CM Mehbooba meets PM Modi
Srinagar : Three days after appealing the country’s leadership to listen to the voices of pain from the State, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today called on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi here on Monday and apprised him about the overall obtaining situation in Jammu & Kashmir. During the meeting, the Chief Minister stressed on finding […]
Shopian, Pulwama shuts on 9th consecutive day to mourn killings
Srinagar: Shopian district and parts of Pulwama in the southern part of Kashmir are observing a complete shutdown for the 9th straight day against the killing of militants and civilians last Sunday. Reports from the area said all shops, business establishments, government and private offices remained closed in these districts while public and private transport was […]
Srinagar colleges to remain closed on Monday
Authorities have closed Srinagar colleges for Monday as a precautionry measure to avoid protests and violence. However there is no statement about higher secondary schools of Srinagar city for Monday. Similarly colleges in pulwama town Handwara college, colleges in Sopore and Baramullah will remain closed on Monday. All educational institutions in shopian district will remain […]
Delhi: Russian flight with 345 passengers makes emergency landing
New Delhi: A non-scheduled Russian aircraft with 344 passengers on-board made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi on Saturday evening after suffering an engine failure. All passengers are reported to be safe. “A Russia-bound aircraft from Vietnam with 345 passengers on-board made an emergency landing at the T-3 terminal […]
‘Govt direct employees to submit annual property statements’
Srinagar,: Following the observations that employees are not submitting the requisite annual property statements to the competent authorities, the government has directed all the controlling/drawing and disbursing officers to strictly direct all the officers/officials to furnish the statements in time and that any lapse will be reflected in the APRs/ACRs. Official sources told KNS that […]
Hyd woman offered salesgirl job in UAE, sold to sheikh, returns home
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad woman, who was offered the job of a salesgirl in Dubai was recently rescued from Sharjah where she was sold to a sheikh to work as a domestic help. The young woman had accepted the job hoping for freedom from poverty and difficulty-laden life back in India. Instead, what she was put […]
Newspapers to get reimbursement of GST on government advertisements
JAMMU, APRIL 07:In a significant decision aimed at extending substantial financial benefit to the print and the electronic media in the State, the Finance Department today ordered that GST chargeable on advertisement bills shall be paid by the government and it would be over and above the actual advertisement rate charged by the concerned media. […]
Unmarried daughter above 18 can claim maintenance from father: Bombay HC
Mumbai: An unmarried daughter is entitled to claim maintenance from her father even after attaining the age of 18 if her parents are divorced or estranged, the Bombay High Court has ruled. Also, a woman can file an application on behalf of her major daughter to seek maintenance, Justice Bharti Dangre ruled yesterday. The high […]
Gaza buries journalist killed after covering mass protests
GAZA CITY,: — Hundreds, including Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, attended the funeral of a well-known Palestinian journalist in Gaza on Saturday who was killed while covering mass protests along the Israeli border the previous day. Yasser Murtaja died from a gunshot wound he sustained while filming Friday in an area engulfed in thick black smoke […]
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar reaches another milestone
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has become the first umpire in cricketing history to supervise 350 international matches. He achieved this feat during the third T20 international match between Pakistan and West Indies in Karachi. The three-time International Cricket Council umpire of the year (2009, 2010 and 2011), thanked his country for giving him a chance […]
