Army soldier injured in accidental fire in Pulwama
Srinagar: An army soldier was injured in Panzgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS said that the soldier of 55 RR sustained bullet wound in his foot at Mir Pora area of Chakoora when his service rifle went off accidentally. The injured soldier was immediately taken to army’s near […]
2 Naxals killed in encounter in C’garh
Raipur, Jul 29 (PTI) Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the forests of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. The firefight occurred around 7 am in the forest near Kanhaiguda village under Konta police station limits when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was […]
Sensex, Nifty cautious amid foreign fund outflows
Mumbai, Jul 29 (PTI) Equity benchmark BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty were trading on a cautious note in the morning trade on Monday following weak cues from Asian peers amid sustained foreign fund outflow.The 30-share index was trading 33.48 points or 0.09 per cent higher at 37,916.27 in the morning trade; while the broader Nifty was […]
Man lynched in Bengal over child-lifting suspicion
Alipurduar (WB), Jul 29 (PTI) A person was lynched in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district by a mob on the suspicion of being a child-lifter, police said on Monday. The incident occurred at the Tasati tea garden on Sunday evening when locals saw a person moving suspiciously in the area, an officer of Falakata police station said. […]
Rupee slips 6 paise to 68.95 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, Jul 29 (PTI) The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 6 paise to 68.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday amid foreign fund outflows and cautious opening in domestic equities. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened weak at 68.92 then fell to 68.95 against the US dollar, showing […]
Teachers death in flash flood: Road blocked by angry villagers in Mendhar
Poonch: The villagers of from Soiyaan and Dhargaloon area of Mendhar sub division on Monday morning protested against government authorities following death of a government school teacher. The residents blocked Jammu to Mendhar road due to which the traffic came to a standstill. An official told KNO that the deceased was posted as warden […]
Forces lay siege over Bandipora village
Bandipora : Government forces on Monday morning launched a cordon and search operation Bankoot village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official told KNO that a joint teams of Army, Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF cordoned off the Bankoot area of Bandipora and launched door to door searches in […]
10-day-old baby injured in cross-LoC shelling in Poonch succumbs
Poonch: A-10-day old baby who was injured during cross-LoC shelling in Poonch on Sunday has succumbed to injuries at Poonch District hospital. Two other civilians including a woman and a child sustained injuries during the firing in Mendhar area of the district. An official confirmed that the baby has succumbed to injuries at District Hospital. The […]
IAF gets first batch of 4 Apache attack helicopters from US
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) US aerospace major Boeing on Saturday handed over the first four of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force while another batch of four choppers will be delivered next week. The delivery of the first batch of the AH-64E Apache helicopters to the IAF at the Hindan air […]
Article 35A to go, forces deployed to control law and order situation: Report
Srinagar: Government of India has decided to abrogate Article 35A of constitution of India that defines the permanent residents of state of Jammu and Kashmir, the additional forces are being moved in to state to control any untoward development. According to a National Herald report the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, during his […]