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, […]
Chemistry has triumphed over poll arithmetic: PM on LS poll results
Varanasi, (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday decried the “misconception” being created that BJP was a Hindi heartland party and said the Lok Sabha poll results testified to its victories across India, stressing “chemistry has triumphed over arithmetic”. “Political pundits are not aware that their thinking and logic is meant for the 20th century. […]
Criminal case against Kerala DGP over autobiography
Thiruvananthapuram, (PTI) Kerala Director General of Police Jacob Thomas, who is under suspension for the past 18 months for alleged violation of service rules, is now facing a criminal case and termination threat for writing his autobiography. The complaint was filed by the General Administration Department on the direction Chief Secretary Tom Jose. The police’s Crime […]
Pak election commission admits petition challenging Maryam’s PML-N VP appointment
Islamabad, May 27 (PTI) Pakistan’s election commission on Monday admitted a petition challenging the appointment of Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif, as a PML-N vice president on grounds that she is ineligible to hold a public office. The petition filed by members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was heard by a […]
Jharkhand: Men’s heads tonsured, women’s nails trimmed for not following rituals
Jamshedpur, May 27 (PTI) The Jharkhand Police has detained six people for allegedly forcibly tonsuring the heads of nine men and trimming the nails of seven women in Seraikela-Kharsawan district after they refused to perform the rituals themselves following the death of a fellow villager, police said on Monday. One of the victims, however, claimed that […]
Prof.Tareak Ahmad Rather is new Director, Center of Central Asian Studies, KU
Srinagar: Prof. Tareak Ahmad Rather has taken over as Director, Center of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir. Prof. Tareak is well known Sociologist of Kashmir having expertise on Globalization, Migration and Central Asia. Prof. Tareak has visited many countries of the world including England, Russia, Germany, France, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Prof. Tariq […]