Srinagar administration takes up modernisation of Naanwai shops
Oct 17, 2021, at 04:13 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In order to provide financial and infrastructural support to local bread makers (Naanwais), the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad finalised the Detailed Project Report for Transforming Traditional Naanwai Shops.
Ram Navami celebrated with fervour in Srinagar
Oct 17, 2021, at 04:08 am
Srinagar: The Kashmiri Pandit community celebrated Ram Navami in the summer capital on Thursday with gaiety.
India, US joint exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' begins in Alaska
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/ Alaska/UNI: The 17th Edition of Indo–US joint training exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' has started at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (US), a Defence Ministry statement said.
J&K leader Mir Junaid meets Lt Governor Sinha over raging issues
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:25 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid on Saturday called upon Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan to discuss several issues.
West Bengal: Six Bangladeshi nationals arrested from a Hooghly housing complex
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:16 am
Bandel/UNI: The West Bengal police have arrested six Bangladeshi nationals from a Hooghly residential complex and seized fake Indian residential documents like, PAN card, Aadhaar card and voter identity cards from them, official sources said on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists kill non-local seller in Srinagar
Oct 17, 2021, at 01:02 am
Srinagar: Suspected terrorists on Saturday shot dead a non-local vendor in Eidgah area of old Srinagar city of Kashmir, police sources said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists kill non-native gol-gappa seller in Srinagar
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:44 am
Srinagar: A non-native gol-gappa seller was shot dead by terrorists in Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, media reports said.
Sabarimala temple to reopen for ‘Thula Masam' poojas
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:19 am
The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple will reopen on October 16 at 5 pm for ‘Thula Masam' poojas but the devotees will be allowed entry into the temple tomorrow, October 17 from 5 am, according to media reports.
CWC: Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress president, organisational elections in Aug-Sep next year
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Senior leader Sonia Gandhi will continue on the post of Congress president for another year at least as the party goes through the process of electing a new chief.
S Jaishankar to visit Israel tomorrow
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Israel on Oct 17-21, 2021, at the invitation of Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel, Yair Lapid, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 LeT terrorists killed in Pampore
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Srinagar: Top Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Umar Khandey, who was involved in the killing of policemen, and included in the 10 most-wanted terrorists list in the Kashmir Valley, was killed in a gunfight in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Awantipora sub district on Saturday along with another militant, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militants kidnap Pulwama resident
Oct 16, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Militants kidnapped a civilian from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, official sources said.
Chhattisgarh: Blast injures 4 CRPF personnel
Oct 16, 2021, at 07:14 pm
Raipur/UNI: Four Central Reserve Police Force personnel were injured – one of them severely – in an explosion caused when a box containing an igniter set and cartridges was dropped while being loaded onto Coach Number 9 of a CRPF special train on Saturday at the railway station here, police said.
Singhu lynching 'shameful', says BSP supremo Mayawati demanding action
Oct 16, 2021, at 07:10 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Saturday condemned the brutal killing of a Dalit on the Delhi-Singhu border and demanded strict action against the culprits.
Sonia Gandhi slams govt over J&K civilian killings, questions silence on China
Oct 16, 2021, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi Saturday condemned the civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir, and said minorities were clearly being targeted in the valley, adding that it was up to the union government to restore social peace and harmony in the Union Territory.
I am a full time, hands-on Congress president: Sonia Gandhi
Oct 16, 2021, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday hit back at her critics within the party and outside as she emphasised being a "full time" and "hands-on" president of the political outfit, saying revival of the party requires "self-control and discipline".
Puducherry extends anti-COVID-19 restrictions till Oct 31
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:34 pm
Puducherry/IBNS: The Puducherry government has extended the anti-COVID-19 restrictions till Oct 31 amid the fear of a third wave of the pandemic, media reports said.
CWC meeting underway, top Congress leaders attend
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A key meeting of the Congress' Working Committee is underway Saturday as the grand old party is aiming for an organisational rejig, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Top LeT militant trapped in Pampore gunfight
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Srinagar: A top local Lashkar-e-Taiba militant is believed to be trapped in an encounter that broke out in the Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Awantipora sub district in the wee hours, police said.
Kashmir: Two terrorists behind targetted killings of civilian, cop shot dead
Oct 16, 2021, at 06:15 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Two terrorists, allegedly involved in the recent targetted killings of a civilian and a police officer, have been killed in encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar by the security forces on Friday, the police said.
Navjot Sidhu meets Rahul Gandhi amid Punjab Congress turmoil
Oct 16, 2021, at 04:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu met senior party leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday amid a continued turmoil in the state and a day after the former signalled an apparent climbdown from his resignation.
APCC strongly condemns teacher being forced to kneel down before students in Tinsukia
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:30 am
Guwahati : Assam Pradesh Congress Committee strongly condemned the shocking incident of a teacher of Philobori Senior Secondary School in Tinsukia district being compelled to kneel down before students protesting against raise of school fees.
Congress Working Committee to meet on Saturday
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is set to meet in the national capital on Saturday amid demand from senior party leaders for electing a new president to the party, and at a time when a generational shift is being expected with both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra taking lead in decision making.
Jammu and Kashmir: Fresh gunfight breaks out in Srinagar, one militant killed
Oct 16, 2021, at 01:50 am
Srinagar/UNI: A fresh encounter broke out in Srinagar on Friday evening in which one militant involved in the killing of Probationary Sub Inspector (PSI) Arshid Ahmad was gunned down.
Oct 16, 2021, at 01:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A member of the warrior Sikh order Nihang surrendered on Friday after the horrific killing at a farmers' protest site at Singhu on the Haryana-Delhi border, according to media reports.
7 new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to nation on Vijayadashami
Oct 16, 2021, at 12:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven new defence companies, carved out of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), were dedicated to the nation at a function organised by Ministry of Defence on the occasion of ‘Vijayadashami’ in New Delhi on Friday,October 15.
Norwegian minister Erik Solheim calls on Puducherry CM
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Puducherry/UNI: Erik Solheim, the former head of UNEP and Norwegian minister for environment, Friday called on Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy at his chamber.
Armed men enter Kabul gurdwara again, intimidate Afghan Sikh community members
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Kabul: In the second such incident in 10 days, heavily armed men claiming to be from the Special Unit of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the Taliban government calls itself, entered the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul on Friday and intimidated the Afghan Sikh community members present there, said Puneet Singh Chandhok, President, Indian World Forum.
An arrest soon for body with severed wrist and foot at farmers' protest site: Haryana Police
Oct 15, 2021, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Haryana Police said on Friday that an arrest is expected soon in the horrendous incident where the body of a man with a hand and a foot severed was found at a farmers' protest site in Haryana's Sonipat, around 30 km from Delhi, media reports said.
JK student organisation launches countrywide helpline for students of J&K, Ladakh
Oct 15, 2021, at 09:14 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Friday launched countrywide special helpline numbers for students to address their grievances.