SRINAGAR — The banks operating in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed concern that amendments made in land laws of J&K “will hamper credit dispensation “as the agriculturist borrowers will have to obtain prior permission of the district collector even in government sponsored schemes for every mortgage offered by the borrower.” According to minutes of the […]
QAZIGUND — A policeman injured in road accident in Qazigund area along Jammu—Srinagar national highway five days ago, succumbed at a hospital here on Thursday morning, officials said. Officials said policeman Shabir Ahmad Bhat son of Ali Mohammad Bhat, a resident of Karloo Kund was fatally injured after a truck (HP38D-3595) collided with his motorcycle […]
SHOPIAN — After brief exchange of fire last evening, the militants have managed to give slip to the security forces in Haripora Imamsahib area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of […]
NEW DELHI — The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has passed a ruling that Zee News must take down video links to the channel’s star anchor Sudhir Chaudhary’s show on Activist Shehla Rashid, which the authority said lacked objectivity, impartiality, and had presented only ‘one side of the story’. Rashid had filed a […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast clear weather in the two UTs during the next 24 hours. “Weather will remain dry and clear in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 9.3, Pahalgam 4.2 […]
NEW DELHI — With 1,033 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,31,958, while the active cases dipped to 11,639, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,530 with 43 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
KOLKATA — The Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s candidate from Kolkata’s Ballygunge Assembly constituency and ex-Union minister, Babul Supriyo, expressed apprehension Tuesday that his erstwhile party BJP would allegedly use the central agencies like the CBI and the ED against him ahead of the April 12 bypolls, reported The Indian Express. Interacting with media persons, Supriyo said […]
BENGALURU — After the demand for boycott of halal meat and ban on use of loudspeakers in mosques, fringe Hindu outfits have now sought an end to the “monopoly of mangoes” in Karnataka. Hindutva groups including the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Sri Ram Sene have alleged the fruit business is dominated by Muslims and urged […]
NEW DELHI — The chair of Amnesty International in India Aakar Patel said Wednesday he was prevented from travelling to the US by immigration authorities at the Bengaluru International Airport based on a look-out circular issued by the CBI in connection with a case against Amnesty India in 2019, reported Indian Express. “When I went […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Haripora village in Imamsahib area of Shopian district in South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Haripora village following the inputs about presence of militants in […]