Day: August 16, 2019

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

Detained Kashmir journalist released on bond

8:28 pm August 16, 2019

Srinagar: A Kashmir-based journalist, who was picked up from his home in Pulwama by security forces Thursday night, has been released on a bond, officials said on Friday. Irfan Malik, a correspondent with the Greater Kashmir newspaper, was questioned before being released, they said. It was not immediately known as to why was he detained. […]

National tribal festival to begin in Leh on Saturday

8:22 pm August 16, 2019

Leh: In a bid to give a fillip to the tribal economy in Ladakh, Union minister Arjun Munda and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik will inaugurate the ‘Aadi Mahotsav’ or the national tribal festival on Saturday here. Home Minister Amit Shah was to inaugurate the festival, but he could not come as he […]

Forex reserves at new life-time high of USD 430.57 bn

8:17 pm August 16, 2019

Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves surged by USD 1.620 billion to USD 430.572 billion in the week to August 9 on rise in foreign currency assets, according to the latest RBI data released on Friday. In the previous reporting week ended on August 2, the reserves had declined by USD 697.2 million to USD 428.952 […]

Ravi Shastri reappointed head coach of Indian team

8:06 pm August 16, 2019

Mumbai: Ravi Shastri was on Friday re-appointed head coach of the Indian men’s team by the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee, a decision that was expected and has the backing of captain Virat Kohli. Shastri has been reappointed for a two-year period, ending with the 2021 T20 World Cup in India. This will be Shastri’s […]

South West Monsoon weak in Kerala; toll climbs to 111

7:57 pm August 16, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: As the South West monsoon turned “weak” over Kerala on Friday,there was some respite for the rain-battered state for the second consecutive day,even as the toll climbed to 111 with more bodies being retrieved from landslide hit areas in Malappuram and Wayanad districts. The sunny weather helped in search operations as more bodies were […]