Sentry opens fire after noticing suspicious movement in Warpora Sopore
Sopore, January 31: Panic gripped Warpora area of Sopore town on Thursday evening after a sentry of Jammu and Kashmir Police opened fire here, officials said. According to local reports, the sentry guarding the main gate of police post Warapora fired several rounds in air after observing some suspicious movement. Speaking to Kashmir Images, Senior […]
Hazare’s fast enters 2nd day; locals in his village observe bandh
Ralegan Siddhi (Maha), Jan 31 : Social activist Anna Hazare’s hunger strike entered the second day on Thursday as he remained defiant on his demand for appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs at the Centre and in Maharashtra and resolution of farmers’ issues. A bandh was also observed by locals in Hazare’s native Ralegan Siddhi village in […]
Ganai launches Sufi magazine ‘Wajd’; Lauds Sufi tradition of JK
JAMMU, JANUARY 31: Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ahmed Ganai today said the Sufi tradition bears eternal impact on the life and social milieu of Jammu and Kashmir with people thoroughly following its virtues to understand the human existence in all its spiritual dimensions. The Advisor was addressing audience at the launch of a Sufi Magazine […]
Ease of Doing Business: DIC Bandipora, Budgam organise awareness program
‘JK needs Job providers than Job seeker’
BANDIPORA, JANUARY 31: The Department of Industries Thursday held a seminar on ease of doing business at Mini Secretariat Bandipora with an aim to create awareness among the un-employed youth of District Bandipora regarding the incentives of various state and centrally sponsored Schemes for startups. General Manager DIC Bandipora Feroz Ahmad Mir was the chief […]
CS hosts farewell function for out- going Administrative Secretaries
JAMMU, JANUARY 31: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Thursday hosted a simple but impressive farewell function to bid adieu to K B Agarwal, Financial Commissioner, Housing & Urban Development Department and Mohammad Javed Khan, Secretary, Floriculture, Parks and Gardens on their attaining superannuation. Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education, Principal Secretary Home, Principal Secretary, […]
UK says may have to delay Brexit to pass necessary laws
London, Jan 31 : Britain may need to delay Brexit to pass legislation to implement the split with the European Union, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Thursday. As the March 29 withdrawal date looms, the government is still trying to convince MPs to support a version of the divorce deal it has agreed with the bloc. […]
President’s address a summary of ‘lame’ excuses for non performance: Cong
New Delhi, Jan 31 : The Congress on Thursday described President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to Parliament as “a summary of lame excuses for non performance” and alleged that the government is seeking to lend credibility to “false promises” through it. Presenting a virtual report card of the Modi government’s tenure, President Kovind, in his […]
Environment Ministry calls for discouraging plastic use in election campaigning
JAMMU, JANUARY 31: In run up to the General Elections-2019, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has called for discouraging single use plastic during poll campaigning. “A lot of campaigning material including; posters, cut-outs, hoardings, banners, political advertisements, etc is made, of plastic. After elections, the campaigning materials, are discarded and become […]
One of our worst batting performances, says Rohit after loss to NZ in 4th ODI
Hamilton, Jan 31 : Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma Thursday described India’s batting performance as “one of the worst in a long time” after the visitors were shot out for their seventh lowest ODI total in a shocking eight-wicket loss to New Zealand in the fourth one-dayer here. In the absence of talismanic skipper Virat Kohli, […]
Several foreigners face deportation as pay to stay visa racket busted in US
Washington, Jan 31 : Several foreigners, including from India, face deportation from the US after authorities busted a “pay to stay” visa racket by arresting eight persons on charges of fraudulently facilitating hundreds of immigrants to illegally remain in the country. In late-night and pre-dawn raids, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested eight foreigners […]
