Minor drowns in river Drungli in Poonch
Poonch: A 13-year-old youth Thursday drowned here in the river Drungli in district Poonch of the Jammu division of the state. The minor has been identified as Nazakat Hussain son of Khadim Hussain, and is a resident of Nangli village in the district. The youth had taken to the river to bathe, reports said. Incharge […]
Kathua rape case: HC issues notices to J&K, convicts
Chandigarh, (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and six men convicted in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua on a plea by her father seeking enhanced punishment for them. The court also issued a notice to the accused who […]
Turkey diplomat killed in Iraq, India condemns
New Delhi: India on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack in the Iraqi city of Erbil in which a Turkish diplomat was killed and called for concerted action by the international community against terrorism. A gunman opened fire inside a Turkish-owned restaurant in Erbil on Wednesday, killing at least one Turkish diplomat stationed in Ankara’s consulate. […]
No plan to restore special category status to states: Govt
New Delhi, July 18 (PTI) There is no plan to restore special category status — which has been scrapped by think- tank Niti Aayog — to any state in the country, the government informed the Rajya Sabha Thursday. Minister of State for Statistics and Planning Rao Inderjit Singh replied in the negative when Congress leader Ripun […]
Help police to trace this missing boy
Sopore: Sopore Police seeks help of general public to trace out the missing youth namely Ilyas Ahmad Kumar S/O Abdul Sagar Kumar R/O Jodinambal Rafiabad age about 18/19 years. He is missing since July 10, 2019. Regarding matter a missing report in Police Station Panzla has been lodged and investigation taken up. In this […]
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 […]