama town shuts to mourn militant killings
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in Pulwama town of southern Kashmir on Monday against the killing of four local militants. Showket Ahmad and Azad Molvi residents of Pulwama; Rafi Hassan Mir and Suhail Yousuf Bhat residents of Shopain district were killed in a brief gunfight with government forces in Daramdora village of Shopain district […]
Militant killed in Uri gunfight identified: Police
Srinagar : Police on Saturday said that a militant killed in a gunfight with the counterinsurgent forces was a foreigner. A Police spokesman in a statement said, “on a credible input a cordon and search operation was launched at Bujthalan Boniyar area in district Baramulla, by Police and counterinsurgent forces.” “During searches, militants fired upon […]
Geelani condoles death of Haji Abdul Ahad Trumboo
Srinagar : Saddened by the death of a renowned business personality, social worker and philanthropist, Haji Abdul Ahad Trumboo, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani said that deceased was an iconic figure among the business fraternity. He said by his hard work and dedication he earned a distinguished name and fame in Kashmir. He […]
Drug menace in Srinagar
The Srinagar city has been witnessing growing gangs of people who are distributing drugs and other such material among the young boys and girls. Since the counter-insurgency operations started in Srinagar, many gangs were being encouraged in the city for spreading drug addiction in the youth. Most of such kingpins in the past one decade […]
Sniffer dogs deployed to track militants in Kishtwar
Agencies Jammu : Sniffer dogs were pressed into service as a massive search operation to track down suspected militants in a forest area of Kishtwar district continued for the second day on Saturday, officials said. The Army and police had launched a search operation in the forest area near Keshwan village early on Friday following information about the movement […]
