“I Have Been Detained At Home”, Says Mehbooba Mufti’s Daughter, Cops Deny
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of detained PDP chief and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, claimed today she too had been detained. Ms Mufti alleged Srinagar Police stopped her from leaving her residence to visit the grave of her grandfather – two-time former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Ms Mufti made a similar claim in August last […]
10 Killed, 36 Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Jammu And Kashmir’s Rajouri
Jammu: An overloaded private bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, killing 10 passengers and injuring 36, police said. The bus was on its way to Jammu from Surankote, they said. Rajouri Senior Superintendent of Police Yougal Manhas said 10 people were killed […]
Broadband services restored in 80 Govt hospitals
SRINAGAR, : The Government today said that broadband internet services have been fully restored in 80 Government hospitals so far. The Government has also directed restoration of internet broadband services in respect of all other Government hospitals as well where local bottlenecks like connectivity status, billing problem etc are being worked out and fixed on […]
2 PDP leaders released, 2 more to follow
Srinagar : The Government today released two mainstream leaders from house arrest and equal numbers of them will be released tomorrow while daughter of former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, was today detained at her residence. Two leaders of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Rafi Ahmad Mir and Abdul Majeed Paddar were released today from house arrest […]
Bad loans to rise in 2020, says RBI
Mumbai: Asset quality of commercial banks could worsen next year primarily due to the economic slowdown, increase in slippages and declining credit growth, warned the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. The gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio may increase to 9.9 per cent by September 2020 from 9.3 per cent. “The RBI’s macro-stress tests for […]
Central banks’ gold buy highest since 1970s
Chennai: In 2019 net purchases of gold by central banks touched the highest level since fiat currencies came into existence in 1970s. RBI’s gold purchases too were at a decade-high level last year. Gold purchases by central banks stood at 668 tonnes in 2019, which was higher than 651.5 tonnes bought in 2018. Of this, 390 […]
Kiwis sweat on Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner as bug hits team
Sydney: New Zealand sweated on the fitness of batting kingpin and captain Kane Williamson Thursday after he and Henry Nicholls missed a second day of training ahead of the final Test against Australia. Both are battling viral infections as they race to recover for the clash in Sydney, where the visitors are desperate to salvage some […]
PM Modi tells Congress to protest against Pakistan
Bengaluru / Tumakuru: Facing unprecedented protests over the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday came down heavily against the opposition Congress party, and its allies, saying that agitators should instead protest against Pakistan for its atrocities on religious minorities during the last 70 years. Addressing a public gathering at […]
Trump ordered killing of Iran Guards commander: Pentagon
Washington: US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iran Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who died in Baghdad “in a decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad,” the Pentagon said Thursday. “General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his […]
MEA rejects reports of OIC meet on Kashmir
Newdehli:The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said it has no information that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was organising any India-focussed meeting and dubbed reports that such a conference was likely to be held on Kashmir as “entirely speculative”. The assertion came after media reports claimed that Saudi Arabia has conveyed to Pakistan through […]
