FUKUOKA: Over 700 journalists from all over the world will cover the high-level meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 scheduled to take place on Saturday in the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka, the event’s organisers have told Sputnik. The two-day weekend meeting at Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk hotel is one of the […]
Srinagar: Minutes after the removal of Parvez Ahmad as chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, state vigilance organisation sleuths Saturday raided the financial institution’s corporate headquarters here, officials said. The vigilance organisation was looking for records of nearly 1,200 appointments allegedly made at the behest of political masters of the previous PDP-BJP government in […]
Srinagar: Government has removed Jammu Kashmir Bank Chairman Parvez Ahmad Nengroo from his post and appointed a Jammu man, RK Chibber as an interim chairman of the bank. “The Jammu and Kashmir government has taken the following decision in exercise of the powers under article 69 (III) of Articles of Association of the JK bank […]
Srinagar: Fierce clashes between Russia-backed government forces and rebels have killed more than 100 combatants in northwestern Syria in the past 24 hours, a war monitor said on Friday. The clashes on the edge of the militant-controlled Idlib region have killed at least 53 government loyalists along with 48 rebels since Thursday, the Britain-based Syrian […]
Mexico City: Celeste Saenz de Miera, the head of the Mexican Press Club, called for acting together to protect WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is awaiting a hearing on his extradition to the United States in a UK prison. On Friday, the organization awarded Assange for investigative activities and analysis of the global perspective. Ricardo Patino, the former […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir bank building was sealed by the WAKF board at New Market Mattan Adda Anantnag on Saturday. According to the WAKF sources, the building was sealed since bank has not paid the rents. “The bank owes WAKF around Rupees 31 lakh as rent,” sources said. “Despite reminders, the bank did not pay […]
Srinagar: Locals from Tarigam village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district alleged that during the pre-dawn hours, army broke into their houses, thrashed people and vandalized their properties. However, army has strongly contested these allegations terming them as “baseless and concocted lies” According to the locals, the soldiers from arm’s 1RR broke into their house and […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court will remain closed for summer vacations from June 10 to June 28, 2019 (Both days inclusive). The order was issued through a notification issued by J&K State High Court. Meanwhile, Registrar General Sanjay Dhar issued order regarding summer vacations for Trial Court Jammu Division with effect from June 10, […]
Anantnag: One militant has been killed in a gunfight with government forces in Nowgam Shahabad area of Verinag in Anantnag district Saturday morning. Reports said that one militant has been killed while his identity is being ascertained. The encounter ensued after a cordon-and-search operation was launched by a joint team of Army’s 19 RR, CRPF […]
Srinagar: The death toll in the last week’s LPG cylinder blast mounted to five on Saturday after one more injured breathed his last at SKIMS hpspital in Srinagar. The deceased has been identified as 6 years old Ubaid Ahmad son of Muhammad Shafi Chalkoo. Seven members of a family including their mother were injured in […]
