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Militants planning Pulwama-like attack on Burhan’s death anniversary: Reports
SRINAGAR, JULY 06 : Militants are planning an attack on security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on the third death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.Burhan Wani was killed by security forces in Kokernag area of Anantnag district on July 8, 2016. According to reports, a new…
Read More »‘Justice for Kashmir’ banner flown during India-SL game
A plane carrying the slogan ‘Justice for Kashmir’ was seen flying over the Headingley Cricket Ground as India took on Sri Lanka in their final group stage game in the World Cup on Saturday, IANS reported. On June 29 during the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a plane with a banner reading…
Read More »California braced for more aftershocks after 7.1 magnitude earthquake
Emergency officials in southern California’s high desert are braced for strong, potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that damaged buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked numerous fires near its remote epicenter.The magnitude 7.1 tremor rocked the Mojave Desert town of Ridgecrest near Death Valley National Park as darkness fell…
Read More »Iran says it is ready to enrich uranium beyond nuclear deal levels
A top aide to Iran’s supreme leader says the Islamic Republic is ready to enrich uranium beyond the level set by Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal, just before a deadline it set on Sunday for Europe to offer new terms to the accord. A video message by Ali Akbar Velayati included…
Read More »JRL calls for strike on Monday on Burhan Wani’s third death anniversary
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a complete shutdown on Monday marking the third death anniversary of Burhan wani, the Hizb commander whose killing in a gunfight with government forces triggered massive protests and prolonged period of curfews and shutdowns across the valley. As many as 85 people were…
Read More »Police arrests bootlegger in Ganderbal
Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a bootlegger in the Kangan area of Ganderbal district in central Kashmir and recovered illicit liquor from his possession. A police spokesman has identified the bootlegger as Suliman Hashim Ansari alias Danish resident of Najeeb Ahad Bijnoor, Uttar Pradesh. “Ansari was arrested at…
Read More »J&K Bank condoles demise of its ex-Chairman
Srinagar, Jul 6: Expressing heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family, J&K Bank today condoled the sad demise of its former Chairman Munshi Ghulam Hassan. Commenting on the occasion, the bank’s Chairman and MD Rajesh Kumar Chhibber said, “I am deeply saddened to learn about the sad demise of Munshi Ghulam…
Read More »20 Amarnath pilgrims injured in Anantnag road accident
At least twenty Amarnath pilgrims were injured in a road accident in the Hernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. According to local news agency, two buses bearing registration number RJ01TA- 3523 and UP83AT-7777 collided with each other in Hernag today at around 2:20 pm. In the mishap,…
Read More »KCCI hails SAC for approving reforms to streamline functioning of PSU’s, Autonomous Bodies and Societies
Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry today welcomed the decision of the State Administrative Council to approve reforms aimed at streamlining the functioning of Public Sector Undertakings (PSU’s), Autonomous Bodies and Societies.A spokesperson of the KCC&I said that it was a long pending demand of the Kashmir Chamber…
Read More »No special incentives for J&K, BJP again let down people of state: Bhalla
Jammu: Former Minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla today termed Union Budget 2019-20 as mere lip service as usual and nothing special for J&K.Increased customs duty on gold, special additional excise duty and cess of Rs 1 per litre on petrol and diesel is likely to hit the…
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