Shabaab claims Nairobi attack retaliation for Trump Jerusalem move: SITE
Nairobi (AFP) The Al-Shabaab jihadist group said Wednesday it carried out the deadly attack on a Nairobi hotel and office complex in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the SITE monitoring group said. The group said in a statement picked up by SITE that its fighters stormed the DusitD2 complex […]
Body of one of 15 trapped Meghalaya miners found by naval divers
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The body of one of the 15 mine workers trapped inside a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district was found by a team of Navy personnel on Thursday, Navy officials said The body was brought to the mouth of the rat-hole mine, they said adding the rescue operations were […]
US tells Taliban it must talk to Afghan government
Kabul, Jan 16 (AFP) The US envoy in Afghanistan said Wednesday that a peaceful end to the 17-year conflict requires the Taliban to engage in direct talks with the Afghan government, which they have consistently refused. Zalmay Khalilzad spoke to reporters in Kabul on his latest visit to the war-torn country, where he is at the […]
Naval chopper makes precautionary landing
Kochi (PTI): A Navy helicopter made a “precautionary landing” off a National Highway in Alappuzha district Wednesday, a defence spokesman said. “The crew consisting of two pilots are safe and the aircraft has not suffered any damage,” the spokesman said. “The chetak helicopter of Southern Naval Command –IN 429– which was carrying out routine flying, […]
Alleged arms smuggler manages to escape again from railway police in UP
Muzaffarnagar (UP) (PTI): A team of the Government Railway Police (GRP) from Haryana raided the house of an alleged arms smuggler in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district but he managed to evade arrest for the second time in less than a week, police said Wednesday. The accused Arif is a native of Titarwada village in Kairana and […]
CBI registers FIRs against 2 shelter homes in Bihar for abuse of minors
New Delhi (PTI) The CBI has registered fresh FIRs pertaining to alleged abuse of children in two shelter homes in Bihar, officials said Thursday. The agency has registered FIRs against Bhagalpur-based Boys’ Children Home run by Rupam Pragati Samaj Samiti and House Mother Children Home in Gaya, they said. Officials involved in the running of these […]
Nearly 1,400 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018: Govt
New Delhi, (PTI) A total of 1,428 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018 with heavy rains and subsequent flooding, dust storms, thunderstorms and lightening claiming half the lives, a top government official said Wednesday. The year was also the sixth warmest year on record, M Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences said. “Extreme […]
429 tigers killed by poachers since 2008, reveals RTI reply
Noida (PTI): As many as 429 tigers have been poached and killed since 2008 across the country, with the maximum of 71 in Madhya Pradesh during the period, revealed data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Year-wise, the maximum killings took place in 2011 when 80 tigers were poached, while the minimum of 17 […]
Sericulture Deptt to adopt Jagti, Sheikhpora colonies for Mulberry plantation
JAMMU: The Sericulture Development Department is adopting migrant colonies at Jagti in Jammu and Sheikhpora in Budgam district under Urban Mulberry Plantation Programme, which has already been launched in the Jammu Division. This was disclosed in a meeting chaired by Secretary Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR) Farooq Ahmad Shah. Under the programme, 2000 […]
Juvenile Justice: Child line Foundation to expand its services across JK by 2020
JAMMU: In a major step towards implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act, Child line India Foundation shall extend its operations in the entire State by the year 2020, government said on Wednesday. The information was revealed, according to official handout, at a meeting attended by Chairperson Selection cum Oversight Committee, Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi , […]