2 drug peddlers held with 175 kg poppy in Jammu
Jammu (PTI): Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested in separate cases after a huge consignment of poppy straw, and charas were seized from their possession along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, police said on Wednesday. Nitin Sharma (30), a resident of R S Pura, was arrested after police seized 175 kg poppy straw from his truck at Nagrota […]
Indian-origin doctor embroiled in healthcare fraud in US freed on record USD 7 mn bond
Houston,(PTI): An Indian-American doctor, indicted in one of the largest healthcare fraud cases in the US history involving a USD 464 million conspiracy, was freed on a record-setting USD 7 million bond. Rajendra Bothra, 77, who was awarded Padmashri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, was indicted along with five other physicians in the alleged USD 464 million […]
Over 2,300 women to go on Haj this year without ”Mehram”: Naqvi
New Delhi (PTI): Over 2,300 Muslim women from India will go on Haj this year without ‘Mehram’ or male companion as all those who applied under this category have been exempted from the lottery system, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Wednesday. The Modi government had last year allowed women going to Haj without Mehram, […]
UP: Elderly woman falls from terrace after attacked by monkeys, dies
Balrampur (UP)(PTI): A 60-year-old woman died and another was injured Tuesday as they fell from a terrace after being attacked by monkeys in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district, police said. The incident took place in the district’s Mathura Bazar area, they said. Savitri Devi was sitting on the terrace with her daughter-in-law Renu when monkeys attacked them, […]
Snowfall: Traffic police issues advisory for commuters
Srinagar: Traffic Police on Wednesday issued a traffic advisory for commuters plying on the city roads as fresh snowfall blanketed valley since morning. The traffic police said that due to snowing, all roads in city Srinagar have become slippery. “Commuters are advised to drive slow, avoid sudden brakes, avoid fast turning, avoid overtaking, follow traffic […]
Police unearths ration scam in Srinagar, accused arrested
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday unearthed a major ration scam and arrested the accused who would repack the government supply of Rice, and flour to be sold in the name of ‘Apple Brand’. Officials said that they have arrested one accused from Srinagar’s Bemina area and identified him as Bilal Ahmad Nath R/o Bilal Colony Bemina. […]
Kenyan president says Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’, 14 victims
Nairobi, (AFP) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that all Islamists who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been “eliminated” after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead. “I can confirm that… the security operation at Dusit complex is over and all the terrorists eliminated,” Kenyatta said in a televised address to […]
Release Asif Sultan, CPJ calls on governor J&K
Sringar: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik,to release jailed journalist Aasif Sultan and sought to drop all legal proceedings against him. “Freedom of the press is a vital tenet of democracy and a proud part of India’s history. We urge you (Governor) to use the authority […]
Scrap sedition law, a colonial hangover: Sibal
New Delhi (PTI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal Wednesday demanded that the sedition law be scrapped as those in power are “manipulating” it. He also called for a change in the government to save the country. “Scrap sedition law (section 124A,IPC), a colonial hangover. “Real sedition is when those in power manipulate institutions, misuse the law, […]
Weatherman predicts snowfall for six days, air traffic suspended due to low visibility
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday suspended all the flights to and fro Kashmir valley due to low visibility as fresh snowfall began across valley. Officials said that the decision to halt the air traffic was taken due to low visibility and slippery condition of the road. MeT predicts heavy snowfall in Kashmir for at least five days. […]
