Search operation launched in village near LoC
Poonch: Forces have launched a massive search operation in villages close to Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector of Mendhar sub division area of Poonch district. Sources said that Army and police have launched the joint search operation in villages near Sagra area of KG sector of Mendhar. Joint teams of Army […]
Govt honours 855 police officers for distinguished services
New Delhi, (PTI) Three constables of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), awarded the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry posthumously, were among the 885 police personnel from across the country who were honoured by the government for their distinguished services on the eve of the Republic Day. While the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) have […]
Gujarat man kills estranged wife, then commits suicide
Vadodara, Jan 25 (PTI) An unemployed man allegedly killed his wife and then committed suicide in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, police said Friday. Manish Patel (49) and Rachna (44) were married for 20 years but their relationship had soured recently and, on January 15 this year, the two had decided to stay separately, an official […]
SC upholds constitutional validity of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman said they have upheld the constitutional validity “in its entirety”. The court, however, said that related parties in the act should mean a person connected with the […]
Ramban: Three including ASI injured in shooting stone incident
Ramban: An assistant sub-inspector of traffic police and two civilians were injured after being hit by stones that came hurtling down a hill along the Jammu-Srinagar highway at Anokhi fall in Ramban district yesterday evening. The injured were identified as ASI Ajay Khokar and two civilians Mukesh Singh of Rajasthan and Muhammad Arif […]
Kupwara shuts to remember Handwara massacre
Kupwara: Complete shutdown is being observed in Handwara Town in north Kashmir to mark the 29th anniversary of victims of alleged Border Security Forces firing on this day in 1990 in which 21 people were killed. Joint resistance leadership had called for compete shutdown in the area to pay tributes to the victims. Scores of locals […]
Goa: Drinking, cooking in open to attract Rs 2k-10k fine
Panaji (PTI) : The Goa government has decided to charge fines between Rs 2,000 and Rs 10,000 from people for drinking and cooking in the open, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said Thursday. The Tourist Trade Act will be amended suitably during the Goa Assembly session beginning on January 29 for this purpose, he informed. “People […]
CBI carries out searches at residence of former Haryana CM Hooda
New Delhi (PTI): The CBI Friday carried out searches at the residence of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in connection with a land allocation irregularities case, officials said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is carrying out searches at 30 other locations in New Delhi and NCR, they said.
Man alleges Rs 2.53 cr cheating by internet gang
Thane (PTI): A Thane resident working in the Thailand Consulate has filed a complaint claiming some persons he befriended on the internet cheated him of Rs 2.53 crore on the pretext of transferring USD 18 lakh to him, police said Friday. The man, along with his wife and two children, had visited Thailand in […]
Valley wakes up to fresh snow blanket, highway remains shut for fifth day
Srinagar: Amid a slight rise in temperature and snowfall in parts of Kashmir including Srinagar highway remains closed for the fifth straight day. The traffic on the Srinagar Jammu highway has been halted due to landslides in Ramban district. “Besides, landslides have at Gagroo, Anokhi Fall and Battery Chashma areas fresh snowfall occured on both […]
