Tired of listening to PM beat his own trumpet on Pak: Chidambaram
New Delhi, PTI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he was tired of listening to Prime Minister Narendra Modi “beat his own trumpet” on “what he did” to Pakistan and asserted that people also want to hear him speak about issues such as demonetisation and hate speeches. He also wondered whether the prime […]
North Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia for summit with Putin
Vladivostok (Russia) (AFP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into Russia Wednesday for a first summit with Vladimir Putin, as Pyongyang seeks closer ties with its traditional ally amid a nuclear deadlock with the United States. The meeting on Thursday in the Pacific coast city of Vladivostok will be Kim’s first face-to-face talks […]
Ghaziabad techie who killed wife, kids arrested
Ghaziabad, (PTI): Software engineer Sumit Kumar, who allegedly killed his wife and three children here last week, has been arrested from Karnataka, police said Wednesday. Ghaziabad Police arrested Kumar with the help of Udipi Police on Tuesday night. Three teams were deputed to nab him. On the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, Kumar allegedly served […]
Death toll climbs to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings: police
Colombo (PTI): The death toll in Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks has risen to 359, police said on Wednesday amidst nationwide search operations to nab the perpetrators of the country’s worst terror attack. Several people were arrested in connection with the attacks on Tuesday, Police spokesman Ruwan Guansekera said. “The number of death now is […]
Police cracks Harwan burglary case, accused arrested, stolen items recovered
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have cracked a burglary case in Harwan area of Srinagar and recovered the stolen items. The accused has been arrested as well. Police said that on April 23 they had received a complaint from Showkat Ahmad Jan R/o Aarbal Shalimar that on 13 February 2019 ,he locked his house […]
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Kabul, Apr 24 (AFP) Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other insurgent groups, a UN report released Wednesday revealed. The bloody milestone comes as the US steps up its air campaign in Afghanistan while pushing for a peace deal with […]
Downpour lashes Valley, Srinagar receives 3.9 mm rain
Srinagar: The overnight rainfall continued on the Wednesday morning in the Kashmir valley even as night temperatures hovered above normal level. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 12.0 degrees Celsius last night against 8.9 degrees Celsius normal for this time of the season. The summer capital of Jammu and […]
Five shops gutted in Sopore fire mishap
Five shops gutted in Sopore fire mishap (Bilal Ahmad) Sopore: Five shops were damaged when a fire broke out at Iqbal market in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday early morning, police said. The fire mysteriously engulfed a three storey shopping Complex at Iqbal market in the town, following which fire […]
Mega earthquake overdue in Himalayan region, warn experts
Himalayan region unprepared for such calamity
Himalayan region unprepared for such calamity
Anantnag records 13.63 percent voter turnout
Srinagar/Anantnag: The restive Anantnag district witnessed a 13.63 percent polls during the first leg of three-phase polling for the Parliamentary constituency. The polls however, were incident free. Addressing media persons here this evening, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shailendra Kumar said that the overall percentage recorded in the District during today’s polling was 13.63 with […]
