6 Pakistan paramilitary personnel killed in TTP attack
Karachi, Mar 20 (PTI) Tehreek e Taliban militants attacked a remote security check post in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, killing at least six paramilitary personnel and wounding over a dozen others, an official said Wednesday. The Pakistani Taliban known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack which took place in the mountainous Lal Khattai […]
I-T dept attaches Rs 225 cr worth assets of retired UP IAS officer
New Delhi,(PTI) The Income Tax department has attached assets worth Rs 225 crore of retired Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Net Ram and his associates as part of an alleged tax evasion probe against them, officials said Wednesday. They said a provisional order under section 132(9B) (power to attach) of the I-T Act has been issued and […]
Ex-Pak prez Zardari, Bilawal appear before anti-graft body in corruption case
Islamabad, Mar 20 (PTI) Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari and his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday appeared before the anti-corruption body and recorded their statements in a graft case. They appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office here in connection with an alleged loan obtained by the Park Lane Estate Company, a Karachi-based real […]
Nirav Modi arrested in UK
London (PTI): Nirav Modi, the main accused in the USD 2 billion PNB scam case, has been arrested in London, Scotland Yard said Wednesday, in a major boost to India’s efforts to bring back the fugitive diamantaire. The arrest came days after a London court issued an arrest warrant against him in response to a request […]
India slams Security Council for “undermining” UN General Assembly’s authority
United Nations, (PTI) India has said the UN General Assembly must take lead in finding solutions to the challenges faced by the world, slamming the Security Council for “progressively undermining” the authority of the 193-member global body. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative K Nagaraj Naidu said on Monday the growing number of complex challenges facing the world, […]
No ‘Holi’ celebrations at Raj Bhavan this Year: Governor
Jammu: Holi will not be celebrated this year at Raj Bhavan of Jammu and Kashmir state, officials said on Wednesday. A Raj Bhavan Spokesperson has informed that as ‘a mark of respect’ towards the CRPF personnel who were killed in a suicide attack at Pulwama on 14th February 2019. “Governor Satya Pal Malik has […]
State elections deferred as J-K sought 70,000 troops for simultaneous polls: Officials
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections were deferred as the state administration asked for over 70,000 paramilitary troops for conducting simultaneous polls, a demand which could not be acceded to, officials said Wednesday. A home ministry official said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s demand of about 717 companies of paramilitary personnel […]
Special NIA court allows ED to question Syed Ali Geelani’s son-in-law, two others in Tihar Jail
Srinagar: Special National Investigation Agency court has granted permission to Enforcement Directorate to interrogate the son-in-law of Syed Ali Shah Geelani in alleged ‘terror funding case.’ ED has asked special NIA court to allow them to question Shah and two other accused. “The request has been granted to ED to question the trio in Tihar […]
Forces cordon Heff Shopian orchards, gunshots heard
Shopian: Gunshots were heard in the orchards of Heff area of Shopian district on Wednesday. According to KNO correspondent official sources joint forces had cordoned the orchard to ‘flush out any hiding militants’ “Forces fired some gunshots towards a suspected spot,” officials said. While search operation in the area is underway, reinforcement has been […]
Clashes amid CASO in Naira Tahab Pulwama
Pulwama: Clashes erupted between protesters and government forces amid cordon and search operation in Naira Tahab village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources told KNO that on specific inputs about the presence of militants, a joint team of forces including 55 RR, 180 CRPF and SOG Pulwama launched a search operation there. During […]
