LOC flare up: India Pakistan armies trade fire, mortar along LOC in Nowshera Sector
Nowshera: India and Pakistan armies traded gunfire along line of control in Nowshera sector on Thursday. An official told KNO that the small arms firing as well as intermittent mortar shelling started on LOC in Pukharni forward area Lam in Nowshera sector. “Firing started at about 01:20 PM and was going on when last reports […]
Pak SC asks Imran Khan govt to lift travel ban on opposition leaders
Islamabad, Jan 17 (PTI) Pakistan’s Supreme Court Thursday ordered the government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan to lift the travel ban imposed on opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and the Sindh Chief Minister, and asked the country’s anti-corruption body to probe their involvement in Rs 35 billion ‘fake accounts case’. As many as 172 suspects were […]
2018 has been a remarkable year for forces: Army commander
Says more than 250 militants killed, 54 arrested, 4 surrendered last year Srinagar (GNS): A top army commander on Thursday described 2018 as “remarkable year” for government forces, saying that more than 250 militants were killed, 54 others were arrested and four others surrendered in Kashmir Valley. “The year 2018 has been a remarkable year […]
UP: Police remove woman’s body from pyre to probe cause of death; husband booked
Muzaffarnagar (UP), (PTI) Police have pulled out the body of a 50-year-old woman from the funeral pyre at a village here and booked the husband and four others suspecting a foul play behind her death. The incident took place at Godhna village in the district Wednesday evening, police said. Police reached the spot on the basis […]
Minimum temperatures rise in most parts of Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 17 (PTI) A day after Kashmir witnessed a bout of snowfall, the minimum temperature at most places in the valley increased Wednesday night, providing much-needed relief to residents, the weatherman said. The weather stayed mostly dry Wednesday night after intermittent snowfall on Tuesday, an official of the MeT department said. He said similar conditions […]
Hizbul Mujahideen militant arrested in Kulgam
Kulgam: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested Hizbul Mujahideen affiliated militant in Kulgam. Top cop in the district confirmed the arrest saying it was made by a jont team of forces. The militant is affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen, was arrested from Chilan area of Kulgam in South Kashmir,” sources said. He identified the […]
Jammu-Delhi Duronto Express passengers robbed at knifepoint
New Delhi, (PTI) Passengers on board the Jammu-Delhi Duronto Express were robbed at knifepoint on Thursday by armed men, officials said. The matter came to light after a passenger filed a complaint through the railways’ complaints portal. In the complaint, Ashwani Kumar claimed that passengers of B3 and B7 coaches of the train 12266 were targeted […]
BJP fully committed to fulfilling youngsters’ aspirations: PM Modi
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the BJP is fully committed to fulfilling the dreams and aspirations of the country’s talented youngsters, as the party’s youth wing launched its campaign for his return to power in the Lok Sabha polls. “I commend the energetic BJYM team for their #VijayLaksh2019 movement that will mobilise […]
Probe against ISIS-inspired group: NIA carries out searches in western UP, Punjab
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The NIA Thursday carried out searches at eight places in western Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in connection with its probe against an ISIS-inspired group, which was allegedly planning suicide attacks and serial blasts, targeting politicians and government installations, in Delhi and other parts of north India. The agency has arrested 12 […]
3 labourers choke to death in sewage treatment plant in Thane
Thane (PTI) Three labourers died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a sewage treatment plant of a local civic body in Thane district of Maharashtra, a police official said Thursday. The deceased were daily wage labourers and had no formal training in sewage cleaning, he said. The incident took place on Wednesday when the labourers were […]
