Agencies In a statement that could stir controversy, BJP MLA from Ballia, Surendra Singh, has said that Muslims who have many wives and children in large numbers have an “animalistic tendency.” “In the Muslim religion, you know that people keep 50 wives and give birth to 1050 children. This is not a tradition but an […]
Srinagar: Three more yatries died due to health reasons during the ongoing pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, an official said on Monday. A 52-year-old yatri Dimple Sharma, son of Mohan Lal Sharma, resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, suffered a massive cardiac arrest near the cave shrine. He was immediately rushed […]
Jammu : A suspected Pakistani intruder was shot dead by BSF personnel while he was trying to cross the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir”s Samba district on Monday, officials said. The incident took place around 3 am when a man in his 60”s was trying to sneak into the Indian territory near the S […]
Srinagar : — Five youth have been detained during nocturnal raids in Zazripora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam District. Reports quoting locals said that state forces raided the locality late night on Friday and arrested at least five youths from their respective houses. The forces, they said, barged into the houses of the youth creating […]
AFP Beirut : The head of Lebanon’s Tehran-backed Hezbollah said Friday that US ally Israel would not be “neutral” if a war broke out between the United States and Iran. And “Iran is able to bombard Israel with ferocity and force,” Hassan Nasrallah said in an interview broadcast on Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television. His remarks came […]
Agencies New Delhi : Army chief General Bipin Rawat Saturday said there has been no intrusion by the Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Demchok sector. “There is no intrusion,” Rawat said on the sidelines of an event. His statement comes amidst reports of Chinese troops crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last week after some […]
Srinagar : Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a cop and recovered a packet of herione from his possession in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A police spokesman said that Mushtaq Ahmad Peer son of Abdul Ahad resident of Kalmuna Handwara was arrested at a checkpoint at Chogul and seized contraband substance […]
Agencies Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday skipped the official function at the Martyrs’ graveyard here and instead deputed his advisor for paying homage to the people killed in firing by forces of Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh on this day in 1931. Malik’s predecessor N N Vohra had also skipped the official function last […]
Srinagar : In view of the Martyrs’ day, authorities imposed restrictions in various parts of Srinagar in order to avoid any law and order situation on Saturday. The curbs were imposed following a shutdown call given by separatist group JRL in remembrance of July 13, 1931, Martyrs’. The day is being commemorated every year on […]
Noida (UP): Seventeen foreigners, who were detained in Greater Noida for allegedly staying in the country without valid travel documents, have escaped from police custody, officials said Friday. They were among the 60 foreign nationals from nine countries who were detained on Wednesday over invalid visa and passport documents and faced deportation, they said. “Around 8.30 […]