Srinagar : Unknown gunmen on Wednesday looted cash from a branch of State Bank of India in Qaimooh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said that unknown gunmen decamped with cash from the Sbi branch in Qaimoh and fired aerial shots before leaving from the spot. An official said that forces were rushed to the […]
RBI Governor Urjit Patel-led Monetary Policy Committee announced a hike of 25 basis points in the repo rate to 6.5 per cent in its monetary policy statement on Wednesday. This is the third bi-monthly statement by the central bank for financial year 2018-19. Repo rate is the key rate at which the RBI lends short-term […]
Afghanistan – More than 150 Islamic State fighters surrendered to Afghan security forces in the northwestern province of Jawzjan after they were defeated and driven out by the Taliban, Taliban and government officials said on Wednesday. The defeat represents a major setback for the group, which first appeared in eastern Afghanistan around four years ago […]
Pakistan today handed over a list of 471 Indian prisoners lodged in Pakistani jails to the Indian High Commission here. Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement that the list was consistent with the provisions of the Consular Access Agreement between Pakistan and India signed on May 21, 2008. It said the list included […]
Srinagar :The business community of Kashmir on Wednesday launched its week-long protest programme with a silent protest march to “protect” Article 35-A from any onslaughts. Several business bodies took part in the silent protest march from Residency Road to Press Enclave here. President of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Javid Ahmad Tenga said the […]
Washington Post’s India bureau chief Annie Gowen has been denied permission to report on Kashmir, she tweeted on Tuesday. The Government of India recently asked foreign correspondents to seek permission in writing for travelling anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir, a move reminiscent of the early 1990s when the Indian government made it impossible for foreign […]
Srinagar : A batch of 670 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 17 vehicles and included yatris going to the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps, an official said. The 60-day long annual Amarnath Yatra which started on June 28 […]
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a driver of a vehicle with four kilograms of poppy straw in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Balvinder Singh of Hoshiarpur, Punjab was arrested after approximately 4 kilograms of poppy straw was recovered from his truck during routine checking of vehicles, a police spokesman said. An […]
Srinagar : Hundreds of people late last night took part in the last rites of Barzulla militant whose mortal remains were brought form frontier district of Kupwara yesterday after over a month of his death. Hundreds of people, including men, women and children hit the streets in old Barzulla when body of Mudasir Ahmad Bhat was […]
Srinagar : A Haji from Jammu region died in a road accident in the holy city of Medina on Wednesday morning, said reports. Reports said that Shamas din Wani (Cover number JKF-13844-2-0) of Bankoot, Banihal was crushed to death by a speeding vehicle near Masjid Nabvi early today morning. He was shifted to Ansar Hospital Medina […]