Man kills 3 minor daughters, self after wife’s death
Keonjhar (Odisha), Jun 14 (PTI) Three months after the death of his wife, a 35-year-old man allegedly lynched his three minor daughters and then committed suicide at a village in Odisha’s Keonjhar district Friday, police said. Bodies of the girls – aged around 9 years, 7 years and 5 years – were found lying in a […]
PM Modi, Imran Khan exchange pleasantries at SCO meet
Bishkek: PM Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan exchange pleasantries during the SCO summit in Bishkek: Official sources. PTI
170 sheep, goats killed in lightning strike in Ramban
Banihal, Jun 14 (PTI) Over 170 sheep and goats were killed in a lightning strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district Friday, officials said. The lightning struck a high-altitude pasture in Habal Gouth-Trana belt in Banihal sub-division, they said. The cattle belonged to Nazir Ahmed, Juma, Abul Rehman and Lala Bakarwal, they said.
Forces launch search operation in Tral Town in south Kashmir
Pulwama, June 14: Government forces on Friday afternoon launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area a joint team of forces including 42 RR, CRPF and SoG launched the search operation. Local sources said […]
57 children die due to brain fever in Bihar
Patna/Muzaffarpur, Jun 14 (PTI) Four more children died Friday in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district reeling under an outbreak of brain fever, taking the toll to 57 this month, state Health Minister Mangal Pandey said. All the victims have fallen prey to hypoglycemia, a condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar and electrolyte imbalance, […]
‘Shuryan Hund Naji’ and ‘Ther Aangnich’ among winners of Sahitya Academy Award 2019
Srinagar: Two valley based poets Naji Munawwar and Sagar Nazir have been awarded Sahitya Academy award 2019 in two different categories. Convener Kashmiri Advisory Board of Sahitya Academy, Dr Aziz Hajini on Friday announced that the two have bagged the prestigious award for their poetry collections. Naji Munawwar, 85 from Kapran Shopian has been awarded […]
Countries sponsoring terrorism must be held accountable: PM Modi at SCO
Bishkek, Jun 14 (PTI) In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that countries sponsoring, aiding and funding terrorism must be held accountable as he called for a global conference to combat the menace Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here, Modi highlighted the spirit and ideals of the SCO […]
DRI seizes 834 tortoises meant for smuggling to Bangladesh
Kolkata,(PTI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 834 Indian star tortoises meant for smuggling to Bangladesh, an official statement issued on Friday said. On the basis of inputs that a consignment of Indian star tortoises is being brought from Chennai onboard the Coromondel express train and would be handed over to a group […]
Rescuers find cockpit voice recorder of crashed AN-32 aircraft
Itanagar, Jun 14 (PTI) A rescue team has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) of Russian-origin AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force at the crash site in Arunachal Pradesh Friday, an IAF spokesman said. Shillong-based IAF spokesman Ratnakar Singh said that despite inclement weather and treacherous terrain, the rescue team […]
SBI refuses to disclose communication from RBI, govt on electoral bonds, terms it ‘personal info’
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) The State Bank of India has refused to disclose any communication it received from the government or the Reserve Bank of India on electoral bonds, terming it “personal information” and held in “fiduciary capacity”. Responding to an RTI filed by Pune-based activist Vihar Durve who had demanded copies of all letters, […]
