NEW DELHI — Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy — founders and promoters of channel New Delhi Television (NDTV) — resigned as directors on the Board of RRPR Holding Private Limited, a promoter group vehicle of NDTV, the company said in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges on Tuesday. RRPR Holding holds 29.18 […]
KULGAM — Even as Heroin abuse is tremendously rising across Kashmir, the southern district of Kulgam has topped the list as the district spends Rs 1 lakh on the use of the substance, official figures revealed revealed Tuesday. Figures suggest that Kulgam district spends Rs 1,01,660 on heroin monthly which is highest in the whole […]
JAMMU — Democratic Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said politics based on religion has ”deeply harmed” the country and asked the voters to check the track record of every candidate and his party before casting their ballots to defeat the ”divisive” elements. He termed the prevailing trend of infusing religious divide for […]
JAMMU — Two persons were detained on Monday after the drone they were using to cover a wedding flew near the Raj Bhavan, a designated ‘no-fly zone’ here, officials said. The drone has been seized and the duo is being questioned, they said on Tuesday. “There was a (wedding) party going on in Hari Niwas […]
NEW DELHI — Amid an exercise to wind up certain verticals as part of global exercise to cut costs, Amazon on Monday announced to shut down its wholesale distribution business in India. The e-commerce major is discontinuing Amazon Distribution, its wholesale e-commerce website available in some parts of Bengaluru, Mysore and Hubli. The company earlier […]
SRINAGAR — The teaching fraternity of twin universities of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday thanked Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for his announcement about the enhancement in the age of superannuation of teaching fraternity. In a joint statement issued by teaching fraternity of Kashmir University and Jammu University, it said that the decision was awaited since […]
SRINAGAR — A local court in Srinagar on Tuesday directed the Traffic police Kashmir to halt issuance of e-challans for seizure of vehicles till the time technical glitches faced by the system are resolved and also asked the traffic police authorities to release all vehicles seized in gross violation. Special Mobile Magistrate (Traffic) Srinagar observed […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday asked authorities concerned not to authorize execution of any work or project without proper authorization and asked them to utilize government land for developmental activities. “Authorization of the Competent Authority/Delegation of Powers for according Administrative Approvals etc are a prerequisite for ordering execution of any work/project,” […]
ANANTNAG — Fire broke out in billing section of Superintendent Engineer Office of Power Development Department in Hamzapora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the fire broke out from billing section of the building today morning. He said soon after fire broke out, fire tenders rushed […]
SRINAGAR — Panic has gripped Doulatpora Chadoora as a leopard has taken shelter beneath a vehicle in the area which falls in the central Kashmir’s Budgam district, reports said on Tuesday. They said that the leopard is apparently is full-grown one and continues to rest inside the vehicle, creating panic among the locals. A wildlife […]