NEW DELHI: Gold prices fell by Rs. 220 to Rs. 30,800 per ten grams here on Thursday on emergence of profit-selling at prevailing higher levels. However, silver gained for the third day by adding Rs. 200 to Rs. 46,900 per kg on sustained buying by industrial units and coin manufacturers. Traders said profit-selling by stockists […]
NEW DELHI: Subrata Roy may have to play holi inside Tihar jail and stay put there till Mar 25 with the Supreme Court Thursday remaining unyielding on his bail plea after the Sahara group failed to come out with a new proposal for refunding Rs 20,000 crore of investors money. The apex court said that […]
Srinagar: Police Thursday busted an extortion gang here by arresting four persons. Superintendent of Police Srinagar city North, Tahir Saleem said that Maharaj Gunj Police received a complaint from Qaiser Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Maharaj Gunj, that he was robbed on knifepoint after he boarded an auto- rickshaw from Jamalatta Chowk in downtown Srinagar. […]
NEW DELHI: India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp Thursday launched its all-new Splendor iSmart bike, equipped with stop-and-start i3S technology, priced at Rs 47,250 (ex-showroom Delhi). The Splendor iSmart, which was showcased at the recently held Auto Expo, aims at further consolidating Hero MotoCorp’s leadership position in the 100cc segment, the company said in a […]
Srinagar: JKFL chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik and Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq have condoled the demise of Wali Mohammad Lone of Chanapora, Srinagar. In a statement Thursday, Malik expressed his heartfelt grief and sorrow over the demise of Lone who was the father of slain militant commander Lateef Ahmad Lone alias Chacha and […]
MADRID: Argentine and FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi has also turned to Facebook to raise awareness for the suffering of Syrian children after his rival Cristiano Ronaldo took a similar move earlier Wednesday. Messi wrote on his Facebook page: “Don’t let the #childrenofsyria lose another year to bloodshed and suffering.” He urged his fans to […]
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Shalindra Kumar said the administration has mobilized its men and machinery to restore the essential services and almost 90 percent of essential services have been restored. He was briefing media persons about the measures being taken for restoration of essential service after the heavy snowfall in the valley. Among others District […]
By Ramzy Baroud Something sinister is brewing around and below al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and it has the hallmark of a familiar Israeli campaign to strip the Mosque of its Muslim Arab identity. This time around, however, the stakes are much higher. The status of al-Aqsa mosque is unparalleled within the context of […]
SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday left for New Delhi and later had a medical examination of his chest at a private hospital in Gurgaon. Dr Vikram Sarabhai of Medanta hospital had performed several tests on Geelani’s infected chest. But the pro-freedom leader was allowed to return to his Malviya Nagar […]
Srinagar: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Prof Saif-u-Din Soz has said that people in Kashmir suffered due to heavy snowfall and administrative failure . “Since I was in Srinagar I know very well how people suffered for lack of electricity, drinking water and other basic facilities. Many government servants extended a helping hand while others […]