Sapphire smuggler arrested in JK’s Ramban
Banihal (PTI) An alleged sapphire smuggler has been arrested and 63 pieces of the precious gemstone were recovered from his possession here, police said Saturday. Mohammad Shafi Zargar, a resident of Kishtwar town, was seen moving suspiciously at T-Chowk when coming from Banihal Railway Station last evening, a police official said. A case under Sapphire Act […]
PM Modi meets his mother during Gujarat tour
Gandhinagar, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday met his nonagenarian mother Hiraba in Raisan village near here after he made a brief stopover on his way to Ahmedabad Airport. Hiraba lives with the PM’s younger brother Pankaj Modi in the village. The prime minister spent around 30 minutes with his mother and other family members in […]
6 siblings booked for killing BJP leader
Mahrashtra (PTI) Six brothers were booked for allegedly killing a BJP councillor in Ambajogai in Maharashtra’s Beed district, police said Saturday. Councillor Vijay Shesherao Jogdand (34) was killed Friday night when he intervened in a dispute between the accused and his younger brother Nitin, police said. “When Nitin was near Samta Nagar area around 8pm Friday, […]
Leh emerging favourite destination for foreign tourists, nearly 50k visited in 2018
Jammu, (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh district has emerged as a favourite destination for foreign tourists as nearly 50,000 people from abroad visited the land of high passes last year, tourism officials said Saturday. The overall tourist arrivals in 2018 in the district, located at an altitude of 3,524 metres (11,562 ft), also crossed three lakh […]
Forces used Drones in Lal Chowk
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday conducted a mock-drill in Lal Chowk area of summer capital Srinagar to check their “alertness” ahead of R-Day. The mock-drill was conducted by a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and paramilitary CRPF near the historic Clock Tower in Lal Chowk. The forces used drones […]
ED attaches assets worth Rs 16.40 cr of Zakir Naik’s family under PMLA
New Delhi, (PTI) The ED has attached fresh assets worth Rs 16.40 crore in connection with its money-laundering probe against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, it said on Saturday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), in a statement, said it had issued a provisional order for attachment of assets registered in the name of Naik’s family members, located […]
EVM is chor machine: Farooq Abdullah
Kolkata (PTI) National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah Saturday called the EVM the “chor machine” and demanded that the ballot paper system be brought back for the sake of transparency. Speaking at the united opposition rally organised by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, he said, “It is not the question of ousting any single person (Prime Minister Narendra […]
Forces launch CASO in Lal Chowk
Srinagar: Government forces launched Cordon and Search Operation in city center lal chowk on Saturday. According to eye witnesses large contingent of forces including Army, police and CRPF personnel arrived in the city center and erected barricades. Commuters are being frisked and buildings around the clock tower are also being checked. Forces are present […]
Lok Sabha polls will be second fight for Independence: Stalin
Kolkata, Jan 19 (PTI) DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday said the upcoming general elections will be akin to the second freedom struggle for people of India to fight against the “radical Hinduism” of the BJP. Stalin, speaking at TMC’s mega opposition rally here, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “afraid” of a few people, […]
Student among three booked under PSA, shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail
Family of trio urges Governor to release them on humanitarian grounds Srinagar: Three youths were booked under public safety act (PSA), a legislation termed as “lawless law” by Amnesty International, in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Official sources said that acting on a dossier by police on yesterday, the deputy commissioner ordered detention under PSA of the three […]
