Owners of stray cattle to face Rs 5,000 penalty
Noida, (PTI) The Noida Authority on Wednesday doubled the penalty imposed on owners of animals and cattle found roaming at public places and roads in the city, officials said. So far, a penalty of Rs 2,500 is imposed on offenders, besides another Rs 1,000 which is remitted with the authority, the officials said. Now, they will […]
10 killed’ in attack near Mali-Niger border: govt official
Bamako (Mali),(AFP) At least 10 people were killed by “terrorists” in northeastern Mali, including members of an armed group and civilians, a government official said on Wednesday. The attack took place around 45 kilometres (27 miles) from Menaka in an area which has been badly hit by jihadist violence that claimed several hundred lives in 2018, […]
Shabaab claims Nairobi attack retaliation for Trump Jerusalem move: SITE
Nairobi (AFP) The Al-Shabaab jihadist group said Wednesday it carried out the deadly attack on a Nairobi hotel and office complex in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the SITE monitoring group said. The group said in a statement picked up by SITE that its fighters stormed the DusitD2 complex […]
British PM May wins confidence vote
London, Jan 17 (PTI) Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May won a confidence vote on Wednesday and averted a general election, a day after her government suffered a historic parliamentary defeat over her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union. Her government won by 325 votes to 306 – a majority of 19. Labour leader Jeremy […]
India-Pakistan armies exchange gunfire in Poonch
Jammu: India and Pakistan armies on Thursday exchanged gunfire along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu division. An official said that small arms firing exchange erupted at LoC in Poonch sector after ceasefire violation by Pakistani army who fired upon forward posts on Thursday morning’. The firing started between 03 AM to […]
Body of one of 15 trapped Meghalaya miners found by naval divers
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The body of one of the 15 mine workers trapped inside a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district was found by a team of Navy personnel on Thursday, Navy officials said The body was brought to the mouth of the rat-hole mine, they said adding the rescue operations were […]
US tells Taliban it must talk to Afghan government
Kabul, Jan 16 (AFP) The US envoy in Afghanistan said Wednesday that a peaceful end to the 17-year conflict requires the Taliban to engage in direct talks with the Afghan government, which they have consistently refused. Zalmay Khalilzad spoke to reporters in Kabul on his latest visit to the war-torn country, where he is at the […]
Fresh snowfall drapes valley in white, more to follow
Srinagar: There was some relief from the intense cold conditions for the residents in Kashmir as night temperatures rose by several degrees, even as the valley experienced fresh snowfall on Wednesday, MeT department said. Fresh snowfall began at many places across the valley including Srinagar, breaking the intense cold wave conditions. Amid prediction of snowfall […]
Extreme weather events killed nearly 1,400 in 2018
New Delhi: A total of 1,428 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018 with heavy rains and subsequent flooding, dust storms, thunderstorms and lightening claiming half the lives, a top government official said Wednesday. The year was also the sixth warmest year on record, M Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences said. “Extreme […]
NIA writes to JK police, seeks report on PDP leader
Ready for any probe, says AdvAijaz Mir
Shopian: Months after an SPO decamped with the service rifles from the official residence of former PDP legislator, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has written to Jammu and Kashmir Police seeking a report on PDP leader Advocate Aijaz Ahmed Mir over his ‘soft corner approach’ towards the separatists. In a letter written to Additional Director […]
