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Black money in polls: 700 IRS officers to be deployed for vigil

New Delhi: 700 IRS officers would be deployed by the Election Commission as observers in ‘expenditure sensitive’ constituencies during the Lok Sabha polls. The EC...

Rape accused IAS officer’s anticipatory bail plea rejected

Jaipur: A local court Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail application of rape accused suspended IAS officer B B Mohanty. The court of women atrocities cases...

SHOPIAN KILLINGS: CoI records statement of CRPF witness

Srinagar: The one-man Commission probing killing of four persons in CRPF firing in Shopian district last year Thursday recorded the statement of a witness ...

LS polls: IT Dept sets up cell to monitor cash flow

Jammu: The Income Tax Department has set up a special cell to keep a tab on flow of cash and other valuables in the...

Facing spy threats, 1.45 cr fixed line Internet connections need to change settings

NEW DELHI: Faced with fresh cyber spying threats, the Department of Telecom has asked internet service providers to reset passwords and other settings in...

Death toll is 17, says govt

JAMMU: The untimely snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir claimed 17 lives and left nearly 2,000 houses damaged in Kashmir division, a high-level review meeting...

SNOWFALL AFTERMATH

Srinagar: Ruling National Conference ministers Ali Muhammad Sagar and Sajad Ahmed Kitchloo Thursday refuted allegations of opposition parties that government was ill-prepared for the...

Over-taxation hindering high growth in aviation

NEW DELHI: The high growth in Indian aviation market, which would in future be triggered by regional operations, was being restrained by over-taxation and...

Dept asked not to approach ED directly: GAD

JAMMU: As per circular issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) Thursday , Departments seeking clarifications on the Model Code of Conduct and other...

Saudi Arabia loaned Pakistan $1.5bn to shore up economy

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia loaned $1.5 billion to Pakistan last month to help Islamabad shore up its foreign exchange reserves, meet debt-service obligations and undertake...

Kashmir more advanced than USA, says Taj Mohiuddin

Srinagar: Senior Congress leader and Health Minister Taj Mohi-u-Din  was Thursday all praises for the ruling coalition’s “up-to-mark” performance in dealing with the situation...

WORLD TWENTY20

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez hopes Shahid Afridi will be fit in time for the World Twenty20 after the hard-hitting allrounder delayed his departure...

Cipla board approves retirement of YK Hamied

NEW DELHI: Drug firm Cipla Thursday approved the retirement of its Executive Vice-Chairman, YK Hamied with effect from March 31, 2014. Hamied, (73) however, will...

Gold falls on profit-selling, silver remains higher

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...

SC turns down Subrata Roy’s bail plea

NEW DELHI: Subrata Roy may have to play holi inside Tihar jail and stay put there till Mar 25 with the Supreme Court Thursday...

Extortionists caught after robbing man twice on knifepoint

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...

Hero launches new bike Splendor iSmart at R47K

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...

Don’t let the Syrian children lose another year to bloodshed, killings: Messi

MADRID: Argentine and FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi has also turned to Facebook to raise awareness for the suffering of Syrian children after his...

Most of essential services restored: Div Com

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner  Kashmir  Shalindra Kumar said the administration has mobilized its men and machinery to restore the essential services and almost 90 percent...

Al-Aqsa vs. Israel: The Lurking Danger Beneath

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...

People suffered: Soz

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...

Ronaldo wants ‘better tomorrow’ for Syrian children

MADRID: Real Madrid and Portugal's football star Cristiano Ronaldo has turned to Facebook to raise awareness of the plight of Syrian children. Ronaldo posted on...

Tall claims exposed

Dear editor Fresh snowfall has yet again exposed the tall claims of the government. Damaged power transmission lines, blockade of Jammu-Srinagar highway, stranded passengers, rule...

Efforts on to clear waterlogged roads: SMC

Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Thursday said it rushed its men and machinery to clear key roads in the city in the wake...

ESPNCRICINFO AWARDS: Sachin, Warne or Kallis: Who is the best?

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar is among the three greats to have emerged as the leading contenders for ESPNcricinfo's Cricketer of the Generation award, even as...

Civic Action Programme: JKP to organise youth promotional coaching camp

JAMMU: As a part of its Civic Action Programme, Jammu and Kashmir Police(JKP) is organizing week long Youth Promotional Coaching Camp for boys in...

Air India plane in near-miss as Pak ATC gives ‘incorrect info’

Hyderabad: In a mid-air scare, “incorrect” input by Pakistan’s air traffic control to a Mumbai-bound Air India Dreamliner plane from London led it to...

Aberrations have crept in media, it must find solutions: PM

New Delhi: Favouring self-regulation by media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said some aberrations had crept into the “fiercely independent” journalism and it...

Now, Control Damage

Normal life remained disrupted for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as authorities failed to clear roads and interior lanes, especially in Srinagar. Despite...

No airline can refuse to fly differently-abled people: Govt

NEW DELHI: Heeding to years of pleas and protests by differently-abled people, government has finally come out with detailed rules governing their air travel...

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