50 pc discount in water, electricity bills for one year in economic package announced by J&K LG
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:59 pm
Sri Nagar/IBNS: In a major relief to the Covid-hit business sector of Jammu Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday announced a package of Rs 1,350 crore, covering small and medium enterprises, tourism industry, among other sectors.
Chinese woman, Nepalese associate held for paying Indian journalist for sensitive data
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Chinese woman and her Nepalese associate were arrested on Saturday for paying money to a freelance Indian journalist for passing sensitive Defence-related information to Chinese intelligence.
Jammu And Kashmir: Two OGWs of HM, Al-Badr militant outfits arrested in Pulwama
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces in separate operations arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in Awantipora in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Saturday, a police spokesman said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Teenager drowns in Dal Lake in Srinagar
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A teenager died of drowning in the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Saturday, official sources said.
Ex-minister detained by security personnel at Bengaluru Airport
Sep 19, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Bengaluru: The security personnel of the Kempegowda International Airport, had detained former minister Anand Asnotikar, for allegedly carrying a gun in his cabin bag on Saturday.
Sep 19, 2020, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a supplementary charge sheet in the in the Rs 3,727 crore AugustaWestland scam against 15 accused, including key middlemen Christian Michel James and Rajiv Saxena, said media reports on Saturday.
Karnataka drug scandal: Santosh, Akul, Yuvraj appear before CCB
Sep 19, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Actor Santosh Kumar, Kannada anchor Akul Balaji and former Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) corporator Yuvraj R V appeared before the CCB officials on Saturday in connection with the Karnataka drug scandal.
Kashmir: Suspected militants snatch rifle from bank guard in Pulwama
Sep 19, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Suspected militants on Saturday snatched a 12-bore rifle from a guard of Jammu and Kashmir Bank (JKB) branch in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said.
Kashmir: Three armed Lashkar terrorists arrested in Rajouri
Sep 19, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Police and other security agencies on Saturday arrested three heavily armed terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
NIA officials arrest 9 Al-Qaeda operatives from West Bengal, Kerala
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:58 pm
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials have arrested nine Al Qaeda terrorists while conducting multiple raids in Kerala’s Ernakulam and West Bengal’s Murshidabad regions.
Army starts disciplinary action against soldiers accused in controversial J&K encounter
Sep 19, 2020, at 06:42 am
Sri Nagar/IBNS: The Indian Army has started disciplinary proceedings under Army Act against the soldiers who were found to exceed powers vested under Armed Forces Special Power Act or AFSPA and acted in contravention of the "Do's and Don'ts of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) approved by the Supreme Court", said an NDTV report.
Locals in Jammu and Kashmir claim communal harmony prevails in the state now
Sep 19, 2020, at 05:17 am
Srinagar: A strong sense of communal harmony and brotherhood prevails in Jammu and Kashmir now, locals said.
China should strictly respect the Line of Actual Control: MEA
Sep 19, 2020, at 04:59 am
New Delhi: India on Thursday said China should strictly respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and “not make further attempts to unilaterally change status quo”.
'In worst possible taste': Shashi Tharoor slams Anurag Thakur's remark on Nehru-Gandhi
Sep 19, 2020, at 04:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur’s comment in the Parliament on the Nehru-Gandhi family and said the speech was delivered in the 'worst possible taste'.
Pakistan has not fulfilled obligations related to ICJ judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case: MEA
Sep 19, 2020, at 04:17 am
New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday said Islamabad has failed to fulfill its obligations on the implementation of the ICJ judgment in letter and spirit in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
New Delhi-Beijing conflict: Indian Navy tracks Chinese research vessel in Indian Ocean
Sep 19, 2020, at 03:57 am
New Delhi: Indian Navy warships constantly tracked a Chinese research vessel which entered the Indian Ocean Region last month, an episode which may further trigger the already tense ties between the two nations, media reports said.
India rejects Pakistan’s obsession with territorial aggrandisement: Minister
Sep 19, 2020, at 03:51 am
New Delhi: India on Thursday once again reacted to the new map of the country unveiled by Pakistan and said Islamabad should desist from laying untenable claims to Indian territories.
Sep 19, 2020, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has said India wants to maintain normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan.
Covid-19: Haryana issues new guidelines to strengthen home isolation care of patients
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:46 am
Laying emphasis on the significance of improvement of home isolation of COVID-19 patients, Arora said that around 60 to 70 per cent of the corona infected persons are in home isolation thus we need to augment the home isolation policy so that the patients are provided appropriate care and treatment.
German woman found dead in her South Goa flat
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:17 am
Panaji/IBNS: A German woman was found dead in her flat at Canacona in South Goa by her daughter who flew down to Goa to check her mother’s wellbeing after her calls went unanswered over the past few weeks, media reports said.
Parliament adjourned amid protests over comments on Nehru-Gandhi family
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Parliament’s monsoon session this year was adjourned for the first time Friday after a fierce row erupted over Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur’s comment on the Nehru-Gandhi family and a counter-attack by a Congress MP calling him 'gadha'(donkey).
Sep 18, 2020, at 09:58 pm
Geneva: Human rights activist Dr. Amjad Ayub Mirza on Thursday said people in Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) are desperate to gain freedom from the rule of Pakistan and join India.
Always supported peace and stability in West Asia: India welcomes Abraham Accords
Sep 18, 2020, at 08:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday welcomed the normalisation of the relation between Israel and the Arab countries through Abraham Accords, which were also signed by the United States.
People who ruled India for decades are misleading farmers: PM Modi over APMC Act
Sep 18, 2020, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a direct attack on the Congress over the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said people who ruled the country for decades were misleading farmers.
Uttar Pradesh: BSP, SP oppose farmers' bill
Sep 18, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP), the two opposition political outfits in Uttar Pradesh, on Friday opposed the new farmers' bill.
BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe tests Covid-19 positive
Sep 18, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe has tested positive for Covid-19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Advisor Khan inspects works of indoor sports hall Polo Ground
Sep 18, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan Wednesday took stock of progress of works at multipurpose indoor sports hall Polo Ground.
Narendra Singh Tomar assumes Harsimrat Kaur Badal's portfolio as Akali Dal member quits
Sep 18, 2020, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries following Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal's resignation from the Narendra Modi cabinet, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: ERA repairs Jahangir Chowk Rambagh Road, locals express gratitude
Sep 18, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Srinagar: Scores of commuters, shopkeepers and locals of Jahangir Chowk-Rambagh on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) for repairing the road stretch from Jahangir Chowk to Rambagh.
Jan Abhiyan aims to ensure 100% saturation of beneficiary schemes in Kashmir: Advisor Sharma
Sep 18, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, KK Sharma on Wednesday said that Jan Abhiyan is aimed at improving service delivery and redress the public grievances within the shortest possible time and achieve cent percent saturation of beneficiary oriented schemes.