Imran Khan wants simple swearing-in, no foreign leaders to attend
Islamabad: Imran Khan has decided against inviting foreign leaders and celebrities to his oath-taking ceremony as Pakistan’s new prime minister as he wants to keep the event very simple, according to a media report. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the elections held on July 25. The 65-year-old leader is […]
India test-fires interceptor missile
India on Thursday successfully test-fired the endo-atmospheric Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile, which is a part of the country’s ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield against a multiple target scenario. The interceptor missile (it remains within the earth’s atmosphere at an altitude below 100 km), fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, hit a designated incoming dummy enemy missile at a […]
Unknown men snatch bank guard’s rifle in south Kashmir’s Anantnag
Srinagar, Unidentified men on Thursday snatched rifle from a security guard in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. Unknown men appeared at Jammu & Kashmir bank Limited branch at Brakpora, Anantnag this afternoon and snatched a rifle of a security guard, official sources told Muslim kashmir. The unknown men fled from the spot before the government forces […]
Poonch resident working as labourer shot dead in Saudi Arabia
Srinagar : A 35-year-old man from Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir was shot dead in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. A report carried by GNS news agency said that Zulfikar Ahmad of Keri Gultha village in Mendhar tehsil of the district was shot dead by a Saudi man following a tiff over some issue in […]
SAC approves amendments to Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989
Srinagar: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here last evening under the chairmanship of Governor, N N Vohra, approved amendments to the Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 to provide for consultation with Halqa Majlis before preparing the development plan for a Panchayat. The decision is a step towards devolution of more powers to the people […]
Kashmiri Hajj pilgrim dies of cardiac arrest in Makkah
SRINAGAR — A woman haji from Jammu and Kashmir died due to cardiac arrest on Thursday, during the pilgrimage in holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, reports said. The pilgrim was identified as Hameeda Begum, wife of Ghulam Ahmad, resident of Laribal, Tral in Pulwama district, suffered a massive cardiac arrest and she was declared brought dead by the hospital. She […]
Two militants killed in north Kashmir’s Kupwara: Police
Srinagar : Two militants were killed in an encounter at Khumriyal area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that the joint team of SOG and army launched a search operation in Khumriyal. As the joint team approached the suspected spot the militants opened fire triggering off a gunfight, he said. He said […]
14 more killed in UP rains, toll goes up to 106
Fourteen people were killed and seven others injured in rain-related incidents in different parts of Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 106 since the last week, official sources said today. According to reports, two people were killed each in Farukhabad and Bahraich while one each in Kheri, Rae Bareli, […]
RBI hikes repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%
Mumbai: The Reserve bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) on Wednesday raised repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.5% on account of inflationary pressures arising due to hikes in minimum support prices for the crop. The six-member committee voted to maintain a neutral policy stance, thus keeping its options open for further […]
Fresh batch of 670 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath
Srinagar : A batch of 670 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 17 vehicles and included yatris going to the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps, an official said. The 60-day long annual Amarnath Yatra which started on June 28 […]
