IITs, IISERs to mentor nearby schools in science & maths: Min
Ahmedabad, Jan 17 (PTI) Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar Thursday said the IITs, IISERs and universities in the country will mentor schools located close their campuses to ensure that students do not lag behind in mathematics and science subjects. Highlighting the importance of subjects like science, mathematics, engineering and technology in the 21st century, he said […]
India condemns terror attack at Kenya hotel
New Delhi (PTI) India Thursday strongly condemned the deadly terror attack at a luxury hotel complex in Kenya’s Nairobi, where 21 people were killed. According to reports, at least two blasts and gunfire were heard at the compound which houses the Dusit hotel and some offices. “India strongly condemns the horrific terrorist attack in Dusit D2 […]
Rajbagh Srinagar: Forces launch search operation post grenade attack
Srinagar: Government forces launched search operations in Rajbagh area post a grenade attack this afternoon in which three cops were injured. According to an official reinforcement was rushed to the place of incident and the area has been cordoned off. He said that the area will be sanitized. Earlier suspected militants lobbed a grenade on […]
NGT slams Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore as per its 2018 order
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday slammed German auto major Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore in accordance with its November 16, 2018 order and directed it to submit the amount within 24 hours. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel took strong exception to the non-compliance of […]
Srinagar: Grenade attack near Zero Bridge Rajbagh
Srinagar: A policeman and two traffic police cops were injured after suspected militants on Thursday afternoon attacked a police party in Srinagar city’s Rajbagh area. According to initial reports militants hurled a grenade near Zero Bridge Rajbagh, explosion of which created panic in the area. The injured have been evacuated to medical facility, reports said. […]
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 […]