Farmer who died in Republic Day violence had no gunshot wounds:UP and Delhi police to HC
New Delhi: The 25-year-old farmer, who died after his tractor overturned during the protesting farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day, did not suffer any gunshot wounds, the police of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have told the Delhi High Court. The police of the two states have made the submission relying upon the post-mortem and x-ray […]
PM asks banks to come out with innovative products for startups, fintech
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on increasing credit to businesses to meet the needs of a fast reflating economy and said financial products will have to be tailor-made for fintech and startups. He said that although the government’s endeavour is to promote the private sector, the public sector still needs to […]
Many market associations support ‘Bharat Vyapar bandh’ but keep shops open
New Delhi: Various markets in the national capital remained open on Friday during the ‘Bharat Vyapar Bandh’ called by traders’ union with many saying that despite supporting the cause, they did not want to suffer another day of losses. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Thursday had said all commercial markets across the […]
An era of socio-economic development is going to define the political slogan of ‘Naya Kashmir’
By: Danish Iqbal The one thing everybody appears to agree about is that the abrogation of Article 370 closed a door of history in Jammu and Kashmir, although there can be disagreement over the belief held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre that the move has pushed the trouble-torn region into an […]
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction
Lagos: Hundreds of girls are missing after a large group of gunmen raided a school in northern Nigeria early Friday morning, residents say. The Government Secondary Jangebe School in Zamfara state was the scene of the latest mass abduction of school children in northern Nigeria. Nasiru Abdullahi told The Associated Press that school records show […]
Umar Akmal to resume competitive cricket after CAS reduces his ban to 12 months
Karachi: Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal will be able to resume his cricket career after the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) reduced his suspension to 12 months and imposed a fine of 42.50 lakh Pakistani Rupees on him for breaching the Anti-Corruption Code. The CAS announced its decision in a consolidated order on the appeals […]
Navin Choudhary chairs 8th BoDs meet of JCCBL
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Cooperative Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today chaired the 8th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of Jammu Central Cooperative Bank Limited (JCCBL) at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma; Director Agriculture Jammu, Inderjeet; Senior Advocate, Seema Khajooria and other members of the Board. During the meeting, […]
BJP’s double-engine analogy will be non-starter in Bengal: TMC
Kolkata: Taking a dig at the BJP for pitching that governments formed by the same party both at the Centra and the state will accelerate development in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress Friday said the double-engine analogy by the saffron party will be a non-starter in the state. Senior party leader and minister Bratya Basu […]
Apni Party terms ceasefire on LoC ‘a good CBM’
Peace initiative taken at military level should be followed up with restoration of Statehood: Zaffar Iqbal Manhas
SRINAGAR: Terming the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan a good Confidence Building Measure, Apni Party vice president Zaffar Iqbal Manhas on Friday said the peace initiative taken at the military level should be followed up with restoration of Statehood to instill and re-build trust and confidence among the people of Jammu and Kashmir. […]
