Gurgaon : Three persons were arrested today for allegedly assaulting, abusing and chopping off a Muslim youth’s beard at sector-37, here, police said. The accused were identified as Gaurav, Eklash from Uttar Pradesh and Nitin from Harayana, the police said. The incident occurred on July 31 when the accused started insulting the victim in Khandsa Mandi […]
Srinagar : An 11 member delegation of the J&K National Conference led by its General Secretary, Sh. Ali Mohammad Sagar, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today. The delegation put forth its concerns relating to the legal challenge to the Article 35 A of the Indian Constitution; appreciated the decisions taken by […]
Chandigarh : Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today hoped relations between India and Pakistan would improve with Imran Khan becoming his country’s prime minister, saying he was all set to attend the swearing-in. “If I am allowed, then I will definitely go. It is a huge honour,” the Punjab minister said, alluding to a clearance by the […]
Srinagar : The famous Dal Lake has shrunk to less than half its original size with its capacity down to 40 per cent, officials said today as Governor N N Vohra invited the Navy and other experts to tackle issues faced by the water body. The governor had spoken to Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, during […]
India on Thursday successfully test-fired the endo-atmospheric Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile, which is a part of the country’s ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield against a multiple target scenario. The interceptor missile (it remains within the earth’s atmosphere at an altitude below 100 km), fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, hit a designated incoming dummy enemy missile at a […]
Islamabad: Imran Khan has decided against inviting foreign leaders and celebrities to his oath taking ceremony as Pakistan’s new prime minister as he wants to keep the event very simple, according to a media report. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the elections held on July 25. The 65-year-old leader […]
Srinagar : Two militants killed in a Kupwara encounter with the government forces in Shumriyal area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have been identified, an official said. He identified the slain as Bilal Shah from Shart Muqam and Zahoor from Kalaroos Kupwara. “Militants travelling in a vehicle were ambushed by Army 41 RR and SOG Kupwara […]
Srinagar : Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers during a naka checking and recovered codeine phosphate from their possession. A spokesperson in a statement said: “During Naka Checking at Wangipora Bala in the jurisdiction of Police Station Sumbal, a Maruti car bearing registration number DL8CK/8014 was intercepted. On checking, 35 bottles of […]
Srinagar : Suspected militants on Thursday snatched the service rifle from a bank security guard in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that the militants overpowered the bank guard and snatched his 12-bore rifle at a branch of Jammu and Kashmir bank in Brakpora area, barely six kilometers from Anantnag town. They said that forces cordoned […]
A complete shutdown for second consecutive day is being observed in Barzulla area of Srinagar over the killing of a local militant. Locals said that all the shops, private offices, and other business establishments remained shut in the area while transport is off the roads too. The shutdown is being observed over the killing of […]