Lt Governor visits Hazratbal Shrine, takes stock of the facilities in place for devotees
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today paid a visit to the Hazratbal Shrine, the historic holy shrine located on the banks of the Dal Lake and took stock of the facilities being put in place for the facilitation of the devotees coming to the shrine. The Lt Governor paid obeisance at the magnificent shrine and prayed […]
SC grants 10-year time to telecos to clear AGR dues
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted 10-year time to telecos like Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices for paying Adjusted Gross Revenue-related dues. It said telecos should pay 10 per cent of AGR-related dues by March 31, 2021. Story Highlights SC regards time to telecos – 10 years but with directions Demands raised for AGR, […]
IPL: Du Plessis, Ngidi, Rabada reach UAE
The South African trio of Faf du Plessis, Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada arrived here in the wee hours of Tuesday to join their teammates for the upcoming Indian Premier League, starting September 19. Moved out of India due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 13th edition of the T20 league will be played across the […]
US-Israeli delegation lands in Abu Dhabi on historic flight
ABU DHABI: A US-Israeli delegation, led by White House adviser Jared Kushner, arrived here on Monday on the historic first commercial flight from Tel Aviv to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE. In another breakthrough, Saudi Arabia allowed the flight to cross its airspace, halving what would otherwise have been a […]
Charu Sinha appointed IG CRPF in Srinagar, first female IPS officer to take charge
For the first time, a female IPS officer has been appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar sector. Charu Sinha, IPS officer of the 1996-batch of Telangana cadre, will now be heading the Srinagar sector for CRPF as the Inspector General. This is not the first time when she has […]
Two persons held in nocturnal raid for alleged involvement in Baramulla grenade attack
Two persons allegedly involved in grenade throwing attack in Baramulla have been arrested by police during a nocturnal raid, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), quoting unidentified sources on Tuesday. At least seven civilians were injured in the grenade blast in North Kashmir district on Monday. The sourced told the agency that […]
5 AK-47 rifles, 6 pistols along with large ammunition recovered along LoC in north Kashmir: Army
Srinagar: Army on Tuesday said five Ak-47 rifles six pistols 23 grenades, two of the Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, were recovered along the Line of Control in Rampur sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A Srinagar based defence ministry spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said that on 30 August, movement of suspicious persons was detected along […]
COVID-19: Barring Bandipora, Kashmir valley declared ‘Red Zone’
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday declared all districts in Kashmir except Bandipora as ‘Red Zones’ in view of the spike in the COVID-19 cases. An order issued by Chief Secretary J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam, who is also the Chairman of the State Executive Committee of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, […]
50-year-old woman jumps into Jhelum in old city, dies on way to hospital
Srinagar: A 50-year-old woman attempted suicide by jumping into river Jehlum at Khankahe-e-Moula area of Srinagar this morning. She, however, was fished out at Nawakadal but died on way to hospital, officials sources said. They said that the woman, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, jumped into river Jehlum at Khankah-e-Moula Srinagar in the […]
ACB raids residences of 4 SMC officers for allowing construction of ‘illegal’ shops in Srinagar
Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau carried out raids at the residences o four SMC officers and recovered “incriminating documents” in connection with the construction of illegal construction of shopping Plaza at Kursoo Rajbagh here. As per a statement issued in this regard, a Joint Surprise Check (JSC) was conducted by ACB Police Station Srinagar, to look into […]