13 held for charging money from labourers for ”smooth” entry into J-K
Thirteen people have been arrested for illegally charging labourers from outside Jammu and Kashmir on the pretext of facilitating their “smooth entry” into the Union Territory, police on Tuesday. Seven cases, including one in Punjab, have been registered in this connection, they said. A probe has also been instituted against some policemen, including an assistant […]
Gold rate rises to Rs 49,260, silver prices remain stable
Spot gold prices in India (Rs 49,260) have increased since yesterday (Rs 49,250). However, it is lower than this week’s average of Rs 49,410.0 by 0.3%. The Indian spot gold price as of today is Rs 49,260 which grew by 0.02%; the rate was lower than global gold spot growth rate of 0.14%. The global […]
KL Rahul holds on to Orange, Purple Cap stays with Shami
Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul and his teammate Mohammad Shami continue to hold Purple and Orange Caps, respectively, following the conclusion of Monday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, which the Virat Kohli-led side won in the Super Over. Rahul has so far scored 222 runs in […]
US invites Iran to Afghan peace talks
WASHINGTON: The United States has invited Iran to join the Afghan peace talks and is also willing to invest in infrastructure projects linking Central Asia to Pakistan, says Zalmay Khalilzad. At a Webinar in Washington this week, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation also said that the Pakistani leadership “has been sending the right messages” […]
Citizens ‘tormented’ by non-compliance of court orders: J-K HC
Srinagar :The hapless citizens are harassed and tormented by the officials by non-complying with court orders, Jammu and Kashmir High Court said. Taking strong exception to the non-compliance of its order from last thirty five months by Sher Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences authorities regarding recruitment of one Prakash Kour, a division bench of Chief […]
Detention cannot be forever, some middle ground should be explored : SC on Mehbooba Mufti’s house arrest
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to respond to Iltija Mufti’s amended plea challenging the detention of her mother, Mehbooba Mufti under the J-K Public Safety Act, saying detention cannot be forever and “some via media” should be explored. A bench of justices S K Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy said […]
Kargil simmers
People of Kargil are not happy with the recent developments in their newly created Union Territory and they want either Ladakh to be declared as a separate state or the Kargil district should be made part of Kashmir. They are not amused not even with assurances of Union Home Minister to the Ladakhi leadership that […]
Gunfight breaks out in Anantnag after militants attack forces party
Srinagar :A fierce gunfight is underway between militants and government forces in Marahama area of Sangam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. A senior police officer told Global News Service that after militants attacked a party of army’s 03RR in Marahama, the fleeing militants were intercepted by the joint team of police and army […]
Shopian RDD employee injured after shot at succumbs
Srinagar : A youth, an employee in Rural Development Department, who was shot and critically injured in Nildoora village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district succumbed to the wounds at a hospital here on Monday. A local news gathering agency Global News Service quoting unnamed officials reported that the gunmen fired upon the youth, Sabzar Ahmad […]
BJP treated allies like spare tyres, has no minority support now, says SAD chief Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Monday said the BJP’s allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) were treated like “spare tyres or stepneys to be used only when required”. In a free-wheeling telephonic interview with ThePrint, Sukhbir said the BJP never consulted its allies before […]