Flesh trade racket busted in Maharashtra, three held
Thane (Maha) PTI: Three persons, including two women, were arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket at Mira Road in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. The arrests were made by the Thane district rural police following a raid at a massage parlour-cum-saloon at Mira Road on Thursday, in which five girls were also […]
As Shiv Sena and others move towards Ayodhya, Muslims fear return of 92 violence, migrate
Ayodhya: Fear has gripped the Muslims living in the temple town as Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray arrives in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, as they fear return of 1992 like violence. Reports say that Muslim community has sent children and old-aged people out of Ayodhya. Timesnownews reported that there is an anticipation that almost two lakh […]
European parliament to hold hearing on ‘HR violations in Kashmir’ in January
Srinagar: A hearing on Human Rights violations in Kashmir is slated in European Parliament on January 23, 2019, a Labour party parliamentarian Wajid Khan said on Friday. In a Twitter post, Khan said: “After months of campaigning, I have secured a historic hearing on the human rights abuses in Kashmir in the European Parliament on January […]
PM attacks Cong for comparing sliding rupee with his mother
Chhatarpur (MP), (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hit out at the Congress Saturday, days after its leader Raj Babbar compared the rupee’s slide with the age of his mother, saying those who did not have issues to talk about, resort to abusing someone else’s mother. Addressing a rally here, Modi, in an apparent dig at […]
Pakistan arrests Khadim Rizvi, scores of his activists in countrywide crackdown on TLP
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Rizvi was arrested by police in a raid on his residence in Lahore on Friday night. Media reports suggest a crackdown has been initiated against the party’s activists and leaders in all major cities of the country, following the arrest of the firebrand cleric. Dozens of workers of the party […]
17.91 percent polling recorded in north Kashmir’s Baramulla till 11 am
Srinagar: In Baramulla 17.91 percent people turned out to exercise their franchise in the third phase of ongoing nine-phased Panchayat elections on Saturday. The voting began at 6 am in the morning and will conclude at 2 in the afternoon.
Farmer’s buffaloes worth Rs 4 lakh looted in UP
Muzaffarnagar Nov 24 (PTI) Six armed men allegedly looted buffaloes of a farmer worth Rs 4 lakh after holding him and his wife hostage in Shamli district’s Gangeru village, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday night. The farmer, Gaffar Ahmed, was sleeping near the bovines when the six men came in a vehicle. They […]
Sidhu to visit Pakistan for Kartarpur Border corridor ceremony: Report
Islamabad PTI: Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu would visit the country to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Border corridor, according to a media report on Friday. Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the groundbreaking ceremony of the facilities at the crossing on the Pakistan […]
Police bust ISJK militant hideout in south Kashmir’s Awantipora
Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that a hideout used by Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir militants was busted in Awantipora area of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports quoting police officials said that the hideout was busted in a joint operation by Army’s 55 RR and Jammu and Kashmir police at Panzgam area of Awantipora. “A lot of logistic […]
Minimum temperatures dip below freezing point across Kashmir
Srinagar: The minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley remained below freezing point on Saturday as a cold wave continued in the region, the weather office said. “The minimum temperatures throughout the Valley remained below the freezing point today. Same weather conditions are likely to continue during the next two to three days,” an official of the […]
