SSB trooper hospitalized after “misfire” from his rifle in Srinaga
Srinagar: A paramilitary SSB trooper was hospitalized after he felt unconscious following accidental fire from his service rifle at Sonwar are of Srinagar here. Reports reaching GNS said that the trooper namely K Upan Singh of 36 Battalion SSB felt unconscious soon after his service rifle went off accidentally. The trooper […]
Court orders attachment of Mallya’s properties
New Delhi, (PTI) A Delhi court has ordered attachment of liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s properties in Bengaluru in a case relating to FERA violations. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat issued fresh directions after the Bengaluru Police, through Enforcement Directorate’s special public prosecutor N K Matta and advocate Samvedna Verma, sought more time to execute its earlier […]
Trump orders withdrawal of sanctions against N Korea immediately after Treasury imposes them
Washington, (PTI) Donald Trump has abruptly ordered the withdrawal of additional “large-scale” sanctions on North Korea, immediately after the Treasury Department imposed them, with his press secretary saying that the US President “likes” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and does not think they are necessary. President Trump’s unusual move comes after his second summit with Kim, […]
Thousands participate in funeral prayers of slain Shopian militants, associates offer gun salute
Srinagar : Thousands of people on Saturday participated in funeral prayers of slain militants who were killed in an encounter at Gadhapora Shopian on Friday. Eyewitness told KNO that at Harmain and Arhama, tens of thousands of people had gathered since wee hours of this morning and participated in last rites of slain […]
Death toll in China chemical plant explosion rises to 64
Beijing, (PTI) The death toll in the powerful explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China climbed to 64 on Friday as a number of people succumbed to their injuries.President Xi Jinping ordered that the causes of the accident must be identified as early as possible.He instructed local governments and relevant departments to learn the lesson […]
Indian man sentenced to eight years in prison in Canada, caused bus crash killing 16 people
Ottawa, (PTI) A 30-year-old Indian truck driver in Canada was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for causing a bus crash that killed 16 people, mostly members of a junior hockey team, in one of the worst disasters in the country’s sporting community. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty in January to 29 counts […]
Office record, some computer systems damaged in mysterious blaze at ARTO office
Srinagar: Official record and a room of the building at Asistant Road Transport Office (ARTO) office Bandipora gutted in a mysterious fire blaze on Saturday early morning. Reports reaching GNS said that the fire broke inside the third storey of the ARTO office building in Block C of Mini Secretariat near Madar. They said that […]
Jet Airways suspends services to 13 international routes till end-April
Mumbai,(PTI) Jet Airways, on the verge of going belly-up, has suspended operations on as many as 13 more international routes till end-April even as it grounded seven more planes due to non-payment of rentals, taking the number of such aircraft to 54.Besides, the airline has also reduced frequencies on seven other overseas routes, mostly from Delhi […]
Six arrested in Rajouri for unlawful activities
Jammu, Mar 23 (PTI) Police have arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in creating nuisance and apprehension of breach of peace and tranquility in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said Saturday. Police took into preventive custody four persons for their alleged involvement in unlawful activities and apprehension of breach of peace and tranquility of […]
Notorious criminal detained under PSA in J-K’s Rajouri
Jammu,(PTI) A notorious criminal was detained under the Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, official said Saturday. A dossier of his detention was prepared by district police office Rajouri and submitted to the district magistrate, he said. The DM ordered his detention under public safety and a team from the Rajouri police station […]