Balhama gunfight: police recovers one more body, toll 3
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday recovered dead body of third militant from the site of gunfight at Balhama, Khunmoh in the Srinagar outskirts. With the recovery of another dead body, the death toll in the gunfight has gone up to three. Earlier, two militants — Owais Ahmad of Nowdal Tral and Shabir Ahmad of Aghanzipora […]
Furnish advt bills immediately for release of payment: DIPR to Newspapers
JAMMU, MARCH 16: The Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) has asked all the approved newspapers and other periodicals to furnish the advertisement bills of the current financial year immediately for release of payment before the fiscal closure. “The newspapers and other periodicals which have not submitted the advertisement bills of the current year as […]
Peshawar remove Fakhar and McCullum in do-or-die clash
SHARJAH: Lahore Qalandars started off aggressively but lost their power-hitters early after winning the toss and opting to bat in a do-or-die game for Peshawar Zalmi on Friday. Hasan Ali gave Peshawar their first breakthrough when he dismissed opener Fakhar Zaman for 6. Skipper Brendon McCullum failed to fire, with Sameen Gul knocking off his […]
BCCI to decide fate of Mohammed Shami after receiving ACU report
March 16, 2018 Mohammed Shami hasn’t had much to cheer in recent times owing to multiple allegations from his wife Hasin Jahan. The Indian pacer has recently been accused of involvement in match-fixing scandals, extra-marital affairs, domestic violence, and death threats. The accusations haven’t helped his career one bit as the Board of Control for […]
Thousands attend last rites of slain militant in Awantipora
Thousands participated in the funeral prayers of slain militant Shabir Ahmed in Aghanzpora Awantipora area of district Pulwama on Friday. Reports said that thousands of the people from Aghanzpor and adjoining villages participated in the funeral prayers of Slain militant Shabir Ahmed, a resident of Aghanzpora Awantipora Pulwama, who was killed during an encounter between […]
I have been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour: Irrfan Khan
March 16, 2018 Actor Irrfan Khan tweets he that he is suffering from a Neuroendocrine tumour. Khan began his tweet with a quote from Gone with the Wind author, Margaret Mitchell, “Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect.”. He then writes, “The unexpected makes us grow, which is what the past […]
Syrian Kurds: Turkish attacks on Afrin kill 20
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria’s seven-year civil war (all times local): Syrian Kurdish forces say that Turkish shelling and airstrikes in the northern Syrian town of Afrin have killed at least 20 civilians. Redur Khalil, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces, also says 30 people have been wounded as Turkish […]
Rs 2000 notes will NOT be discontinued: Govt
March 16, 2018 The government today (yet again) categorically said there was no proposal to discontinue Rs 2,000 currency note, which was introduced post demonetisation in November 2016. The government also informed the Lok Sabha that it had decided to conduct field trials of plastic currency notes of Rs 10 in five cites. “There is […]
Philippines formally withdraws from International Criminal Court
Manilla, March 16 : The Philippines on Friday informed the UN Secretary-General of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Teodoro Locsin, the permanent representative of the Philippines to the UN, tweeted that he had submitted the letter to the Chef de Cabinet of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and shared a […]
Explain Hafiz’s JuD, charity wing ban: Court
March 16 : The Lahore High Court on Friday ordered the Pakistan government to explain why the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) of 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed were banned and their accounts frozen. The order came during a petition filed by Saeed through his lawyer A.K. Dogar […]
