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 […]
Modi govt playing mischief with statistics: Yashwant Sinha
Kolkata, (PTI) Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday came down heavily on the Narendra Modi government saying that this was the first government after Independence which has been playing “mischief” with the developmental statistics. Addressing the opposition rally here, Sinha who quit the BJP recently said, under the present regime while praising the government was […]
DAK calls LD incident unfortunate, demand impartial probe
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir in a press communique called LD incident unfortunate and appealed the authorities to conduct impartial probe on fast track basis to ascertain the facts and punish the guilty. It is disgusting, unfortunate and pathetic that a pregnant woman who had been referred from Kalaroos Kupwara (150 KM from LD hospital) […]
JNU case: Why did you file the charge sheet without approval, court asks Delhi police
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday questioned the Delhi Police for filing charge sheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the 2016 JNU sedition case without procuring the requisite sanctions. The police told Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat they will procure the required sanctions within 10 days. “Why […]
Mysterious explosion on KP Road Anantnag creates panic, police rushes to spot
Anantnag: Mysterious explosion on KP Road in Anantnag district on Saturday created panic in the area. According to reports the blast occured on KP road near Woman’s college, following which police and CRPF rushed to the spot. Officials have not confirmed that was it a grenade blast or otherwise. There have been series of grenade […]
Refused entry by LD hospital, woman delivers baby on road side, Govt orders probe
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has directed Principal Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar to probe incident involving delivery of a woman on the roadside near Lal Ded hospital leading to the death of her baby. The woman of Moori, Kalaroose, Kupwara was refused entry by doctors late Thursday night after which she gave birth to a […]