AGARTALA — Two women journalists, who were arrested over their social media posts on the recent communal incidents in Tripura, were Monday ordered to be released on bail by a magistrate’s court. Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, journalists with HW News Network, were named in an FIR at Fatikroy Police Station in Tripura on Sunday […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday to take measures like stopping non-essential construction transport, power plants and implementing work from home. A bench, headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, directed the concerned secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab and Delhi to […]
DUBAI — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the official Men’s T20 World Cup Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament and to the delight of many Pakistanis around the globe, Babar Azam has been selected as its skipper. Cricketers from six different teams were named in the Most Valuable Team of the Tournament. Cricketers from […]
JAMMU — Former Chief Minister and President Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ms Mehbooba Mufti on Monday lambasted the callous attitude of the administration towards farmers who have suffered massive losses caused due to recent adverse weather conditions. “I am told that the government has assured peanuts to the farmers of RS Pura, […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have busted a fake SIM card racket by arresting three accused in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The police in a statement said that police Baramulla busted a fake SIM card racket who were issuing fake SIM card after managing forged documents for issuance of SIM card. The statement […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley continued to reel under cold conditions with minimum temperature remaining below sub-zero level in most places on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that mercury settled at 0.0°C against previous night’s minus 0.9°C which was the coldest this season. The today’s minimum temperature is below minus 1.2°C than the […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced a charge sheet against former Block Medical Officer (BMO) Uri, Baramulla and 16 others for fraudulent withdrawal of arrears. ACB said that a charge sheet was filed in Case FIR No: 47/2015 Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir (now Anti-Corruption Bureau) against accused public servants namely Sheikh […]
NEW DELHI — The world’s top 10 cities with the worst air quality, three — Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, are in India, data from air quality and pollution city tracking service from IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group showed. While Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) at 556 made it to the top of the list, Kolkata […]
DUBAI — Australia thrashed New Zealand by 8 wickets to clinch their maiden T20 world cup in Dubai on Sunday. Glenn Maxwell scored the winning runs for the Aussies. Mitchell Marsh won the man of the match whereas David Warner was declared the Man of the Tournament. Chasing the target of 173 Australia lost skipper […]
SRINAGAR — Over 55 couples belonging to underprivileged sections from various districts of the Kashmir Valley tied the knot at a simple ceremony in Srinagar on Sunday. The Jaffri Council, the organisers of the ceremony, said it is the biggest such event held in Kashmir. Dozens of people witnessed the ceremony which was held at […]