NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday refuted the claims of recent surge in terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and said that attacks in the valley have been reduced compared to the earlier times.While speaking to the media, Rajnath termed the terrorists attacks as unfortunate and added that thee security forces are giving…
SRINAGAR: Two migrant workers from UP were wounded Friday in a suspected terrorist strike on a Jal Jeevan Mission project site at Mazhama in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, making this the sixth targeted attack on non-natives in J&K this year and the third after the new govt headed by Omar Abdullah assumed office on Oct…
SRINAGAR: A 19-year-old barber named Shubam Kumar from UP’s Bijnor suffered a gunshot wound in his right arm in a terrorist attack at Batagund village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Thursday morning. Kumar was rushed to a hospital in nearby Tral, where officials confirmed he is out of danger.This marked the third targeted attack on…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has squarely blamed Pakistan for the uptick in terrorist activity in J&K, saying there can be no talks between New Delhi and Islamabad till the neighbouring country stops the killings.His remarks stand in contrast with recent election manifestos of both NC and PDP, which advocated talks with Pakistan…
Two labourers were killed and two injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Ganderbal district on Sunday.The terrorists opened fire on the camp housing labourers of a private company working on construction of a tunnel at Gund area in the district, officials told news agency PTI.Two labourers died on the spot while two…
NEW DELHI: Following the example set by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, the Himachal Pradesh government issued orders on Wednesday mandating that all vendors display their names and identification on their shops. The decision comes just five days after assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania formed a seven-member committee on Friday, led by industries minister…
LONDON: A documentary aired on BBC on Monday night has exposed how migrant workers, including Indians, recruited to work on fishing ships owned by a Scottish company have been exploited, trafficked, mistreated, and are victims of modern slavery.The three year-investigation by current affair series “Disclosure” reveals how migrants were recruited by agents in the Philippines,…
NEW DELHI: Now urban households earning up to Rs 9 lakh annually will be eligible for interest subsidy scheme (ISS) on home loan for a property measuring not more than 120 sq metre under the newly approved PM Awas Yojna (Urban) scheme, which officials said is aimed at ensuring financial relief for “deserving” beneficiaries —…
India’s ‘knitwear capital’ Tiruppur is grappling with labour shortage as thousands of migrant workers who went back to their homeland to cast votes in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections are not willing to return. The crisis comes at a time when export enquiries from the US are showing early signs of recovery. There is an…
CHENNAI: Three migrant workers were killed after a portion of the roof on the first floor of the Sekhmet pub, in the up-market area at Alwarpet, collapsed on Thursday evening. One more victim was rescued and was rushed to the government Royapettah Hospital for treatment. He was declared dead by the doctors after examining him….
