Moscow: The recent negotiations between the United States and Turkey have failed to overcome an impasse over Ankara’s plans to deploy Russian S-400 anti-aircraft weapon systems, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed officials. The newspaper noted that on Monday, US President Donald Trump held a White House meeting with Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak. The […]
Ahmedabad/Bhopal/Jaipur: Unseasonal rain, dust storm and lightning hit several parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat overnight, leaving 35 people dead and many others injured, officials said Wednesday. Madhya Pradesh reported 15 casualties in rain-related incidents. 10 people each were killed in Gujarat and Rajasthan in the overnight rains. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to […]
Shangus: National Conference (NC) Vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, reciprocated the opportunity given to her by people by firing pellets. Addressing a convention of NC at Shangus area of Anantnag, Omar said; “When she was given the opportunity by the people she reciprocated […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday filed an FIR against army for thrashing Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and other government officials in Qazigund area of south Kashmir yesterday. A senior police officer confirmed that a case under FIR number 61 /2019 U/S 323, 341 RPC has been registered in police station Qazigund in connection with […]
Srinagar: The KAS officers Association has condemned the manhandling of Sub Divisional Magistrate Dooru and his subordinates by army, while the officer was performing his duties in connection with the parliamentary elections. The Association has taken up the issue with higher authorities for lodging of FIR in the matter and for getting it investigated on fast […]
Srinagar: The Government on Tuesday impressed upon all the employees to desist from associating, directly or indirectly, with unlawful associations in any manner and has advised them to desist themselves forthwith. An circular issued in this regards here today by the General Administration Department has impressed upon all the Administrative Secretaries, heads of the Departments, […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday said that there will be no ban on civilian traffic movement on the Kashmir highway today. A traffic police official said that the nodal agency, CRPF has telephonically informed that on 17.04.2019 there shall be no movement of the convoy on NHW -44. “As such the Traffic […]
Srinagar: Google has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a state court’s directive to prohibit its downloads, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The move comes hours after a court in southern Tamil Nadu state refused a request by China’s Bytedance […]
Srinagar: The CRPF has ordered a “high-level inquiry” into the death of a patient as his ambulance was stopped due to the latest restriction imposed on the movement of civilian traffic in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Pulwama attack. The force issued a public statement saying it was “deeply anguished at the […]
Cairo: Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi remain in power until 2030. The vote, which sends the amendments to a national referendum, was seen by critics as another step back to authoritarianism, eight years after a pro-democracy uprising ended autocrat Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade rule. The 596-member assembly, […]
