Stranded vehicles to move towards Srinagar from Jammu
Agencies Srinagar : Only stranded vehicles are being allowed to move towards Srinagar from Jammu on the highway, officials said on Monday. “Only stranded vehicles shall be allowed towards Srinagar on Jammu-Srinagar NHW-44. No vehicle shall be allowed from the opposite direction, ” they said. Hundreds of vehicles, including trucks loaded with fruit, are stranded […]
Train service suspended in Kashmir
Agencies Srinagar : Train service was suspended for security reasons in the Kashmir valley, where polling is being held on Monday in Kulgam district in the second of three-phased election in the Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC). “Train service was suspended today as a precautionary measure following apprehension of violence when polling was being held in […]
LS Polls: Shutdown in Kulgam, authorities suspend internet, train services
Srinagar : A complete shutdown is being observed on Monday in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district in wake of the second phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag Lok Sabha seat amid high security. All business establishments remained closed while traffic was off the roads. Authorities have also suspended the mobile Internet service in the […]
Rupee dives to 6-week low as crude spikes above $75/brl; losses 39p vs dollar
Mumbai, The rupee Thursday slumped 39 paise to close at more than six-week low of 70.25 against the US dollar due to rising crude oil prices and a late sell-off in domestic equity markets. Besides, a strengthening dollar against some major currencies overseas also weighed on the home unit, forex dealers said. At the Interbank […]
Rahul Gandhi will be the only person responsible if the BJP comes back to power: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be the only person responsible if the BJP comes back to power, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said as he slammed the Gandhi scion days after both the parties failed to form an alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha elections. He was speaking at the launch […]
Sri Lanka’s Muslims face angry backlash after Easter Sunday attacks
colombo:Aurangzeb Zabi was cooking rice at a friend’s house on Wednesday when he heard angry shouting outside, looked out the window and saw a mob of Sri Lankan men carrying iron bars. A day after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bombings that killed more than 350 people, Muslims in some areas of Sri […]
Supreme Court orders probe into ‘conspiracy’ against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a former apex court judge, Justice A K Patnaik, to inquire into claims of a lawyer alleging ‘conspiracy’ against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. The top court also asked directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Intelligence Bureau and the Delhi Police to help in […]
Polythene in Kashmir
Years have passed, but polythene is coming to Kashmir Valley despite ban and other assurances by authorities that they will save the environment here. Polythene bags are being used for all purposes in Kashmir Valley and largely people are responsible for its promotion as unlike Ladakh, they have not refused to use polythene bags for […]
Woman arrested at airport for carrying foreign currency
Chennai: A woman Malaysian national was Thursday arrested at the international airport here for allegedly carrying undeclared foreign currency worth over Rs 47 lakh, the Customs said. Rayavarapu Sridevi, 54, was to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur when customs personnel found her carrying 67,6700 US Dollars and seized them, a Customs release said. She […]
JKEDI holds boot camp at Women’s College Srinagar
Srinagar;Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) Thursday held a boot camp at Government College for Women, M. A Road Srinagar as part of its efforts to ensure proper implementation of the J&K Startup Policy in the state. The camp was part of the boot camp campaign launched by the institute in all the districts […]
