Internet services speed slowed down in south to stem protests
Even as mysterious braid chopping incidents were reported from Shopian and tral on Saturday evening, clueless authorities finally asked the cellular companies to slow down the speedof internet so that people are not able to upload the vedios. There have been dozens of protests in south kashmir on Saturday against the braid chopping incidents. women […]
No breakthrough yet police inform CM
With two more incidents of braid chopping reported from south kashmir on Saturday police chief of the state has reportedly told chief minister Mehbooba Mufti that there was no breakthrough yet though they have arrested some suspects for questioning. Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti is rattled by the spread of women protests and by increase in […]
14 feet tunnel detected by BSF in Jammu
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday unearthed a 14-foot-long tunnel, which was being dug from the Pakistani side along the International Border, and recovered a “war-like” store in Arnia sector here, officials said. “An under-construction tunnel was found during sanitisation operation along the International Border between Vikram and Patel posts near Damana,” the officials […]
Syrian war monitor: 28 civilians killed in ‘safe zone’
At least 28 civilians were killed in air attacks in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, a war-monitor group said on Saturday. Four children were among the dead in the overnight air strikes on the town of Amanaz, a few kilometres from the Turkish border, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. […]
Azhar Ali joins Pakistan´s 5,000 Test club
Saturday Sep 30 2017(Agencies) ABU DHABI: Consistent Pakistan middle-order batsman Azhar Ali completed 5,000 runs in the longer format during the third day’s play in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday. The 32-year-old became the eighth Pakistan batsman to reach the milestone in his 61st Test when he took a single to […]
Chidambaram likens bullet train to note ban, says it will kill everything
September 30, 2017 (Agencies) Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday criticised the bullet train project, saying it will be a demonetisation-like move “which will kill everything else”, and suggested that the money should instead be spent on improving rail safety. The former finance minister’s comments come a day after a stampede on a footbridge connecting Mumbai’s […]
Braid chopping: Protests erupt in Nowgam area of Srinagar
Srinagar Protests were staged in Nowgam area of Srinagar following an attempted braid-chopping incident. An eye witness said that scores of protesters, mostly women, raised slogans against the police and administration for failing to nab the culprits. They were raising slogans against the braid chopping.
UN warns of humanitarian ‘nightmare’ in camps hosting Rohingya refugees
Sat Sep 30, 2017(Agencies) The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian “nightmare” in the refugee camps on the Bangladeshi border, which are sheltering over half-a-million Rohingya Muslims fleeing horrifying state-backed violence at home in Myanmar. With more refugee arrivals in the already overcrowded camps that lack clean water and toilets, aid workers insist that […]
Sensex ends steady, but posts weekly loss
Mumbai, Sep 29 (Agencies) The benchmark Sensex today closed flat as buying by domestic institutional investors and retailers saved the day amid a strengthening rupee. The 30-share index closed marginally higher by 1.24 points at 31,283.72. It had gained 122.67 points in the previous session. Also, the NSE Nifty ended up 19.65 points, or 0.20 per […]
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Pratham-Shyok bridge in Leh
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok bridge that will link Leh to Karakoram, providing connectivity on the strategically important Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Olde axis for military transport. Addressing the officers and personnel of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Leh, the defence minister, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said […]
