Minor Indian migrant girl died of heat stroke near US-Mexico border: Official
Houston, Jun 15 (PTI) Gurupreet Kaur, the six-year-old Indian girl whose body was found near a remote and deserted US-Mexico border died of heat stroke after her mother left her to go in search of water, US officials said Friday as they blamed people smugglers for the tragedy. Kaur, who was a month shy of turning […]
To check fund fraud of already restored works Govt orders photographic records with GPS coordinates
Srinagar: Government has ordered photographic record of all completed works with GPS coordinates to prevent embezzlement of funds against already restored works. It has also ordered ensuring engineering certificate of completion by concerned Executive Engineer or appropriate level while Planning, Development & Monitoring Department has been asked to develop a Map recording all works on […]
Srinagar-Banihal train service remains suspended for second day
Srinagar: Tain services on Srinagar-Banihal track remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Saturday following killing of two militants on Friday Two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in a gunfight with governent forces in the district on Friday. Officials, however said, that all trains between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla in north Kashmir will run as […]
AIIMS, Safdarjung doctors threaten indefinite strike, issue 48-hour ultimatum to Mamata to meet demands of protesting colleagues
New Delhi: Resident doctors of AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital, who boycotted work on Friday in protest against attacks on their colleagues in Kolkata, have now given a 48-hour ultimatum to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to meet the demands of the state’s agitating doctors, failing which they said they would go on indefinite strike. Members […]
India refused to let its train cross border to bring 200 Sikh pilgrims, says Pakistan
Lahore/Amritsar, Jun 15 (PTI) Pakistan on Friday claimed that India refused to let its train cross the border and bring some 200 Sikh yatris to Lahore for Jore Mela festivities. “Pakistan had issued visas to some 200 Indian Sikhs to attend the Jore Mela (death anniversary of Guru Arjun Dev jee) and they were due […]
Govt accords approval to ‘ Comprehensive Jhelum-II Plan for Flood Management Works’
SRINAGAR, JUNE 15: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded in principle approval to the project namely “Comprehensive Plan for Flood Management Works on Jhelum-II” costing Rs. 5411.54 Crore. The project is proposed to be implemented part-wise with part-A amounting to Rs 1684.60 Crore approved […]
China offers support to ease out strained Indo-Pak relation
Bishkek: Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday offered Beijing’s support for Pakistan and India to improve their strained relations during his meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan here, China’s state-run media reported. Xi’s remarks comes a day after his meeting with Narendra Modi on Thursday during which the Prime Minister made it amply clear that dialogue […]
Modi-Imran exchange pleasantries
Bishkek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan exchanged pleasantries on Friday during the SCO summit in Bishkek, official sources said. Modi exchanged usual pleasantries with Khan in the Leaders’ Lounge at venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit here, they said. Both Modi and Khan were here to attend the […]
Two LeT militants killed in Awantipora encounter
Pulwama: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Braw-Bandina village of Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday morning, police said. A police spokesperson said that a cordon and search operation was launched in the Braw-Bandina village of Awantipora area of Pulwama district following a credible tip […]
Terror funding case: Masarat, Asiya, Shabir Shah sent to judicial custody till Jul 12
New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday sent Kashmiri separatists Shabir Shah, Asiya Andrabi and Masarat Alam Bhat, arrested by NIA in connection with a terror funding case, to judicial custody till July 12. The case relates to alleged terror funding in the Valley and involves Jama’at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack […]
