Sensex climbs 195 points, Nifty tops 10,000
September 11, 2017 The benchmark BSE Sensex on Monday advanced by 195 points to end at 31,882.16 and the Nifty went past the 10,000-mark for the first time since August 7 as auto stocks gained after a less-than-expected GST cess and rising vehicle sales. Optimistic buying in blue-chip stocks ahead of release of industrial production […]
Girl made to stand in boys’ washroom in school as ‘punishment’
September 11, 2017 An 11-year-old girl studying in class V was made to stand in the boys’ washroom as a “punishment” for coming to the school in civil dress and not in uniform, her father has alleged. A large number of parents and locals on Monday gathered at the school, located in R C Puram area […]
Rohingya violence in Myanmar: Religious tensions rise after mob stones Muslim butcher’s home
AFP September 2017 Yangon: Police fired rubber bullets to break up a mob which stoned the home of a Muslim butcher in central Myanmar, authorities said on Monday, as religious tensions rise amid a surge of violence in the west. The mob attack on Sunday night in the Magway region of the mainly Buddhist nation […]
Lebanon to complain to UN over Israeli jets, spy device
Mon Sep 11, 2017 Lebanon plans to file a complaint with the United Nations against Israel for planting spy devices and violating the country’s airspace. The Israeli warplanes violated Lebanon’s airspace on Sunday, flying at a low altitude and breaking the sonic barrier above the country’s third city of Sidon and Palestinian refugee camps in the […]
After Rajnath directions,formal surrender offer to militants.
Srinagar Police and Army Monday made joint surrender offer to militants operating in Kashmir Addressing a presser in Srinagar, IGP Muneer Khan and Army’s Major General B S Raju made this offer. The duo was accompanied by CRPF top officials as well. Khan while emphasizing on surrender said officers who help in surrender of militants […]
Govt orders prosecution of 9 Srinagar youth for raising ISIS flags
Srinagar The J&K government has ordered prosecution of nine youths from Srinagar for raising Daesh flag in Jamia Masjid three years ago. The flag was hoisted in the premises of historic Jamia Masjid on October 17, 2014 following which police registered an FIR (No. 92/2014) under section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 […]
Treat children gone astray with compassion: Rajnath to administration
Srinagar Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he has directed the ‘security forces’ and the administration that children who have been “misguided and pushed into violence” should not be treated as criminals and put into jails. “Such misguided children should be dealt with according to the juvenile justice system and not locked […]
Rajnath assures ‘all possible help’ in photojournalist Kamran Yousuf’s arrest case
Srinagar Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh on Monday assured “all possible help” in the case of Kamran Yousuf, a photojournalist, who has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A delegation of Kashmir Young Journalists Association (KYJA) raised the issue of Kamran’s arrest with Home Minister soon after his press conference in Srinagar. They […]
GDC Baramulla protest against arrest of Kamran Yousuf
Srinagar Students of Government Degree College Baramulla on Monday held a protest demonstration inside the college premises against the arrest of photojournalist Kamram Yousuf by NIA and. The students demanded immediate release of Kamran and condemned his arrest. The protesting students also raised slogans in favour of Rohingya Muslims while carrying the placards and banners […]
Stone pelting in Kashmir on decline:Army chief
Srinagar Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has said that stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir have almost ended, and that the militants are being successfully dealt with by the Indian Army. Rawat was in Ghazipur to attend a function. On the question of stone-pelting incidents, he said such incidents have almost ended because of the army’s […]
