Militant hideout busted in Shopian, incriminating material recovered
Pulwama: Government forces on Monday claimed to have busted a militant hideout in orchards Shirmal village in zainapora area of Shopian district. Officials said that it was a joint operation by the police and the Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles. “Hideout has been blasted so that militants can’t use it in future,” he said. FIR has […]
Former Dawood aide dies in Mumbai hospital of heart ailment
Mumbai,(PTI): A former aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and an accused in the 1993 JJ shootout case Monday died in Jaslok Hospital in south Mumbai, medical authorities said. Shakeel Ahmed Sheikh, also known as Lambu Shakeel, was suffering from a heart ailment, a hospital official said. Details of his ailment and death would be […]
LS polls: Farooq Abdullah files nomination papers, to contest from Srinagar-Budgam constituency
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday filed nomination papers for Lok Sabha elections at Deputy commissioners office in Srinagar. The three time parliamentarian and former Union minister will contest the polls from Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary constituency. Abdullah was accompanied by his son Omar Abdullah and other party leaders. He was CM for J&K from […]
Drug peddler arrested in Sopore, contraband substance recovered
Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested a suspected drug peddler in north Kashmir’s Sopore area of Baramullah district. Police said that during a naka at Krankshivan Colony Sopore a suspect, Aamir Akbar Mir S/O Mohammad Akbar Mir R/0 Mumkak Sopore , was arrested. “During search police recovered 50 bottles of contraband […]
Five arrested for betting on IPL match
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 25 (PTI) Five people were arrested here allegedly for betting on an Indian Premier League match, police said Monday. Six mobiles and Rs 50,000 in cash were also recovered from the shop near Vahelna Chowk that was raided Sunday evening, Civil Lines SHO Navratan Gautam said. The arrested accused are being […]
Man booked for beating up brother to death
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 25 (PTI) A man was booked for allegedly thrashing his brother who succumbed to injuries three days later in Lilon village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said Monday. The brother, Amit, died in a hospital Sunday evening, they said. According to Circle Officer Ashok Kumar, Amit was […]
Sensex falls over 325 pts on weak global cues
Mumbai, (PTI): The benchmark BSE Sensex plunged over 325 points and slipped below the 38,000-mark in early trade Monday, in tandem with weak global cues and depreciating rupee. The 30-share index, which had lost 222.14 points on Friday, was trading lower by 325.49 points, or 0.85 per cent, at 37,845.24. Reflecting the bearish […]
SC to hear fresh plea for not evicting forest dwellers today
New Delhi, (PTI): The Supreme Court will hear today, a fresh plea seeking a direction to authorities not to evict any forest dweller and to set up an SIT to look into alleged illegal acquisition of tribals’ land. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna had on March 5 taken cognisance […]
Oman allows US military to use its ports
Muscat, Mar 25 (AFP) Oman on Sunday said it had signed an agreement with the United States that would allow American ships and warplanes to take advantage of ports and airports. The state-run Oman News Agency said the “framework agreement” was aimed at bolstering “Omani-American military relations” in a report on its English-language website. “It […]
No proof that Trump campaign conspired with Russia to influence 2016 election: US attorney general
Washington, Mar 25 (PTI) Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find sufficient evidence to establish that US President Donald Trump or any of his aides coordinated with Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 election, Attorney General William Barr has said as he summarised the key findings from the special counsel’s historic probe that has cast a dark […]
