Trump administration to impose new sanctions on Russia for Skripal poisoning
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is hitting Russia with new sanctions punishing President Vladimir Putin’s government for using a chemical weapon against an ex-spy in Britain, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has signed off on a determination that Russia violated international law by poisoning the former spy, Sergei Skripal, and his […]
Aftershocks rock Indonesia as quake death toll tops 300
JAKARTA: Around 1,400 people were seriously injured and more than 150,000 displaced, authorities said earlier. Mataram The death toll from a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok jumped to 319 on Thursday, as strong aftershocks triggered panic among traumatised survivors waiting for aid in the worst-hit regions. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake on Sunday […]
Pakistan: EC to hear case against Imran Khan for controversial vote casting
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday will hear the case against Pakistan Prime Minister to be, Imran Khan for voting in full public view at his NA-53 Islamabad constituency during the general elections last month. The ECP had taken cognizance of Khan, who violated the electoral code of conduct and sought a […]
Attack on bus carrying children kills at least 20, wounds 35 in Yemen: Red Cross
Sanaa: An airstrike blamed on the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen hit a bus in a busy market on Thursday in the country’s north, killing at least 20 people, including children, Yemeni tribal leaders said. As many as 35 were also wounded in the attack, which took place in the Dahyan market in […]
HC orders eviction of unauthorized occupants from government accommodation
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 08: In a significant order, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered eviction of unauthorized occupants from the government accommodation in the State. “In the meantime, Director Estates, J&K Government shall ensure eviction of all unauthorized occupants from the Government accommodations and report compliance,” the single bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey ordered while […]
Governor unhappy over poor maintenance of Mughal Road
SRINAGAR,: Governor N. N. Vohra today expressed dismay over the dilapidated condition of the Mughal Road and directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to undertake a physical and financial audit to fix responsibility for the poor maintenance of this strategic road which provides alternate connectivity to Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country. Chairing […]
Four militants killed ,soldier injured,in Rafiabad gunfight, says Army
srinagar:_Four militants were killed and a para commando of the Indian Army was injured on Wednesday in an ongoing gunfight in the forests of Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Defence Ministry officials said four militants have been killed in the Dooniwari forests. The operation is still going on. A para commando […]
100% Consumer Metering through Smart Meters & Smart Grid given go ahead
SRINAGAR: In a significant decision aimed at reducing AT&C losses in the Power sector and improving metering, the State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Shri N N Vohraaccorded sanction to the engagement of the Rural Electricity Corporation Power Distribution Company Limited (RECPDCL) as PIA on nomination basis for […]
Owe it to our future generations to safeguard 35-A – Omar Abdullah
Khan Sahib, Budgam | : National Conference Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the leadership of the State, cutting across all divides and differences, owed it to the future generations to safeguard and protect Article 35-A from all over and covert machinations sponsored by the powers that be. Addressing a workers’ convention […]
KTMF delegation calls on Chairman J&K Bank
Srinagar: Our businesses need to keep growing so that we achieve our goals of comfortable and dignified living as a society. For that to happen, we need to join hands and bring more efficiency and transparency to our systems of working both in the institutions and the businesses. J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed […]
