By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
JAMMU, LATEST NEWS

Jammu: A man allegedly murdered his wife and later attempted suicide in this winter capital of the state. “Nisha Devi was killed by her husband Ashok Singh, 42, resident of Ramnagar, Udhampur on Monday evening when she was hit with iron rod by him near Paloura in Talab Tillo area here,” police here said. They […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
TOP STORIES

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has expressed the hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulatory message to Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on his victory in the recently held elections will lead to a sustainable thaw between the two neighbours. Taking to micro blogging site twitter, the president of […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
WORLD

UN Tuesday condemned the ISIL attack on civilian-populated areas in As-Sweida in southwest Syria last Wednesday which left more than 200 people dead, while more than two dozen women were taken hostage. “We have received reports that more than 200 people were killed and injured in multiple attacks, including suicide bombings in As-Sweida City and […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
INDIA & PAKISTAN

Srinagar: The Indian authorities should ensure that documenting and updating the names of citizens in the northeastern state of Assam is transparent and nondiscriminatory, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International India said today. The potential exclusion of over 4 million people, many of them Muslims, raises concerns over arbitrary detention and possible statelessness without due […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
TOP STORIES

NEW DELHI: The central government has begun its search for a new Governor for Jammu and Kashmir as they have decided not to continue with NN Vohra, NDTV reported. Vohra has handled the state for more than a decade but according to report will not be given another term. “Search is on for a new face […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
BUSINESS

Mumbai: Pharma Major Aurobindo Pharma said that it has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Bivalirudin injection, 250 mg/vial. The approved ANDA is a generic equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD) product Angiomax Injection of The Medicines Company, the company said in a filing with […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
BUSINESS

Mumbai: Opening higher by 40 points, the benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) immediately went down on Tuesday by 158.22 points to 37,336.18 as selling was witnessed in Materials, Energy, FMCG, Finance and Telecom stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) too eased by 35.05 points to 11,284.50. In scrips like Tata Motors DVR, Axis […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
KASHMIR

SHOPIAN: Militants on Monday night barged into the houses of three police constables, thrashed and asked them to resign from their job. The incident happened in Shopian villages of South Kashmir. Police sourced confirmed the incident. “During intervening night three constables identified as Jahangir Wagay, Faizan Wagay, and Danish Bhat, all residents of Nadpora […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
TOP STORIES

Srinagar: Three witnesses have moved High court against Special Investigation Team of Crime Branch that is handling the kathua rape and murder case of a minor girl from nomadic community. According to reports High Court after hearing Advocate Ankur Sharma seeks reply from the Home Secretary and all individual members of the SIT on the […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2018
FEATURES

Hyderabad: Planet Mars will get closest to Earth in 15 years on Tuesday at 57.59 million km and next it will occur only in 2035, Planetary Society, India (PSI) said. PSI Director and Founder Secretary N Sri Raghunandan Kumar said that this closest approach is due once in 26 months celestial event ‘Mars Opposition to […]