Body of minor retrieved after five days in Poonch
Poonch: A body of 5-year-old boy was retrieved from a river at Batalkote in Poonch district after five days of his drowning on Thursday. Reports reaching GNS said that some nomads spotted the body inside the river and informed police about it. A police team immediately reached to the site and retrieved the body from […]
Soldier hit by falling tree in J-K’s Kupwara, dies
Srinagar, Jul 18 (PTI) A 35-year-old soldier died after a tree fell on him due to a landslide while he was patrolling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said Thursday. The incident took place when the soldier, Naik Ramandeep Singh, was leading an operational team for patrolling […]
24 dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio
Tokyo, Jul 18 (AFP) A suspected arson attack on an animation production company in Japan killed 24 people and injured dozens more on Thursday, with flames gutting the building in the city of Kyoto. Police said the fierce blaze appeared to have been started deliberately but there was no immediate information on a possible motive. The […]
CASO in Abi Guzar Lal Chowk
Srinagar: Government forces on Thursday launched Cordon and Search Operation in Abu Guzar locality of city center Lal Chowk Srinagar. According to eyewitnesses forces conducted searches in the area including in the houseboats. The CASO was jointly conducted by Army, Police and units of special operation group of J&K Police.
US against any country purchasing S-400 defence system from Russia: Pentagon
Washington, Jul 18 (PTI) The US is keen to make its defence partnership with India stronger, the Pentagon has said, but made it clear that it is against any country purchasing military equipment, including the S-400 missile defence system from Russia, that is designed to counter America’s sophisticated fifth-generation aircraft.The remarks by a top Pentagon official […]
Ayodhya land dispute case: SC allows mediation process to continue, seeks report on outcome by Aug 1
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday allowed mediation process in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to continue and sought a report on its outcome by August 1. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said that after perusing the report filed by the mediation panel, it will take […]
Detention of Jadhav in Pakistan illegal: Jaishankar in RS
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Describing the detention of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan as “illegal” and under “fabricated” charges, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday urged Islamabad to release and repatriate him immediately. Making a statement in Rajya Sabha, he said the verdict of the International Court of Justice is not only a vindication […]
One person killed, 11 others injured in Poonch accident
Poonch: One person was killed and at least eleven others were injured, four of them critically, when a load carrier met with an accident in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu region on Thursday morning. Reports said the vehicle (Tata mobile—JKO2AH 0652) ) carrying villagers to Sakhi Maidan Mela met with accident at […]
Trump hails arrest of Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed the arrest of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed — chief of the banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) — who India and Washington accuse of being the mastermind of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks and have declared a global terrorist. Trump, who didn’t name Saeed, said: “After a ten-year search, the […]
Inzamam steps down as national chief selector
Karachi, Jul 17 (PTI) Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq stepped down as the chief selector on Wednesday but was open to take up any new assignment from the Cricket Board. The under-fire chief selector told a press conference in Lahore that he would not seek an extension or renewal of his contract, which expires on July 31. […]
