Woman injured during clashes in Tral
Srinagar: A woman sustained injuries on Saturday after she was hit by a shell during the clashes in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told KNO that a woman identified as Dilshada Banoo, wife of Javaid Ahmed was injured after she was hit by a shell in Tral area during clashes today. […]
12 held at Jaipur airport for fake entries in passport
Jaipur, Feb 2 (PTI) Twelve persons who arrived at Sanganer Airport here from Malaysia were held by the police due to fake entries in their passports, officials said. “There were some fake entries in their passports. On information by immigration officials, 12 persons were held upon their arrival. They all came in an AirAsia flight […]
Police arrests three OGWs of JeM in Sopore
Sopore: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three over ground workers of Jaish e mohammad outfit in Sopore area of Baramulla district. A police spokesman said that on 25. 01. 2019 at about 18:45 hrs unknown militants threw a hand grenade on SBI camp of 179BN, CRPF, however the grenade missed the intended […]
China to provide USD 2.5 bn loan to Pak to boost foreign cash reserves
Islamabad, Feb 2 (PTI) China will provide USD 2.5 billion in loans to Pakistan to boost the foreign exchange reserves of its “all-weather ally”, a media report said Saturday. Pakistan is nearly broke with the drying up of foreign cash reserves and mounting external debt. The country’s USD 8.12 billion reserves, which are […]
Defence Ministry approves procurement of 73,000 assault rifles from US
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) In major move towards infantry modernisation, the Defence Ministry has cleared a long-pending proposal of the Army to procure around 73,000 assault rifles from the US under fast track mode, official sources said on Saturday. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman approved procurement of the Sig Sauer rifles which will be used […]
After 30 years, wedding bells ring in Gulmarg’s oldest church
Srinagar: After 30 years, wedding bells rang in the oldest church in Gulmarg in Kashmir. The wedding was of Australians Tim Robertson and Kate Hamilton which took place on Thursday at St Mary’s church in Gulmarg. It was the first in over three decades at Kashmir’s oldest Protestant Church. The couple […]
Education Department gets freedom: Shah Faesal
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal today said the education department has got freedom today. He said this minutes after Jammu & Kashmir teachers forum president Abdul Qayoom Wani resigned from the services and joined PDP formally. Faesal, who has also served as Director Education Kashmir, in a facebook post said, “Education Department […]
Koregaon Bhima case: Pune Police arrests accused Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde
Mumbai, Feb 2 (PTI) Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde has been arrested by the Pune Police in the Elgar Parishad case for his alleged links with the banned CPI-Maoist, officials said on Saturday. Police detained Teltumbde, a professor at Goa Institute of Management, at Mumbai airport early hours Saturday, a day after a special court […]
Mafia don turned politician Sahabuddin’s aide shot dead
Siwan (Bihar), Feb 2 (PTI) A close aide of mafia don-turned-politician Mohammed Shahabuddin was shot dead late on Friday night, triggering tension in the town, a police official said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police, Siwan, Naveen Chandra Jha said Mohd Yusuf (40) was gunned down at a spot about half a kilometer from the Town […]
Wives of former militants who surrendered under rehabilitation policy rue state apathy
Srinagar : Wives of former militants who surrendered under rehabilitation policy on Saturday protested against government for not implementing its rehabilitation policy and rue state apathy towards them. “We came back under state declared policy but here we are being called illegal residents and state is not supporting us in any way,” protesting wives said. […]