Surat fire: Coaching centre owner held, builders on run
Surat,(PTI) Police have arrested the owner of the Surat coaching centre in which a massive fire had erupted Friday claiming lives of 20 persons, mostly teenage students. Two builders of the commercial Takshashila Complex in Sarthana area, the site of the inferno, are on the run, Surat Police Commissioner Satish Sharma told reporters Saturday. “Police registered […]
Father, son duo die in tempo-truck collision in Ballia
Ballia (UP): (PTI) Two members of a family were killed when their tempo was hit by a truck near Gadhiya Railway crossing here, police said. Pradip Rajbhar (30) and his son Roshan (5) were travelling in the tempo when it was hit by the truck under Rasra Kotwali police station area Friday night. While the son […]
At 46 pc BJP gets highest ever vote share in J-K, leads in 27 assembly segments
Jammu (PTI) The BJP, which bagged three Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, has got its highest ever vote share of 46.4 per cent in the state, more than that of Congress, NC and PDP put together, as per EC data. The National Conference (NC), which swept the polls in the Kashmir region and bagged […]
At least 29 inmates killed in clashes at Venezuela jail
Caracas, (AFP) At least 29 prisoners were killed and 19 police wounded in clashes at a jail in western Venezuela Friday, authorities said. The incident at the police station jail in the town of Acarigua, in Portuguesa state, occurred when police special forces (FAES) tried to stop a “massive prison break” which resulted in the deaths […]
More than a dozen wounded in France bomb ‘attack’
Lyon, (AFP) President Emmanuel Macron called a package blast on a pedestrian street in the heart of France’s city of Lyon on Friday an “attack” after the device wounded more than a dozen people just two days ahead of the country’s hotly contested European Parliament elections. Police were hunting a man believed to be in his […]
Highway closed as landslides block road in Ramban
Srinagar: Srinagar-Jammu highway has been closed for vehicular movement following landslides over the strategic road in Ramban. Officials said that rains lashed the area that caused fresh landslides at Battery Chashma in Ramban over the road. While officials claimed that men and machinery are on job to restore traffic at earliest. Thousands of vehicles are […]
Kashmir observes shutdown on SA Geelani’s call, restrictions continue
Srinagar, (PTI) Curfew continued in parts of Kashmir for a second day Saturday following killing of Zakir Musa, the so-called chief of an Al-Qaeda afiliated group, in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district Friday. Officials said the curbs on the movement of people were in force in parts of Srinagar, and Kulgam and Pulwama […]
Chinese Vice President Wang to visit Pak next week
Islamabad (PTI): Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan will visit Pakistan next week to hold talks with Prime Minister Imran Khan and other top leaders on a host of bilateral issues including the smooth development of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).Wang’s visit from May 26 to 28 is in continuation of high-level exchanges between […]
All schools and colleges across Kashmir to remain closed tomorrow
SRINAGAR: The divisional administration in Kashmir has ordered closure of all schools and colleges across the Kashmir division tomorrow on May 25 on Saturday. Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said the decision to close the said educational institutions has been taken as a precautionary measure.(GNS)
Govt orders strict ban on temporary engagements, warns officers against failure
Srinagar: The government has impressed upon all the officers of the State Government to strictly adhere and observe the statutory rules and codal provisions regarding ban on engagement of casual, seasonal, adhoc, consolidated, contractual and need based daily rated workers. The government has ordered that any person appointed on adhoc/contractual/consolidated/ temporary basis after the imposition […]