Masrat Alam Bhat shifted to Delhi, to be quizzed by NIA
New Delhi: Looking to continue the crackdown against terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday brought separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat to the national capital for questioning, ThePrint has learnt. Bhat, general secretary of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference and seen as likely successor of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has […]
40-year old woman ends life by jumping into river in Poonch
Poonch: A 40-year old woman committed suicide by jumping into a river from a bridge in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports reaching GNS said that the woman Surinder Kour Singh of Ward Number 17 Mohalla Azad Poonch jumped into the river from Sher-e-Kashmir Bridge in Poonch today morning. Soon after […]
Mortal remains of two World War II soldiers from Haryana brought home
Hisar (Haryana),(PTI) The mortal remains of two British Indian Army sepoys from here, who laid down their lives fighting the German forces in the World War II, were brought to their native villages in Hisar and Jhajjar districts nearly 75 years after their death, officials said Tuesday. Sepoys Palu Ram and Hari Singh were part of […]
Rifle snatching bid foiled in Tral, suspect nabbed
Tral: One person has been arrested following attempt to snatch rifle from Jammu and Kashmir Bank security guard in Tral area of Pulwama district on Tuesday. According to sources the bid to snatch rifle took place this noon. “He was overpowered and nabbed,” sources said. Officials confirmed the arrest said that they are conducting […]
Car falls into gorge in Bandipora, one dead, four injured
Bandipora: One person died while four others were injured on Tuesday after the car they were travelling rolled down a gorge in Buthoo village in Bandipora district. According to reports the skidded off the road and fell into deep gorge leading to the on-spot death of Mohammad Ramzan Son of Gh Ahmad (30) of […]
Indian-origin woman gets 22 years to life in prison for strangling stepdaughter to death
New York,(PTI) An Indian-origin woman in the US has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for strangling her nine-year-old stepdaughter to death in a bathtub, a crime described as “unimaginable” by the court.Shamdai Arjun, 55, of Queens, New York was convicted last month of second-degree murder by a jury that deliberated for less […]
Cigarette lighter helps French police identify murdered Indian man
Lille, (AFP) French police said Monday they had identified the body of an Indian national found in a sack by the side of a road in northern France, thanks to a cigarette lighter found in the dead man’s pocket. Police said the clue had proved distinctive enough to help lead to the detention in Belgium of […]
Serial killer arrested by police
Kalna (WB): An alleged serial killer, who targeted middle-aged women when they were alone at home, has been arrested in this small town in East Burdwan district, the police said Tuesday. Kamaruzzaman Sarkar, a small-time trader of discarded materials, is a suspect in the killing of five women and injuring several others in East Burdwan and […]
Mehbooba Mufti, Gautam Gambhir involve in fresh Twitter spat
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday reiterated that the solution to the problems in Kashmir could be achieved only politically and not through “brute force”. Targeting the newly appointed Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Mehbooba termed his move “quick fix” and “ridiculously naïve”. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the Peoples […]
Over 250 shanties gutted in massive fire in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 4 (PTI) A massive fire fuelled by high intensity winds gutted over 250 shanties of labourers in the city’s Trikutanagar area early Monday, officials said. No casualties were reported in the blaze, they said. The fire broke out in the Maratha cluster near Trikutnagar Railway Station area around 0100 hours and rapidly spread to […]
