Jammu: Air Commodore Ajay Singh Pathania on Wednesday took over the command of Air Force Station Jammu as the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) from Air Commodore SK Mishra. On this occasion, an impressive ceremonial parade by the Air Warriors was held at Air Force Station Jammu. Air Commodre A S Pathania was commissioned in the IAF […]
London: Fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi has been arrested in London, the media reports said on Wednesday. Modi, 48, is wanted by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in India in connection with a loan fraud of approximately Rs 14,000 crores from a branch of Punjab National Bank in Mumbai. The diamond merchant was arrested from the […]
Srinagar: Kashmir, including Srinagar city, Wednesday received a fresh spell of snowfall– a rare occurrence in the month of March in recent years– as overnight rainfall caused water logging in many parts of the capital. Heavy rainfall in plains and snowfall in higher reaches began during the night and continued till around noon of Wednesday, a […]
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections were deferred as the state administration asked for over 70,000 paramilitary troops for conducting simultaneous polls, a demand which could not be acceded to, officials said Wednesday. A home ministry official said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s demand of about 717 companies of paramilitary personnel could not be […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday allowed ED to quiz Altaf Shah, son-in-law of resistance leader Syed Ali Geelani, and others in connection with a “terror-funding case” involving LeT chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Special judge Rakesh Syal allowed the agency to question Shah, Zahoor Watali, an influential businessman who has allegedly friendship […]
Shopian: Gunshots were heard in the orchards of Heff area of Shopian district on Wednesday. According to official sources joint forces had cordonned the orchard to ‘flush out any hiding militants’ “Forces fired some gundhots towards a suspected spot,” officials said. While search operation in the area is underway, reinforcement has been rushed to the […]
Srinagar: The National Conference said Wednesday that the Jammu and Kashmir administration should clarify whether the Awantipora youth was in the custody of NIA or state police at the time of his death. “An FIR should be registered in the matter against the officials concerned.” A 28-year-old school teacher, who was arrested in connection with a […]
Srinagar: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday said the nation will observe a two-minute silence in memory of the Christchurch martyrs and the Azaan (the call to prayer) will be broadcast nationally on Friday in solidarity with the Muslim community. Speaking to media on her second visit to Christchurch, Ardern said, “There is a […]
Srinagar:The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday said it would hold an emergency meeting later this week to discuss the terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. Coming at the request of Turkey, the meeting slated for March 22 is to be held in Istanbul among at the level of foreign ministers of […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has conveyed his greetings on the auspicious occasion of Nauroz, which is also observed as ‘World Arbour Day and greeted people on ‘Holi’, a Spring festival of colours and witness to agricultural fields filled with crops promising a good harvest to the farmers. In his message of felicitations on […]
