CRPF officer suffers brain haemorrhage in Ganderbal, dies
Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Assistant Commandant died of brain haemorrhage in Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district Monday afternoon. Reports said that Assistant commandant CRPF, Ravinder Kumar son of Rama Kumar coy 118 BN a resident of village Mahrar, Post office Kalach Abad Utter Pradesh fell unconscious after suffering brain haemorrhage at […]
Pakistan to resume talks with India only after elections: Minister
Dubai, Jan 28 (PTI) Pakistan will try to resume peace talks with India only after election results are out as it is “useless” to talk to New Delhi because no big decisions are expected from the present Indian government, a senior minister has said. Fawad Chaudhry, Minister of Information of Pakistan, said that the time […]
Elephant kills labourer in TN
Coimbatore, (PTI): A 40-year-old man was killed in an elephant attack near Palanapalli in the city outskirts, police said. The villagers in the morning noticed the body of Murugan, a labourer and informed forest department officials at Periyanaickenpalayam range, who reached the spot, they said. Preliminary investigation revealed that Murugan, hailing from Kandivazhi, after consuming […]
NGT refuses to entertain plea to release adequate water from dam to Narmada downstream
New Delhi,(PTI) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to entertain a plea seeking the release of adequate water from the Sardar Sarovar dam to the downstream areas of the Narmada river, noting that there was already a tribunal to adjudicate the matter. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore said two bodies — […]
ECI defers it’s J&K visit, had to take final call on LS, Parliamentary polls
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deferred its visit to Jammu and Kashmir on January 27 and 28. The move that could suggest that the assembly polls in the state might be delayed. Reports said that the team, headed by Chief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora, was to visit the state to review the […]
IAF’s Jaguar crashes, pilot safe
Gorakhpur (UP) (PTI) A Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, with the pilot ejecting safely, police said. The military aircraft crashed soon after taking off on a routine mission from the Gorakhpur Air Force Station. District Magistrate Anil Kumar Singh said the incident took place around noon […]
Army man injured on LoC, stepped on landmine
Jammu: An Army man sustained injuries on Monday in a suspected land mine explosion on Line of Control in Khour area of Akhnoor secctor in Jammu district. Sources told KNO that the Army man accidentally stepped over the land mine, leaving him seriously wounded. They said that the injured Amry man […]
SAC approves ‘Trust Based’ Health Insurance Model for Employees
Srinagar: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved a Health Insurance scheme for J&K Government Employees and Pensioners based on ‘Trust Model’. After the scrapping of previous Medical Claim Policy, State Government constituted a Committee of Officers headed by Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education […]
‘Pak to complete fencing of 2,600-km-long Afghan border by next year’
Islamabad, Jan 28 (PTI) The Pakistan Army has said that the fencing of a substantial portion of the over 2,600-km-long Afghan border has been completed and the rest will be finished by next year to check the movement of terrorists. Pakistan has spent billions of rupees for putting fence on the porous border. […]
Jammu: 15 goats, two bulls, horse burnt alive in Bhaderwah
Jammu: In a major fire incident in Bhaderwah area of Jammu 15 goats, two bulls and a horse were burnt alive on Monday. According to reports the incident happened in in Gajoth village in Bhadarwah area after fire engulfed the shed housing the livestock. The owner has been identified as Tirath Ram. Police officials said […]
