Home Minister Amit shah to visit to Kashmir valley next week
Srinagar: With Kashmir topping the list of his ministry, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to arrive in Kashmir next week to take stock of the situation prevailing on various security related fronts and to get feedback from the security agencies on the preparations put in place for the smooth conduct of […]
Bangladesh airlines pilot flying to bring PM back home caught without passport at Qatar airport
Dhaka, Jun 7 (PTI) A Bangladeshi pilot, who flew a special plane to bring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back from Finland after her three-nation visit, was caught without his passport at Qatar’s international airport, according to media reports. Captain Fazal Mahmud of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was denied entry at the immigration of Doha International Airport […]
Twitter restores Army’s Srinagar based Chinar Corps’ handle after suspending it
SRINAGAR: The Twitter handle of the Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps was Thursday suspended by the social media giant, but restored on Friday, an official said. The Twitter verified the handle and added back its followers, the Army official said. The official said it was unclear as to why the official account of the Army’s Srinagar-based […]
Theresa May to formally resign, act as PM until new leader elected
London, Jun 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Theresa May will formally resign as the leader of the UK’s ruling Conservative Party on Friday, paving the way for a keen contest to decide a new British premier who will take charge of the Brexit negotiations. May, who had stepped down amid mounting pressure over her repeatedly defeated […]
12 Indians among 17 killed in Dubai bus accident
Dubai, Jun 7 (PTI) At least 12 Indians were among the 17 people killed in a horrific bus accident in Dubai when the vehicle, coming from Oman, rammed into a low-clearance sign, police and the Indian mission here said on Friday. Nine persons were seriously injured when the driver of the bus, belonging to the […]
Army man injured in IED blast near LOC
Poonch: An Army man was injured in an IED blast along line of Control in Poonch district on Friday. According to reports the blast took place along LOC in Salotri area. The injured army man has been identified as Kailash Chand of 39 RR. He has been airlifted to Udhampur.
Two cops injured after suspected militant lob grenade at Sopore Police Station
Sopore: Two cops received splinter injuries of a grenade explosion in a suspected militant attack on police station Sopore in district Baramulla. SSP Sopore Javid Iqbal confirmed that the grenade was hurled towards the forces installation in the area. “Two policemen were injured in the blast,” reports said. Forces have cordoned off the area […]
Major ISI plot to revive militancy in Jammu foiled, 6 arrested
Jammu, (PTI) A major plot by Pakistani spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to revive militancy in Jammu region has been unearthed with the arrest of six persons from whom photographs and videos of strategic locations have been seized, officials said Friday. The six spies were in direct contact with their handler, a colonel-level officer at […]
Malegaon blast accused Pragya appears in NIA court in Mumbai
Mumbai: Newly elected BJP MP and 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur Friday appeared before a special court here. It was Thakur’s first appearance before the NIA court, which is conducting trial in the 11-year-old case, after being elected to Lok Sabha from Bhopal last month. The last time she had shown up […]
Para trooper shoots self dead in Kellar in South Kashmir
Srinagar: A Para trooper allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Muchpora area of Kellar in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Reports reaching GNS said that the Army commando of 23 Para Regiment, posted at Muchpora Kellar, shot himself while he was on duty today at around 10:30 am. Soon […]
