Supreme Court admits plea challenging special status of Jammu and Kashmir
The Supreme Court of India Tuesday admitted a plea challenging the legality of Article 370, India Today reported. The report says that the plea argued that “Article 370 has lapsed and urged that the separate constitution of Jammu and Kashmir be declared illegal.” “The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre, seeking response to […]
PDP MLA, along with PSOs booked on charges of attacking a villager
Srinagar People’s Democratic Party MLA Qamar Hussain along with his Personal Security Officers (PSOs) have been booked by Police on charges of making an attempt on the life of a local villager in Rajouri district last evening, reports said on Tuesday. The case has been registered on the complaint of Ayaz Ahmed alias Shiki of […]
Sopore returns to normalcy after three days
Srinagar Life returned to routine in Sopore and its outskirts on Tuesday the after a three-day shutdown to mourn the killings of three local militants in a gunfight with forces. Reports said that all shops, business establishments, petrol pumps, government offices and banks reopened today while public transport also plied on roads. While Boys Degree […]
Hajin shuts for 4th consecutive day against militant killings
A complete shutdown is being observed in Hajin town of Bandipora district in northern part of Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day against the killing of a local LeT militant. All shops and other business establishments are closed while traffic is off the roads on fourth consecutive day against the killing of Abid Hamid Mir, […]
Geelani’s sons arrive at NIA headquarters in Delhi for questioning
Srinagar Nayeem Geelani and Naseem Geelani, sons of Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani, on Tuesday arrived at the NIA headquarters for questioning in alleged funding case. Naeem Geelani, the elder son of Hurriyat chairman, had undergone cardiac surgery in 2009 and was admitted in Srinagar’s SKIMS hospital on Sunday after he complained of chest […]
Army jawan critically wounded in uri sector
Latest news from the Uri sector suggest that heavy shelling was going on between indian and Pakistani troops in this sector on monday evening. Reports said that one army jawan identified as Narienra Singh was critically wounded when he was hit by a bullet from across the border in Uri sector. Police said that he […]
Five infiltrators killed in Machil claims army
Army and security forces have claimed that they are foiled major infiltration bid in Machil sector and killed five infiltrators. They further said that heavy arms and ammunition was recovered from them.More details are awaited.
North Korea ready to teach U.S. ‘severe lesson’, says U.N. abused its authority
August 2017 MANILA (Reuters) – North Korea is ready to give the United States a “severe lesson” with its strategic nuclear force if it takes military action against it, and will not put its nuclear programme or its missiles on the negotiating table, it said in a statement to a regional meeting on Monday. In […]
5 TMC MLAs join BJP; party flag flutters in unconquered state
August 07, 2017 Trinamool Congress MLAs from Tripura Sudip Roy Barman, Ashish Kumar Saha, Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, Biswa Bandhu Sen, Pranjit Singh Roy and Dilip Sarkar have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed that the TMC and Congress MLAs are joining the saffron party, adding that Tripura will be headed […]
IT, teck stocks drag Indian equities lower
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Despite positive global cues, the Indian equity markets provisionally closed on a flat-to-negative note on Monday as investors booked profits. Heavy selling pressure was observed in IT, teck (technology, media and entertainment) and consumer durables stocks. At 3.30 p.m., the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) provisionally closed at […]
