Pak court to deliver judgment in two corruption cases against Sharif
Islamabad, Dec 24 (PTI) An anti-corruption court in Pakistan will deliver its judgment on Monday in two remaining corruption cases against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik of Islamabad-based accountability court last week reserved the judgment after completion of hearing in the Flagship Investment and Al-Azizia cases against 68-year-old Sharif. The Supreme Court […]
Pak army to use GPS-guided mortars: Reports
New Delhi: Pakistan plans to make use of GPS-guided mortar for precision attacks in the time to come, Zee News reported. It has been learnt that Pakistan is in the weapons market to purchase the special and technologically advanced mortar which only a few countries currently have in their arsenal. Apart from some European countries, […]
Man eater leopard killed in Reasi
Jammu: A leopard, believed to be a man-eater after it killed two boys recently, was shot dead in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said on Monday. The fully-grown leopard had killed eight-year-old Rehmat Ali and Wasim Akram (3) in the district’s Mahore belt on December 8 and 17, respectively. The authorities […]
Shortage of doctors triggers protests in Sopore
Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Scores of residents including women patients of north Kashmir’s Sopore area are up in arms against the shortage of doctors at the ‘Mother and Child Hospital Sopore’. Reports said that patients staged a protest at Iqbal market Sopore against the non availability of doctors. They said that the concern authorities are not […]
Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 280
Carita (Indonesia), Dec 24 (AFP) Indonesian rescuers battled heavy rains Monday in a desperate search for survivors after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed at least 281 people, with experts warning the devastated region could be slammed by more tidal waves. The national disaster agency said casualty figures were set to rise as it issued the fresh death […]
Muzaffarnagar riots accused found dead
Muzaffarnagar, Dec 24 (PTI) An accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Sikheda village here, police said Monday. Sodan Singh’s body was found Sunday evening hanging from the ceiling of a room, which housed a tube well, they said. The body was sent for postmortem and the matter is being […]
Schools in Rajouri near LoC ordered to shut
Srinagar: Authorities in Rajouri areas have ordered for closure of schools along the LoC on Monday. Reports said that authorities ordered immediate closure of schools in 0-5 KMs area of LoC in Keri and Lam in Rajouri district due to continuous fire from Pakistan army in the area. Police sources said that the area has […]
Man arrested for cheating women on social media
New Delhi: A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posing as a media professional and cheating women on social media and matrimonial websites, police said Sunday. The accused identified as Abhishek Vashist was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, they said. Vashist was arrested on Saturday from near Prem Ashram Chowk in Haridwar, […]
Srinagar records coldest night in 11 years
Srinagar: The Kashmir valley is presently passing through the 40-day harsh winter of Chillai Kalan which started on December 21 and will end on January 30. The weather conditions have turned so harsh that Srinagar witnessed the coldest night in 11 years as the temperature plunged to minus 6.8 degrees Celsius. At minus 6.8 degrees […]
ITBP trooper killed, 34 others injured as bus plunges in Gorge in Ramban
Srinagar: One ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) trooper was killed and 34 others were injured when a bus they were traveling in met with an accident near Khoni nalllah on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Monday. Reports said that the bus carrying 35 ITBP men skidded off the road near Khoni Nallah and rolled down into a […]
