27 political appointees demit office
SRINAGAR: In tune with the provisions of the Standing Operating Procedure (SoP) issued vide Govt Order No: 299-GAD of 2016 dated: 01.04.2016, twenty-five political appointees have submitted their resignation which have been accepted by the Governor. Pertinently, during the previous government 28 persons were engaged as Chairperson/Vice Chairperson/Deputy Chairmen of various Boards/Corporations/PSUs in the State. […]
Governor reviews developmental works of Leh
SRINAGAR,: Governor N.N. Vohra visited Leh yesterday to review the progress of development works in the district. He was accompanied by his three Advisors, Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring Department. After arriving at Leh, Governor held a meeting with Sh. Thupstan Chhewang, MP; Sh. Chering Dorjay, MLC and former Minister; Sh. […]
Congress used farmers as vote bank, betrayed them: PM Modi
Malout: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress, alleging that it had betrayed the peasantry and used them as vote bank to further the interests of “one particular family”. Modi said that despite toiling hard, farmers could not think of a comfortable life and that they had to live a life […]
India beats France to become world’s sixth largest economy
Paris/New Delhi: India has become the world’s sixth-biggest economy, pushing France into seventh place, according to updated World Bank figures for 2017. India’s gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to USD 2.597 trillion at the end of last year, against USD 2.582 trillion for France. India’s economy rebounded strongly from July 2017, after several quarters of […]
Centre opposes plea seeking to make women liable under offence of adultery
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that adultery must remain a punishable offence and should not be diluted or banned. The Centre opposed a petition seeking to make men and women equally liable under the offence of adultery under section 497 of the Indian Penal Code. The law on adultery says a […]
Peshawar blast death toll rises to 21 as condolences pour in
RAWALPINDI: The death toll of the Peshawar suicide blast that killed senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader Haroon Bilour on Tuesday rose to 21 as condolences continued to pour in on Wednesday. The blast has left more than 66 people injured, which are seeking treatment at Lady Reading Hospital. Following the attack, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan […]
Army commando killed in ongoing Kupwara gunfight
Srinagar;An army commando was killed and another suffered injuries in an ongoing gunfight at Kandi forest area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. An army officer said that today afternoon the army soldier of 4 PARA namely Sepoy Mukul Meena sustained serious bullet wounds in the gunfight at Sadu Ganga forest area of Kandi […]
Minor killed, 4 injured in Shopian blast
Srinagar:A minor boy was killed and four others sustained injuries in a grenade blast in Memander village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. An official said that some children were fiddling with an unexploded grenade in Memander village. The grenade later exploded resulting in the death of a minor boy identified as Salik Khurshid 11, son of Khurshid […]
valley shuts against civilian killings
Srinagar;A complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley following the shutdown call by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against the civilian killings in Kashmir. All the shops, business establishments, government and private offices remained closed while traffic is off the roads. On Tuesday JRL called for a valley-wide shutdown soon after an encounter in Shopian […]
Samuel Umtiti heads France into World Cup final as Belgium fall short
SAINT PETERSBURG: Samuel Umtiti headed France into the World Cup final in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday with a 1-0 win, consigning Belgium’s ‘golden generation’ to another bitter disappointment. France’s own supremely talented young squad will aim to make amends for defeat on home soil in the final of Euro 2016 in Sunday’s showpiece against England […]
