Srinagar: Even as the army and other government forces launched the much-hyped operation ‘All Out’ to wipe out militancy in Kashmir, highest number of local boys joined the ranks of various militant outfits in Kashmir in a decade. This is also pointing out the fact that hard line strategy adopted by the BJP led dispensation […]
Srinagar: Police in Bandipora arrested 12 gamblers and seized 1,52,000 stake money from their possession. Continuing its drive against social crimes, Bandipora police busted a gambling den at Poshwara area of Naidkhai in Sumbal and apprehended 12 gamblers. The raid was launched after a specific tip-off, about a group of gamblers indulging in gambling in […]
Bandipora: In a brazen violation of rules and regulations two government teachers are acting as part time journalists in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Both these teachers are using pseudonyms to save their skin. One is working as “Correspondent” of Radio Kashmir’s daily current affairs programme “Sheherbeen”, while another is frequent contributor for a Srinagar based Daily. […]
Srinagar: Customers will not have to purchase separate compulsory personal accident (CPA) cover for each new vehicle they buy, as per a notification of insurance regulator IRDAI. Insurance regulator IRDAI has decided to unbundle the compulsory personal accident (CPA) cover and allow the issuance of a standalone CPA cover for owner-driver. Currently, a vehicle buyer […]
Kandahar:At least five Afghan soldiers were killed and six others wounded after Taliban militants attacked an army camp in Maywand district of southern Kandahar province Tuesday night, a local official said Wednesday. “Afghan National Army personnel repelled Taliban militants armed with guns and rocket propelled grenades after the militants stormed the camp outside the district […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has urged India to come out of the state of denial on the issue of Kashmir. In a tweet, the Pakistan Information Minister stressed upon the leadership of the neighbouring country to display a humanistic approach rather than a political approach towards the sensitive issue. Chaudhry said that Kashmir has […]
New Delhi: High drama was witnessed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launching a tirade on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal and alleging he did not have the “guts” to face Parliament and “was hiding in his room”. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hit back to accuse Gandhi […]
Srinagar: Engineers working in different departments across Kashmir Valley have cried betray in wake of callous attitude being adopted by the government towards them. All J&K Civil Engineering Graduate Association alleged that government has been doing nothing to address their long pending grievances. The Association said that Engineers being the backbone of all the developmental […]
Srinagar: A delegation of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Inc) led by Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad, President met Muneer Ahmad Khan, Additional Director General of Police, Law & Order, on Wednesday regarding the attacks on Kashmiri shopkeepers in Rohru Tehsil, Shimla. Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad expressed the concern felt by the business community of the […]
New Delhi: The CBI has booked five Army personnel, including a colonel, for allegedly receiving bribes worth Rs 18 lakh from a supplier of rations for troops posted in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, officials said Wednesday. This is the second case in the recent past when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR […]
