Cong accuses govt of conniving with fraudsters, says Jaitley should be sacked
New Delhi, (PTI) The Congress Monday accused the Modi government of conniving with fraudsters who had escaped the country and cited “conflict of interest” to say Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should be sacked after his daughter and son-in-law, both lawyers, allegedly received a retainership of Rs 24 lakh from fugitive Mehul Choksi. In the 44 months […]
Pakistan Army hands over administrative control of Swat district to civil authorities
Peshawar, (PTI): The Pakistan Army on Monday handed over the administrative control of the restive Swat district to the civil authorities, ending its decade-long military operation to flush out the Pakistani Taliban militants and restore peace in the home town of Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai. The Army was first sent to the picturesque Swat district of […]
Witness against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in nun rape case found dead
Hoshiarpur, (PTI) Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who was a witness in the rape case filed by a nun against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was Monday found dead under “mysterious circumstances” in Dasuya in Punjab’s Hoshairpur district, police said. Kattuthara, 62, was found unconscious in his room this morning and was taken to a local hospital where he was […]
Wife of UP legislative council chief arrested for killing son
Lucknow,(PTI): The police on Monday arrested Mira Yadav, the wife of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Chairman Ramesh Yadav for murdering their 22-year-old son Abhijeet Yadav. Abhijeet’s body was found under mysterious circumstances at the official residence of Ramesh Yadav in Darul Shafa here on Sunday, police said. The police claimed that Mira had confessed to her […]
Four of a family charred to death in Odisha
Paradip (Odisha): Four members of a family, including two women, were charred to death after their house caught fire at Banapata village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, a police officer said on Monday. Nabaghana Sahu, his wife Kamala Sahu and son-in-law Harekrushna Mallick died on the spot on Sunday night, while daughter Rubina succumbed to her injuries […]
Fire erupts SKIMS maternity hospital canteen
Srinagar: Fire engulfed the canteen of SKIMS maternity hospital on Monday afternoon. A Police spokesperson said that the fire broke out in the canteen of the maternity hospital reportedly due to a short circuit. He said that Police and fire services personnel are on job to douse the flames. More details are awaited.
US army general wounded in Afghanistan attack
Washington, Oct 22 (AFP) A US army general was among those injured in a Taliban attack on top US and Afghan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound last week in Kandahar province, a military spokesman confirmed. US Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Smiley, in charge of NATO’s military advisory mission in Afghanistan, suffered at least one […]
Indian Army asks Pak to take back bodies of intruders killed in Sunderbani sector
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) The Indian Army has asked the Pakistan military to take back bodies of two “intruders” from that country who were killed in a gunfight along the Line of Control in Sunderbani sector of Jammu on Sunday, official sources said. Two heavily armed Pakistani intruders and three soldiers were killed Sunday in […]
We want to avoid Kulgam like incidents: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbagh Singh on Monday said that the state police wants to avoid Kulgam like incidents that claimed lives of seven civilians due to an explosion at gunfight site in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of wreath laying ceremony here, DGP said […]
