Pakistan raises Kashmir at UN, attacks India
United Nations, March 15 : Using a two-pronged tactic in the Human Rights Council, Pakistan has raised the Kashmir issue while speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and then for itself. In its reply during the debate on Wednesday at the UN in Geneva, India rejected the OIC statement saying the […]
Air India’s Twitter glitch: probe launched
New Delhi, March 15 : National carrier Air India on Thursday said it has “restored” its official Twitter handle after it was hacked and there is no cyber security threat now. According to a senior airline official, Air India has commenced its investigation into the matter. “Early today Air India twitter handle @airindiain was hacked. […]
Ex-PNB official Shetty booked in Rs 9-cr LoU fraud with another company
New Delhi, March 15 : Apparently, the Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi groups were not the only ones indulging in frauds related to Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) issued by the Punjab National Bank (PNB) officials. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed another case against former Deputy Manager of PNB, Gokulnath Shetty — […]
Pakistan calls back envoy from India over ‘harassment incidents’
March 15 : Pakistan has called back its High Commissioner in New Delhi, Sohail Mahmood, for consultation to Islamabad over incidents of “harassing” of its Embassy’s staff in the Indian capital, the Foreign Office stated on Thursday. Speaking at his weekly press briefing, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said they will hold consultations with […]
UN’s World Happiness Report finds Pakistan happier than India
World Happiness Report 2018 released by UN on Thursday clearly shows that Indians are not so happy but, on the other hand, terror-ravaged neighbour Pakistan seems happier. According to the report, India has dropped from four places in 2017 and has even gone down by 11 places by the present year report. In a list […]
Russia could use chemical weapons in New York, US ambassador warns UN
The United States (US) said on Wednesday that Russia was responsible for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England, and urged the United Nations Security Council (UN SC) to hold Moscow accountable. “The United States believes that Russia is responsible for the attack on two people in the United Kingdom, using […]
Contractors on strike lockdown R&B office in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir Contractors Coordination Committee Lockdown Roads & Building Chief’s Office at Rajbagh. Contractors are on strike from last 14 days besides brought all the developmental works across Jammu and Kashmir to stand still also today locked down offices of Roads and Buildings at Rajbagh Srnagar and its allied departments in the state […]
Kathua rape and murder: HC to hear plea again on April 9
SRINAGAR:-The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday posted for further consideration on April 9 a plea regarding gruesome rape and murder of 8-year-old Kathua girl in January this year. A lawyer told Srinagar-based news agency GNS that the proceedings pertained to the status report filed by crime branch about investigation into the incident last week. The case has […]
Police verifying claim about militant from Hyderabad killed in Kashmir gunfight
SRINAGAR: With Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH), an Al Qaeda cell in Kashmir headed by former Hizb commander Zakir Musa, claiming that one of the three militants killed in Sunday’s gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir was a resident of Hyderabad, Telangana, police in Jammu and Kashmir is verifying the claim and is in touch […]
DDC chairs annual credit plan meet, asks for lending in education, housing sector
POONCH, MARCH 14: District Development Commissioner Tariq Ahmad Zargar today chaired a meeting with bankers, government agencies and concerned departments to review the progress made under Annual Credit Plan till December, 2017. Threadbare discussion was held pertaining to various issues including position of deposit, advances under credit related schemes besides various methods to be taken to […]
