Man with knife attacks schoolgirls in Japan; 3 believed dead
Kawasaki,(AP) A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you” attacked schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, wounding 16 people and leaving three dead, including the attacker, Japanese authorities and media said. Most of the victims were schoolgirls who were lined up at a bus stop […]
Trains chug on tracks across Kashmir
Srinagar: Trains services across Kashmir have been resumed on Tuesday following suspension of operation due to militant killing in south Kashmir’s Tral area recently. An official said that trains have begun to chug on tracks normally. The service remained suspended on Monday as a ‘security measure’ after killing of Ansar Gazwatul chief Hind Zakir Musa […]
US, Italy-trained snipers of Indian Army with new rifles deployed along LoC: Report
New Delhi: Indian Army has deployed its elite units equipped with new sniper rifles along the Line of Control with Pakistan after special training from American and Italian experts. “Specials units, along with some regular soldiers from the LoC battalions, have been trained by experts from abroad on the use of these weapons and the […]
Asiya, Neelofer ‘rape and murder case’: Syed Ali Geelani calls for shutdown on May 30 in Shopian, adjacent areas
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Monday called for a complete shutdown in Shopian district and its peripheral areas to commemorate the alleged ‘rape and murder of Aasiya and Neelofer’ in May 2009. Geelani said that Jammu and Kashmir being a ‘heavily deployed military occupied zone in the world, has become most […]
Dovish Trump says not looking for regime change in Iran
Tokyo(AFP) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States was not seeking “regime change” in Iran despite mounting tensions, in dovish comments also praising North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un as a “very smart guy.” Speaking after summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump seemed at pains to dial down tensions in the world’s […]
Officials: Taliban attacks kill 10 Afghan troops, 4 police Officials
Kabul (AP): A roadside bombing claimed by the Taliban killed 10 Afghan soldiers in the country’s west while insurgent attacks on security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed four policemen, local officials said Monday. The soldiers were driving back to base after picking up their salaries in the country’s western Farah province. They were travelling in a […]
No banned explosives detected in suspicious object along Jammu-Poonch highway: Police
Jammu,(PTI) Police officials Monday said no banned explosive material was present in the suspicious object found along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway which was taken for an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and destroyed in a controlled detonation. A bottle filled with a liquid and a polybag filled with some solid materials were found near Kallar Chowk along […]
Muslim vendor shot at in Bihar in suspected hate crime case
Begusarai (Bihar), (PTI) In a suspected case of hate crime, an inebriated man here asked a street vendor his name and then shot him in the back on learning that he is a Muslim, police said on Monday. The suspect, Rajiv Yadav, also asked the man, Mohammed Qasim, to go to Pakistan, they said. On the […]
Absconder arrested in J-K’s Rajouri
Jammu (PTI): An absconder, on the run for a year, was arrested from the Sunderbani area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Monday, police said. Zaffer Iqbal, the accused, a resident of Marchola village, was wanted in a case registered under sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the […]
Newspaper editor, staff booked for report on Deve Gowda family
Bengaluru,(PTI) A case has been registered against the editor of a Kannada daily and its editorial staff for publishing a report about trouble within JDS chief and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s family after the Lok Sabha election drubbing. According to the complaint filed by Janata Dal (Secular) state secretary S P Pradeep Kumar, […]
