The rupee strengthened by 5 paise to 73.59 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday, supported by foreign portfolio inflows and strong opening in domestic equities. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit was trading in a narrow range against the US dollar, it opened at 73.62 against the greenback, then gained […]
Farmer leaders on Monday started their day-long hunger strike against the Centre’s new farm laws and said protests would be held at all district headquarters later in the day, even as more people are expected to join the ongoing agitation at Delhi border points. Farmer leader Baldev Singh said, “Representatives of farmer unions have started […]
KANDAHAR: Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said on Sunday. Taliban militants attacked checkpoints in five districts surrounding the city of Kandahar, which Afghan forces countered with heavy air and ground assaults, the ministry of […]
Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam will not be available for the upcoming New Zealand T20Is after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during Sunday morning’s practice session. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the development in a statement released on Sunday, which stated that Azam suffered the injury during a throw-down session after which he was […]
Srinagar Dec 14: The University of Kashmir has postponed Monday’s language question papers of the ongoing B Ed examination in view of allegations of a purported paper leak. A statement issued by Controller of Examinations at KU this afternoon said that the papers titled ‘Teaching of English/Urdu/Hindi/Punjabi/Kashmiri/Arabic’- the last papers of the ongoing examination- have […]
A sanitary Inspector on Monday morning attempted suicide purportedly by consuming some poisonous substance in Tangdhar area of north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district, official sources said. The official has been identified as Shabir Ahmad Lone (38), a resident of Handwara. “It is believed that he has taken some poisonous substance this morning at his residential quarter,” news […]
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha has said that Kashmir and Jammu are the “two eyes” of the Union Territory of J-K, and going ahead, for overall progress, both have to work together without one being favoured over the other. “Samaan bhav sey dono ke vikas ke liye humein kaam karna hai aur […]
Srinagar: Two cops have been booked on charges of alleged extortion here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmimr, Srinagar. A local news gathering agency Kashmir News Trust (KNT) quoting unnamed officials from the police department reported that a man from south Kashmir’s Pulwama has accused two cops of extortion. The complainant has alleged […]
Sopore: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau Monday carried out fresh raids at two place in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla. An official said that the ACB team assisted by a joint team of security forces searched two locations in Model Town and Rohama in Sopore. A senior police officer said that raids were […]
Life got disrupted including the power supply soon after Srinagar city and other parts of Kashmir witnessed snowfall. Though people were very happy in the morning to see a white blanket all around them but the water logging of roads and frequent disruptions in the power supply has shown once more that Srinagar is yet […]