Kartarpur Corridor: Congress minister objects to Akali names on foundation stone
Gurdaspur (Pb) (PTI): A controversy erupted Monday with a Congress minister objecting to the names of former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal engraved on the foundation stone to be laid for the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. Punjab’s Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa was reviewing the arrangements made for the function […]
Forces lay siege over Shopian village
Shopian: Government forces launched Cordon and Search Operation in Berthipora village of South Kashmir’s Shopian District on Monday. Reports said that a joint team of Indian Army’s 44 RR, SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF laid siege over Berthipora village and launched door to door searches. The search operation was underway when this […]
Army on Khrew encounter: We have been tracking their movement for a month, killed Pak militant, overpowered local
Srinagar: Army on Monday said that they have been tracking movement of militants that helped them to bust militant module, in killing pakistani militant and arrest of another local militant. CO 50 RR Col Samar Raghav told a presser here that the arrested militant had joined the ranks only four month back. On Sunday […]
Kashmir shuts over JRL call against militant, civilian killings by government forces
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed across Kashmir Monday against the killing of six militants and a civilian in a gunfight with government forces on Sunday in a nocturnal gunfight. An Indian army soldier was also killed in the gunfight. Government fearing protests and clashes made additional deployment of government forces personnel at several places […]
Train services across Kashmir suspended
Srinagar: Authorities have decided to keep the train services suspended on Monday over ‘security reasons’ amid shutdown in Kashmir valley over Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) call against militants and civilian killings in recent days by government forces. An officials said that the decision to not let trains move was taken after fresh advisory from police last […]
Over 170 hurt in magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran
Tehran,(AP): A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday night, injuring over 170 people and sending fearful residents running into the street, authorities said. The temblor hit near Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran’s Kermanshah province, which was the epicenter of an earthquake last year that killed over 600 people and where […]
Pak welcomes India’s move to send 2 ministers for Kartarpur corridor’s groundbreaking ceremony
Islamabad,(PTI): Pakistan on Sunday welcomed India’s decision to send its two Union ministers to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor next week, terming it a “positive response”. Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located across the river Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. It was established by […]
Russia seizes three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea
Kiev, (AFP): Russia has seized three Ukrainian naval ships in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, raising fears of military escalation and prompting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday. In the unprecedented incident, Russia said it used weapons “in order to stop the Ukrainian military,” which it claims illegally entered its waters, confirming […]
US announces USD 5 million reward for information on 26/11 perpetrators
Washington (PTI): The US on Monday announced a USD 5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual who committed, conspired, aided or abetted the 2008 Mumbai attack. The Trump administration announced this major reward (of over Rs 35 crore) on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack […]
Rupee rises 39 paise to 70.30 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, (PTI): Rising for the eighth straight day, the rupee climbed 39 paise to 70.30 against the US dollar in early trade Monday, as global crude prices slipped below the USD 60 per barrel mark. Traders said the weakness in the greenback against some currencies overseas and a higher opening of domestic equities supported the rupee. […]
