Kathua ambush: 24 detained as search operation for terrorists continues in dense forests of J&K
Jammu, Jul 10 (PTI) At least 24 people have been detained for questioning as the hunt for the terrorists behind the ambush in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, in which five army personnel were killed, entered its third day on Wednesday, officials said. The search operation by the army and police is underway amid intermittent […]
Upset over birth of girls, man kills newborn twins
NEW DELHI, July 10 (PTI): Desperate for a son, a 32-year-old man allegedly killed his three-day-old twin daughters and buried them near his house in outer Delhi’s Sultanpuri area, police said on Wednesday. Neeraj Solanki was arrested from Rohtak in Haryana. The bodies of the infants were found on the premises of a makeshift crematorium […]
Army commander asks troops to be prepared for future challenges
LEH/JAMMU, July 10 (PTI): Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Wednesday visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Ladakh and asked troops to be prepared for future challenges. The Army commander also visited the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, and paid homage to those who laid down their lives […]
Man arrested under official secrets act in Jammu
JAMMU, July 10 (PTI): One person was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a case registered at a police station here under various sections of the Official Secrets Act, police said. Police station Channi Himmat, Jammu received an information through reliable sources that a secret document issued by police headquarters containing details with regard to […]
Interrogation of Reasi terror attack accused points towards Pak-based LeT handlers: NIA
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) The NIA’s interrogation of an arrested accused in the attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi last month has pointed towards the role of Pakistan-based handlers of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, officials said on Tuesday. Nine people were killed and 41 injured on June 9 when terrorists opened fire […]
Over 4,600 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp to join Amarnath Yatra
Jammu, Jul 10 (PTI) Amid heavy rains, more than 4,600 pilgrims left Jammu city in the early hours of Wednesday for the twin base camps in Kashmir to join the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said. This was the 13th batch of pilgrims that left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for Baltal and Pahalgam base […]
DGCA issues safety standards for ground handling service providers
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) Aviation watchdog DGCA has come out with safety standards for ground handling service providers at airports, including the compulsory safety clearance requirement, as part of efforts to ensure safe ground operations amid rising air traffic. The norms also come against the backdrop of ground incidents at some airports that have […]
Muslim women can get maintenance from spouse under ‘religion neutral’ Section 125 of CrpC: SC
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and said the “secular and religion neutral” provision is applicable to all married women irrespective of their religion. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on […]
BRO seeks LG’s intervention to resume work on border roads in Ladakh
Leh, Jul 10 (PTI) Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has sought intervention of the Ladakh Lt Governor Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra to complete several border road projects after the work was suspended on the directions of the wildlife department in the Union territory, an official said on Wednesday. Chief Engineer, Project Vijayak, Brigadier Vinay Bahl […]
Girl dies of electrocution at Madrasa in Poonch, 11 injured
Jammu, Jul 10 (PTI) A girl died of electrocution, and 11 others suffered minor injuries at a Madrasa in Poonch district on Tuesday night, officials said. The girls, studying in Madrasa, were playing in the compound when they suffered an electric shock from an iron grill in the complex, they said. Twelve girls were immediately […]
