Kathua rape and murder case: Punishment to be announced at 4pm now
Srinagar: The quantum of punishment for the six convicted persons in Kathua rape and murder case of minor will now be pronounced at 4pm in the Pathankot court. Earlier the announcement was expected at 1400 hours. Three of the accused, Sanj Ram (main accused), Deepak Khujuria and Parvesh Kumar alias Mannu have been convicted for […]
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
Jalalabad, Jun 10 (AP) The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq but is expanding its footprint in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan. There, the group is recruiting new fighters and plotting attacks in the United States and other Western countries. Nearly two decades after the US-led invasion, the extremist […]
Imran Khan asks Pakistanis to declare their assets by Jun 30
Islamabad, Jun 10 (PTI) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday asked Pakistanis to take advantage of the tax amnesty scheme and declare their undisclosed assets by June 30 to contribute in the development of the country which is grappling with a severe financial crunch. Addressing the nation ahead of the federal budget for fiscal year 2019-20 […]
Omar, Mehbooba Mufti welcome verdict in Kathua case
Srinagar, Jun 10 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Monday welcomed a court order convicting six accused in the Kathua rape-and-murder case. “Amen to that. The guilty deserve the most severe punishment possible under law. And to those politicians who defended the accused, vilified the victim & threatened the legal […]
Kathua rape and murder case: 6 found guilty, 1 acquitted, punishment to be pronounced at 2pm
Srinagar: Six of the seven accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua have been convicted by a court in Pathankot. While main accused Sanji Ram has been held guilty, his son Vishal has been acquitted. The accused held guilty also include three policemen. A lawyer who was present inside the court […]
Kathua rape and murder case: Five convicted including Sanjhi Ram
Srinagar: Most of the accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua have been convicted by a court in Pathankot. So far, sources said that five out of the seven accused have been convicted. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in and around the court and in Kathua in view of […]
Indian national stabbed to death in Israel
Tel Aviv, Jun 10 (PTI) A fifty-year-old Indian national was stabbed to death and another injured when a quarrel broke out among tenants living in an apartment in Israel’s Tel Aviv city, according to police. Jerome Arthar Philip from Kerala was stabbed on Saturday night in his apartment in the Neve Sha’anan Street. He succumbed to […]
Veteran playwright-actor Girish Karnad dies at 81
Bengaluru, June 10 (PTI) Noted playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad, a progressive voice that championed the freedom of expression, died at his residence here Monday, official sources said. He was 81. Karnad was ailing for some time now, they said. A multifaceted personality, Karnad has acted in several plays and movies that have received critical […]
Kathua rape-and-murder case verdict today
Pathankot (Punjab): The verdict in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir will be delivered by a special court today. The in-camera trial in the case that shook the nation ended on June 3, when district and sessions judge Tejwinder Singh had announced that the […]
Forces lay siege over Akingam Anantnag, launch searches
Anantnag: Government forces on Monday morning launched Cordon and Search Operation in Akingam village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police source told KNO that operation waswlaunched over aa specific inputs about the presence of militants. A joint team of forces including 19RR, crpf and SOG are conducting searches there, they said.
