BSF trooper shoots self dead in Nowgam sector Kupwara
Srinagar: A 42-year old Border Security Force (BSF) personnel allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Nowgam sector of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS said the BSF trooper namely SM Ravinder Kumar (No 020011625) of 77 Bn shot himself in his head inside his room […]
Forces bust militant hideout in Mandhaan woods in Doda
Jammu: The government forces on Monday claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition in Mandhaan forest area of Gandoh in Doda district of Jammu. Official sources told KNO that a team of Rashtriya Rifles and Jammu and Kashmir police recovered 11 AK 47 rifle magazines, four wireless sets, 581 […]
Ex-CIC urges MPs to reject RTI amendment; terms it death blow to law
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) Terming a proposed amendment in the RTI Act a “stab in the back” of the CIC and a “deathblow” to the law, former central information commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu has urged members of Parliament to reject the changes. The former information commissioner, who is known for his pro-transparency orders in several high-profile […]
Malegaon blast: HC asks NIA to inform trial completion time
Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) The Bombay High Court Monday sought to know from the National Investigation Agency the estimated time by which trial in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case would be completed. A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre was hearing a petition filed by one of the accused, Sameer […]
PDP protests registration of FIR against party leaders
Jammu, Jul 22 (PTI) The Peoples Democratic Party staged a demonstration here on Monday demanding withdrawal of an FIR against some party leaders, including former MLC Firdous Tak, last week. Tak and some other party leaders were booked for allegedly instigating people after they held a protest near a mosque in Kishtwar district last Friday against […]
India’s second moon mission launched successfully
Sriharikota(AP), Jul 22 (PTI) Aiming to take a billion dreams to the moon, India Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 onboard its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the spaceport here to explore the unchartered south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover. The geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle lifted-off from the Satish Dhawan Space […]
Pakistani army attacks Indian posts in Akhnoor sector, soldier killed
JAMMU: An army personal was killed on Monday after Pakistani forces attacked Indian army posts along Loc in Keri Battal area of Akhnoor sector of Jammu district. A police official said that, “the Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked shelling on Indian posts in Keri Battal of Akhnoor sector on Monday afternoon resulting in serious to […]
Amid ongoing cross LOC firing, army man feared dead of fatal injuries
Jammu: Amid ongoing cross Line of Control exchange of firing between India and Pakistan armies one army man is reported to have died of fatal injuries in Keri Battal area of Akhnoor sector. Cross border firing started in the area on Monday morning and is on going. Sources said that an army soldier […]
Iran announces arrests, death sentences as CIA spy ring busted
Tehran, Jul 22 (AFP) Iranian authorities said on Monday that security agencies had arrested 17 suspects and sentenced some of them to death after dismantling a CIA spy ring in a case announced last month. The agencies “successfully dismantled a (CIA) spy network on July 18,” the head of counter-intelligence at the Iranian intelligence ministry, whose […]
Fresh batch of over 3,000 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
Jammu, Jul 22 (PTI) Over 3,000 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir, officials said. This was the 21st batch of the pilgrims, taking the total number of yatris who left the base camp for the yatra to 99,405 so far, the officials said. The officials said the […]