Governor attends “National Consumer Day” celebrations
JAMMU, : Governor N.N. Vohra participated in the “National Consumer Day” celebration which was organized by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, here today. Governor emphasized the vital importance of sustained attention being devoted to protect the consumer’s rights in all spheres, including […]
Protests shutdown after divisional commander Jaish killing
Spontaneous shutdown and protests were witnessed on Tuesday morning in Tral and Pampor areas of South Kashmir as the news about the killing of Jaish divisional commander spread across as he was killed in a gunfight with security forces at Sambora village in South Kashmir. Authorities immediately tried to stop protests and were seen deploying […]
It wasn’t last meeting, will decide on consular access to Jadhav: Pakistan
Dec 25: Pakistan on Monday described alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav as “the face of Indian terror” and said it would decide on consular access to him at an appropriate time. It added that the meeting between Jadhav and his family was not the last. “This is not the last meeting. Let me say it […]
AAP fumes over no invitation to Kejriwal for Magenta line metro
December 25, 2017 The move to not invite Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the inauguration ceremony of the new Magenta line of the Delhi metro has not gone down well with the Aam Aadmi Party. The party has asked for a refund of the 50 per cent amount it reportedly paid for the construction […]
Saudi warplanes Yemeni capital, other cities
Mon Dec 25, 2017 At least 15 people have been killed in new Saudi airstrikes hitting various areas across Yemen, including the capital Sana’a, the al-Masirah television network reports. Saudi warplanes bombarded two farms in Zabid District in Hudaydah Province in the country’s extreme west early Monday, the report said. Eight people were killed in the attack, including […]
No rise in militancy,normalcy returning fast: DGP
Jammu Kashmir Police Chief S P Vaid today downplayed reports that there has been a sharp spike in the number of young Kashmiris joining militant groups this year, saying militancy was not on the rise and the situation in the state was fast returning to normal. Reports said that there has been a spike in […]
India tightens Christmas security after Christians attacked
25 December 2017 NEW DELHI:— Christians and others in India are celebrating Christmas despite fears of an anti-Christian backlash in some parts of the Hindu-majority country. The Indian government asked states to increase security for Christmas celebrations this year after some isolated attacks on Christians in northern India. No new incidents had been reported as […]
Six killed in IS-claimed suicide attack near Afghan spy agency
Kabul, Dec 25: A suicide bomber killed six civilians in an attack near an Afghan intelligence agency compound in Kabul today in the latest assault claimed by the Islamic State group in the capital. The attacker struck as workers were arriving at the offices of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), a week after militants stormed […]
Gujarat’s new BJP government to take oath tomorrow
December 25, 2017 The new BJP government in Gujarat, led by Vijay Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel, will be sworn-in at a grand function in Gandhinagar tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president Amit Shah, chief ministers of all BJP-ruled states and those governed by NDA allies are expected at the ceremony, to […]
Kulbhushan Jadhav ‘thanks’ Pakistan for ‘grand gesture’
December 25, 2017 Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav today met his wife and mother at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Pakistani officials said. Accompanied by Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh and a woman Pakistani official, TV footage showed Jadhav’s family entering the main building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the door shutting behind […]
