ED files charge sheet against suspected LeT member in money laundering case
New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against Shabbir Ahmad Lone, a suspected member of the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case. The ED attached foreign currency, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), that was recovered […]
Mallya becomes first tycoon to be declared Fugitive Economic Offender
Mumbai, Jan 5 (PTI) Weeks after a UK court ordered his extradition, former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, accused of defaulting on loans of over Rs 9,00O crore, received another blow as a Mumbai court declared him a “Fugitive Economic Offender” (FEO). Mallya on Saturday became the first businessman to be declared an FEO under the […]
Police arrests drug peddler
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar arrested a drug peddler during a naka checking and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party arrested a drug peddler identified as Owais Ahmad Gilla son of Abdul Ahad Gilla resident of Habba Kadal during a naka checking at Khanyar Chowk. Police […]
India-Pak army exchange gunfire
Poonch: The armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday exchanged heavy fire and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The ceasefire violation continued for the fourth consecutive day today. Pakistani army also fired mortar bombs at forward posts and civilian areas in Poonch sector Friday, PTI quoted […]
Beacon clears snow on Srinagar Airport runway
Srinagar: The runway at Srinagar airport has been cleared of snow for the takeoff and landing of flights which was affected due to the overnight snowfall. Officials in ‘Project Beacon’ said that about one feet of snow had accumulated on the airport runway due to which flights were halted. Beacon officials said that its team […]
2 bank unions call for two-day strike on January 8-9
New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) A section of PSU bank employees would go on a two-day strike on January 8 and 9 in support of the nation-wide strike call given by 10 central trade unions against the government’s alleged anti-worker policy. The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India has informed […]
Cold wave intensifies in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (PTI) The on-going cold conditions in Punjab and Haryana Saturday aggravated with minimum temperature hovering at 3.5 degrees Celsius at Narnaul, making it the coldest place in the region. The minimum in Narnaul, Haryana, was one notch below normal, the MeT office said here. Besides, several parts of the two states remained engulfed […]
Man dies after fall from rooftop while clearing snow
Srinagar: A man died after slipping from the roof top of his house while clearing snow in Bandipora town of north Kashmir. Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahid Iqbal Choudary said that the person identified as Mumtaz Ahmad, a shopkeeper of Ward 4 of Bandipora received serious head injuries after he fell from the rooftop of his […]
Tral Encounter: Militant killed, CRPF man injured, ops on
Tral: A militant was killed and a CRPF jawan was injured in exchange of fire between the militants and the government in Aripal village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Eyewitness said that the house in which the militants were trapped was set on fire by the forces, following which the firing stopped. Official […]
