Srinagar: Authorities have booked four youth of Bandipora district under the Public Safety Act (PSA). All the four have been shifted to different Jammu jails, reports said on Wednesday. The youth have been identified as Gowhar Hassan Parray, Ishfaq Ahmad Parray, Aijaz Ahmad Mir and Bilal Ahmad Parray, all residents of Hajin. They said that […]
Srinagar: Days after the government of India rejected resignation videos of Special Police Officers (SPO) as “false propaganda” by militants, the Jammu and Kashmir government has admitted the quitting spree in south Kashmir, but played it down by saying that the number is negligible. “The state has over 30,000 SPOs. If you compare the number […]
Srinagar: The Supreme Court on Wednesday brought out the list of services for which biometric ID Aadhaar needs to be mandatorily linked, and the ones for which it is not required. SERVICES REQUIRING AADHAAR LINKING: It is mandatory to link PAN with Aadhaar. Aadhaar is compulsory for filing Income Tax returns. Aadhaar must for availing […]
Srinagar: Thousands of people on Wednesday attended the funeral prayers of slain Sopore militant, Abdul Majeed Mir who was killed in a gunfight with government forces on Tuesday is Tujjar area of Sopore in Baramulla district. The slain militant was a resident of Harwan village in Sopore. Eyewitnesses said that thousands of people including men, […]
Srinagar: The Supreme Court Wednesday declared New Delhi’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as Constitutionally valid. The apex court’s five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said Aadhaar is meant to help benefits reach the marginalised sections of the society and takes into account the dignity of people not only from personal but also from […]
Srinagar: Life returned to routine in Bandipora district of northern Kashmir on Tuesday after five-day shutdown against militant killings. Five militants were killed last week in Sumlar village of the district in a gunfight with government forces. Shops and business establishments opened across the district while both private and public transport plied normally. Meanwhile, a […]
Washington: US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Iran that here would be “hell to pay” if it continued to “cross” the US and its allies. Bolton’s comments came hours after President Donald Trump slammed Iran of sowing “chaos, death and destruction” across the Middle East. The threat was delivered by the national security […]
Dubai: Afghanistan bowed out with a sensational tie against India, in their final Super Four match of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday night. However, title holders India have already qualified for Friday’s final where they will meet the winners of Pakistan and Bangladesh match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that the second militant killed in Sopore gunfight with government forces was a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander who was identified as Abu Maaz. On Tuesday, the police identified one of the two slain militants as Abdul Majeed Mir alias Sameer of Tujjar Sharief area of Sopore district. […]
Washington: The members in the Iranian nuclear deal say that they will set up a new payment system to maintain business with Iran and bypass US sanctions. The system would facilitate oil companies and businesses to continue trading, without relying on the US-led global market and dollar, a BBC report said. Exactly how the system […]
