11 Die in Afghan Roadside Blast; Militants Hit Eastern City
Afghanistan — A roadside bombing hit a passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, as militants launched a coordinated attack on a city in the country’s east, setting off gunbattles with Afghan troops, officials said. The morning attack in western Farah province took place in the Bala Buluk district and […]
Anantnag Bar holds protest march to voice support for Article 35-A
District Bar Association Anantnag on Tuesday took out a protest march from the district court premises up to Lal Chowk in this south Kashmir district to voice support for Article 35-A. The protest march was led by president Bar Association Anantnag Fayaz Sadogar along with general secretary Sheikh Irfan Gulzar. Scores of lawyers were holding […]
State Bank of India hikes FD interest rates, applicable from today
The State Bank of India on Monday revised its Fixed Deposit (FD) interest rates hiking it by 5 basis points to 10 basis points, thus raising it from 0.05 per cent to 0.1 per cent. The new rates will be applicable starting from July 30. With the revision of FDI rates, the bank is now […]
ICC congratulates England on 1000th Test
Dubai : The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday congratulated the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) with their mens team preparing to play their 1000th Test match, which begins at Edgbaston in Birmingham against India on Wednesday. Out of the 999 men’s Tests to date since their debut Test against Australia at the Melbourne […]
Shopian firing case: SC extends protection granted to Major Aditya
Srinagar: Supreme Court of India Monday granted extension in protection to Major Aditya in the Shopian firing case till August 21. Three civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at protesters in Ganovpora village of Shopian on January 27 this year, prompting the then chief minister to order an inquiry into the incident. Official sources […]
JK Crime Branch files supplementary charge sheet in Kathua case
Pathankot: Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch filed a supplementary charge sheet in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl from a minority nomadic community in Kathua before a court in Pathankot today, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police (Crime Branch) R K Jalla, accompanied by Special Public Prosecutor J […]
Governor congratulates Vice Chancellors Nazeer, Sharma
Srinagar : The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, has brought out the ranking of the 63 State Agricultural Universities in the country. Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir Universities of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu and Kashmir, has conveyed his greetings to Dr. Pradeep Sharma, Vice Chancellor of the Agriculture University […]
CRPF trooper laid to rest in south Kashmir’s Pulwama
Pulwama : Hundreds of people on Monday attended funeral of a CRPF trooper who was shot dead by militants in Naira village here on Sunday night. Reports said that hundreds of mourners across Pulwama, including men, women and elderly, assembled in Niara village for the funeral procession of the slain CRPF constable, identified as Naseer Ahmad […]
NIA searches Asiya Andrabi’s house in Srinagar
Srinagar : National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Monday carried out a search at the residence of DeM chief Asiya Andrabi at Iqbal Colony 90 feet road in Soura Srinagar. Official sources said that searches are being carried out the residence of DeM chief in connection with a “sedition case” filed against them by the central […]
UJC chief Syed Salahuddin congratulates Imran Khan on victory, welcomes his statement on Kashmir
Srinagar : United Jihad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin has congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan for his victory in the elections and welcomed his statement on Kashmir in his victory speech. Salahuddin, according to a statement issued, made these remarks while chairing the conglomerate’s high-level meeting at Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK). The UJC […]
