Karnataka govt celebrates ‘Tipu Jayanthi’ amid tight security
Bengaluru, (PTI): The Karnataka government Saturday celebrated the birth anniversary of the controversial 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom, Tipu Sultan, bringing the state under a thick security blanket amid threats of protest by the BJP and many Hindu outfits. Calling Tipu a “religious bigot”, the state BJP unit had urged the JDS-Congress coalition […]
Militant killings: Classwork suspended in GDC Pulwama, exams as per schedule
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner Pulwama has ordered the suspension of classwork at Government Degree College Pulwama on Saturday. Sources said that the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure. However, they said that the examinations scheduled for today will be held as per the already issued notifications. Two militants were killed in Tikken village of […]
Bandipora: Missing man’s body found in woods
Bandipora: A man who went missing on November 3, after heavy snowfall has been found dead in the Bandipora forests. One more person is still missing. Body was found on friday. Seven persons had gone to Kuthpathri forest area last week, however, they started returning home after heavy snowfall. Five persons returned home safely […]
Afghan leaders, Taliban attend peace talks in Moscow; India participates at “non-official level”
Moscow, (PTI): Russia on Friday said no one should play “geopolitical games” in Afghanistan as Moscow hosted a major conference to create “favourable conditions” for the start of direct peace talks with the Taliban whose representatives were present at the meeting which was attended by India for the first time. Opening the second Moscow meeting […]
BSF jawan injured in Pak firing along LoC
Jammu,(PTI):Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, injuring a BSF jawan, officials said. Pakistani personnel targeted forward posts along the LoC in the Manajakote sector around 0930 hours. A jawan of the Border Security Force (BSF) was injured in the firing, they […]
SPO killed, 2 injured as vehicle falls into gorge
Bhadarwah (PTI): A special police officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed while 2 brothers were seriously injured when a load carrier they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Doda district on Friday morning. The load carrier, which was on its way to Doda from […]
JK Cong holds anti-govt protests on 2nd anniversary of demonetization
Jammu,(PTI): The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit took out an anti-government rally and protested near the RBI office here with its leaders courting arrests on the second anniversary of demonetization on Friday. Led by AICC Secretary Sudhir Sharma, over 300 party activists blocked the road and protested near the RBI Office. Raising slogans against the […]
One JeM Militant killed, one Policeman injured in Tral Encounter
Pulwama: A militant was killed and a policeman injured after Gunfight broke out between militants and goverment forces in DarGanie-Gund area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Reports said that one militant probably Pakistani belonging to Jaish was killed and a Policeman injured in a fierce encounter after a joint team of […]
Indian, Chinese troops meet at Arunachal, vow to boost ties
Itanagar (PTI): A high-level meeting between Army officials and Chinese PLA troops was organised on Friday at Bumla, near Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, where the two sides reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen friendship and maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control. The 4057-km-long Line of Actual Control separates India from China. The delegations, led […]
Pichai announces revamped sexual harassment policies at Google after global walkout by staff
San Francisco, (PTI): Google CEO Sundar Pichai has promised changes to the tech giant’s sexual harassment policies, a week after thousands of its employees across the world, including in India, walked out in protest against the company reportedly shielding some top executives accused of sexual misconduct. In a memo to employees on Thursday, the Indian-origin CEO […]