ACB registers FIR against Deputy Mayour Srinagar, J&K Bank, officials
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday registered an FIR against Deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran, officers of J&K Bank and government officials for misappropriation of subsidy worth crores of rupees to illegally benefit Sheikh’s firm, Kehwa group. Sheikh Imran is also the Deputy Mayor of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. A statement issued by the ACB said: “FIR number 3/2019 under Prevention of Corruption […]
Pak will engage with India on ‘basis of equality’: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
BISHKEK: Pakistan will hold talks with India on the “basis of equality” and in a “dignified manner”, and it is up to New Delhi whether to engage with Islamabad to resolve all outstanding issues, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said. Qureshi, who was in the Kyrgyz capital to attend the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation […]
Seven die while cleaning hotel sewer in Gujarat’s Vadodara
Agencies Vadodara : Seven persons, including four sanitation workers, died on Saturday after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning sewer of a hotel in Vadodara district of Gujarat, officials said. The incident happened shortly after midnight at Darshan Hotel in Fartikui village of Dabhoi tehsil, around 30 kms from Vadodara city, police said. Three employees of the hotel were also among those killed. “The sanitation workers had […]
Motorcycle theft: Police release photo of suspect
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday sought help from general public to identify an alleged motorcycle lifter caught in CCTV footage near a hospital in Srinagar. A police spokesperson said that Karan Nagar police station received a complaint from one Dinesh Shabir Bangroo, resident of Noor Bagh downtown that he had parked his […]
Train service suspended in south Kashmir on second consecutive day
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday suspended the train services on Srinagar-Banihal track for the second consecutive day for “security reasons”. Two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in a gunfight with governent forces in the district on Friday. Officials, however said, that all trains between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla in north Kashmir will run as per schedule. They […]
Govt to conduct ‘Back to the Village’ programme from June 20 to 27
Srinagar : In a first of its kind, the J&K Government has embarked on an ambitious initiative of reaching out to the people at the grassroots level through a programme named as ‘Back to the Village’. The programme is being organized from June 20-27, 2019 across all Panchayats of the state. To describe the contours […]
Kashmir Press Club condemns assault on photo journalists in south Kashmir
Srinagar : Kashmir Press Club (KPC) on Friday strongly condemned the “assault and seizure of cameras” of the photo journalists in south Kashmir’s Pulwama. Demanding action against the accused security forces personnel responsible for the act, KPC reiterated its concern about difficulties faced by journalists working in Kashmir. “Recalling the sequence of events one among […]
At SCO Summit, Modi says, ‘Countries sponsoring terrorism must be held accountable’
Agencies BISHKEK: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that countries sponsoring, aiding and funding terrorism must be held accountable as he called for a global conference to combat the menace. Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Modi highlighted the spirit and ideals of the SCO […]
Four youth held while trying to cross LoC in north Kashmir’s Uri: Report
Srinagar: Four newly recruited militants including two south Kashmir youths have been arrested by government forces in Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Friday. They said that based on a specific input about the movement of the newly recruited group which was on their way to exfiltrate the Line of Control […]
Shabir Shah, Asiya Andrabi, Alam sent to judicial custody till July 12
Agencies New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday sent Kashmiri separatist leaders Shabir Shah, Masrat Alam Bhat and Asiya Andrabi to judicial custody till July 12 in connection with a ‘terror’ funding case. They were presented before Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil on expiry of their 10-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. The NIA requested […]
