Muslim woman ‘divorced’ for celebrating passage of anti-triple talaq bill by RS
Banda, Aug 4: Irked by his wife celebrating passage of the anti-triple talaq bill by the Rajya Sabha, a Muslim man allegedly gave her instant triple talaq and expelled her from his house in Fatehpur district near here, said police. “Mufeeda Khatun, a resident of Jigni village under Bindki police station celebrated the successful passage […]
Davis Cup: Pakistan tennis chief promises India full-proof security ahead of tie
New Delhi: Pakistan Tennis Federation president Salim Saifullah Khan has assured the Indian team a “very safe and secure environment” as the strife-torn country prepared to host a Davis Cup tie for the first time in 12 years. The PTF chief also said they plan to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to watch the […]
Stone crushers fined for violation of norms in Kathua
KATHUA, AUGUST 04: District Administration Kathua today imposed fine on four stone crushers for illegal mining in violation of J&K Minor Minerals Concession, Storage, Transportation of Minerals and Prevention of Illegal Mining rules. These units were inspected by a team led by Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Raghav Langer and comprising officials of Irrigation, Flood Control, PWD, […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers, bootlegger
Srinagar: Police in its recent action against drug dealings in Srinagar arrested two drug peddlers at a checkpoint and seized psychotropic substances from their possession. A police spokesman said that officers at a checkpoint established at Syed Kocha Kawdara on Nallahmar road Srinagar intercepted an Auto bearing registration No. JK01V-4404 and arrested two drug peddlers […]
Report: Blast at Syrian air base kills 26 soldiers
Damascus, Aug 4 (AP) A Syrian pro-government newspaper is reporting 26 soldiers, including seven officers, have been killed in an explosion blamed on a technical error in central Syria. Al-Watan quoted a military official as describing Saturday’s explosion at the Shayrat air base in the Homs province as severe. The official news agency SANA reported […]
Vice Chancellor`s forum meet held at KU
Srinagar, August 04: The Forum of Vice Chancellor’s of J&K Universities met on Sunday at the University of Kashmir to deliberate upon issues concerning academics and research activities in the varsities. The high-level meeting was attended by Prof Talat Ahmad , Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir; Prof Mehraj-ud-Din Mir, Vice Chancellor Central University of Kashmir; […]
I could not believe it when I got India cap: Saini
Lauderhill (USA), Aug 4: An impressive India debut under his belt, fast bowler Navdeep Saini said he could not believe himself when he was handed the India cap to play in the first T20 International against the West Indies here. The 26-year-old Saini starred in India’s 4-wicket win by taking three wickets for 17 runs […]
RBI may go for 25 bps rate cut on Wed for 4th time in row
New Delhi, Aug 4: The Reserve Bank is expected to cut the policy rate by 25 basis points, for the fourth time in a row, on Wednesday to give a boost to the economy at a time when key indicators point towards a slowdown, opined experts. The industry also expects the six-member Monetary Policy Committee […]
Six Indians arrested in Sri Lanka for smuggling gold
Colombo, Aug 4: Sri Lankan officials have arrested six Indian nationals at an international airport for attempting to smuggle gold worth over Rs 1.7 crores, police said. They were arrested by Sri Lanka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, police was quoted as saying by the Colombo Gazette. Four […]
