Money Laundering Case: ED questions Mehbooba Mufti for nearly five hours in Sgr

  Srinagar,: The Enforcement Department (ED) on Thursday questioned the former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti for five hours in Srinagar in a case related to money laundering. Notably, Mehbooba had last evening confirmed that she will appear before the ED at its Srinagar office at 11:00 AM in the […]

CRPF man killed, 3 others injured in Lawaypora attack

  Srinagar:A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men was killed while three others were critically injured in a hit and run attack by militants at Lawaypora area of Srinagar outskirts on Thursday, officials said. A top official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), militants fired at the CRPF party at Lawaypora area of Srinagar in which […]

J-K Police opposes Mehbooba’s passport renewal citing ‘adverse report’

J-K Police opposes Mehbooba’s passport renewal citing ‘adverse report’

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has opposed giving passport to former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti citing “adverse report” against her, officials said on Thursday.   A report has been submitted to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which is hearing a petition filed by Mehbooba over the delay in clearing her passport application. Mehbooba […]

Three CRPF soldiers critically injured in militant attack in Srinagar

Three CRPF soldiers critically injured in militant attack in Srinagar

  Srinagar: Three CRPF men were critically injured  in a hit and run attack by militants at Lawaypora area of Srinagar outskirts on Thursday, officials said. A senior CRPF official said that militants fired at the CRPF party at Lawaypora area of Srinagar injuring three CRPF men. “Three CRPF men were injured in the attack, […]

Gold gains Rs 44; silver weakens Rs 637

Gold gains Rs 44; silver weakens Rs 637

New Delhi: Gold gained Rs 44 to Rs 44,347 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, supported by weaker rupee and overnight gain in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. It had closed at Rs 44,303 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver, however, dipped Rs 637 to Rs 64,110 […]

Economic revival to continue ‘unabated’; rising Covid cases a concern, but lockdowns unlikely: RBI Guv

Mumbai:  The rising COVID-19 infections across the country are a matter of concern, but it may not impact the ongoing economic revival as one does not foresee lockdowns, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. The economic revival will continue “unabated”, Das said, asserting that there is no need for a downward revision of […]

Permanent commission in Army: SC allows pleas of women officers, says ACR evaluation process flawed

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the pleas of several women SSC officers seeking grant of permanent commission in the Army and held that the ACR evaluation process was flawed and discriminatory in nature. The apex court said the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) evaluation criteria for grant of permanent commission to women officers ignored […]

Mehbooba Mufti appears before ED in Srinagar

Srinagar:  PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here in connection with a money laundering case, officials said. Mufti reached the ED office in Rajbagh at 11 am to face questioning in the case, they said. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president did not appear before the agency in Delhi […]

Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens after two days

Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens after two days

Srinagar: One-way traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which remained suspended for the last two days due to landslides, was restored in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The highway opened in the early hours of the day after the clearance of slides, triggered by incessant rains, near Cafeteria Morh […]

Regulation should not constrain innovation in fintech space: RBI guv

Regulation should not constrain innovation in fintech space: RBI guv

Mumbai: Underlining the need for innovation in the financial sector for effective service delivery, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday called for effective regulation that should help innovation in the fintech space and not suffocate it. Effective regulation is a priority for the Reserve Bank, and regulation should not constrain innovation in the fintech space, the […]