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Voters are angry with BJP: Rahul after by-election result

New Delhi: Congratulating the winners of the Lok Sabha by-elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said it was clear that people were angry with...

Altaf Bukhari chairs maiden review meeting of Finance Department

JAMMU: Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari chaired maiden review meeting of the Department after taking over the charge of Finance Ministry, here last evening. Speaking at the...

Why was PAO good a month ago and bad today, says NC

Srinagar: National Conference on Wednesday said the sudden rollback of the Pay and Accounts Office (PAO) System by the Jammu and Kashmir Government had...

Increase retirement age of SC, HC judges : Par panel

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has urged the government to hike the retirement age of Supreme Court and high court judges to tide over...

Bihar bypolls: RJD retains Jehanabad, BJP holds on to Bhabhua

Patna: The RJD today retained the Jehanabad assembly seat and the BJP the Bhabhua constituency in bypolls in Bihar. In the Araria Lok Sabha segment...

UP Bypolls: Will go back to drawing board, say BJP leaders

Lucknow: Stung by the unexpected reversals in two crucial Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP said today it will go back to...

Make sanitation top priority: PM to JK govt

Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said sanitation should be made the first priority for Jammu and Kashmir, which is famous for its tourist destinations. The...

Govt to build 14,460 bunkers for JK border dwellers

New Delhi: As many as 14,460 bunkers will be constructed along the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir to...

UP tops the list of communal violence hit states in 2017: Govt

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states with maximum communal violence incidents in the country last year, the Lok Sabha was informed...

ED seeks Interpol warrant against Nirav Modi, Choksi

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Interpol for issuance of a Red Corner Notice against diamond traders Nirav Modi and Mehul...

J&K Police to procure micro UAVs for anti-militancy operations

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will procure micro unmanned ariel vehicles fitted with night vision equipment for security, surveillance and detection operations in...

Lok Sabha passes Budget without debate

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today passed without discussion the Finance Bill 2018 and a Rs 89.25 lakh crore spending plan for the next...

Attack on Afghan checkpoint kills 10 security forces

Kabul: Insurgents attacked a security checkpoint in western Afghanistan early today, killing at least 10 security forces, officials said. No one immediately claimed the attack, but...

Wet weather to continue for next 24 hours, says MeT

Srinagar: Normal life on Wednesday was affected in Kashmir Valley due to rainfall even as the Meteorological department has predicted the inclement weather for...

Contractors lock R&B chief’s office in Rajbagh

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Contractors Coordination committee Wednesday locked Roads and building chief’s office here at Rajbagh to protest and demand clearance of...

4 ft rod removed from man after 5-hr surgery at govt hospital

Mumbai: A four feet long iron rod which pierced the groin of a 33-year-old man and exited near the neck, was removed after a...

Pak national, who stayed in India for 27 yrs, deported

Mumbai: A 37-year-old Pakistani national, who was illegally staying in India since he was about 10 years of age, has been deported to the...

Social media poses a serious challenge to law enforcement agencies: Rajnath

New Delhi: Social media has posed a serious challenge to law enforcement agencies and the area of concerns include terrorism, financial frauds and victimisation...

Kamran Yousuf released from jail

Srinagar: Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, who was arrested for allegedly pelting stones six months ago, was today released from a Delhi jail. Pertinently, Kamran was...

Late night blaze damages eight shops in Srinagar

Srinagar: At least eight shops were gutted in a late night blaze at Chanapora area of Srinagar, reports said on Wednesday. According to reports, at...

Actor Narendra Jha passes away at 55

New Delhi: Actor Narendra Jha passed away on Wednesday morning following a cardiac arrest. He was 55. According to reports, it was the third heart...

Bihar bypolls: BJP ahead in Araria and Bhabhua, RJD in Jehanabad

Patna: The BJP is leading in the Araria Lok Sabha seat and Bhabua Assembly constituency, while the RJD was leading in the Jehanabad Assembly...

Lightning damages century-old shrine in Uri

Baramulla: A century-old shrine at Garkote area of Uri in north Kashmir's Baramulla district suffered damages after the shrine was struck by lightning on...

IndiGo cancels 42 flights for today

Mumbai: Domestic carrier IndiGo continued to operate with a curtailed schedule for the third day today with the airline cancelling 42 flights following the...

‘Pak summons India’s Deputy High Commissioner over harassment of officials’

Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh over the alleged harassment of officials and families of the Pakistan High Commission...

Stephen Hawking, modern cosmology’s brightest star, dies aged 76

London: World famous British scientist Stephen Hawking, modern cosmology's brightest star known for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, died today at...

CM tunes on Altaf Bukhari as state’s new FM

Srinagar: Education Minister Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari was given additional charge of the finance ministry on Tuesday, a day after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti...

FM does a reversal of ‘Drabunomics’

JAMMU: Barely an hour after taking over as the Finance Minister of the state, Altaf Bukhari  issued an order putting in abeyance the Pay...

Decision to drop me came as a surprise: Drabu

Srinagar: Senior PDP leader Haseeb Drabu said that J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's decision to sack him as the state's finance minister came as...

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