Govt issues alert to enhance security at all airports
New Delhi, (PTI) The government on Saturday issued an “alert” for all airports and airlines in the country, asking them to “enhance the existing security measures”, as it has received intelligence inputs in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack and subsequent developments. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issued the alert and marked it to […]
KU scores 51st rank in QS India University Rankings -2019
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has scored 51st rank among the universities and higher education institutions assessed in the QS India University Rankings 2019. According to the latest report of 2019 released by QS University of Kashmir is ranked at 51st position in the list which has been topped by IIT –Bombay. The Indian Institute of Science […]
Wing Commander Abhinandan undergoes ‘cooling down’ process
New Delhi,(PTI) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was brought to Delhi after Pakistan released him through the Attari-Wagah border late Friday night, underwent a series of medical tests as part of a “cooling down” process, officials said. Early Saturday morning, Varthaman met his immediate family members as well as several top officials of the Indian Air […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for traffic after fresh landslides
Banihal: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for traffic on Saturday after fresh landslide near Pantiyal in Ramban district of Jammu, officials said. Earlier, traffic was allowed to ply from Jammu to Srinagar on the highway despite fresh snowfall and rains. An official said that hundreds of vehicles were left stranded on the highway following […]
J-K Guv expresses grief over loss of lives in Majalta road accident
Jammu,(PTI) : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday expressed grief over the death of six people and injuries to 31 others in a road accident in Udhampur district. In a condolence message, the governor conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls, a spokesman of the […]
Hold polls to make India strong, not to fulfil a family’s wish to make prince PM: Shah
Umaria (MP) (PTI): Polls should be held to make India and its economy strong, to give Pakistan a befitting reply and not to fulfil a family’s wish to make its “prince” the prime minister, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Saturday in a veiled attack on Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi. Shah, while addressing the […]
Qureshi says Indian pilot not released under ‘any pressure’
Islamabad, (PTI) Pakistan was not under “pressure” or “any compulsion” to release Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday, a day after the IAF Wing Commander returned home. India has been maintaining that the Pakistani decision is in consonance with the Geneva Conventions. Pakistan was under intense pressure from the US, […]
Woman shot dead while trying to save husband from two men during altercation
New Delhi,(PTI) A 32-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead accidentally while trying to save her husband during an altercation with two men at her nephew’s wedding in outer Delhi’s Mangolpuri area, police said Saturday. The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday in Ramlila Ground, police said. During the function, the altercation […]
26 Yr old dalit man killed by landlord
Muzaffarnagar, (PTI): A 26-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed by his landlord at Lakhyan village here, police said Saturday. Popin’s body was found lying in an agricultural field, with multiple stab injuries to his neck, said Circle Officer Hariram Yadav. The incident took place at Lakhyan village which comes under the jurisdiction of Titawi police station. […]
Nobel Peace Prize for Pak PM Imran Khan: Motion submitted in National Assembly
ISLAMABAD: A motion was submitted on Saturday in the National Assembly Secretariat calling for Prime Minister Imran Khan to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, GeoTV reported. The motion submitted by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry mentioned the premier’s role in de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. GeoTV reported that the Indian leadership’s war hysteria caused […]