Hurriyat (G) chief spokesperson booked under PSA, shifted to Udhampur jail
Srinagar: Authorities has booked Hurriyat (G) chief spokesperson under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Srinagar district and shifted him to Udhampur jail on Thursday morning. Hurriyat (G) senior leader and Chief Spokesperson Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, was arrested from his residence by police station Shergardi Srinagar more than a fortnight ago and was yesterday booked […]
Rupee rises 6 paise to 68.83 vs US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Jul 4 (PTI) The rupee appreciated by 6 paise to 68.83 against the US dollar in opening trade Thursday, tracking positive opening in domestic equities and easing crude oil prices. Forex traders said rupee is trading in a narrow range as market participants are awaiting cues from the Economic Survey scheduled to be tabled in […]
30 drown as overloaded boat capsizes in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar: At least 30 people, including four children, drowned and several others went missing as an overloaded wooden boat carrying 80 passengers capsized Wednesday in the Indus river in northwest Pakistan, police said. The incident occured at Tarbela area in Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP province) “At least 30 people died in the boat […]
Fee hike: SHRC orders IGP to see FIR is lodged against school management
Srinagar: State Human Rights Commission has directed IGP Kashmir to see FIR against the management of a school was registered in consonance with orders of fee fixation committee. “The IGP Kashmir Zone is directed to go through the spectrum of the case and see to it that at least FIR is lodged against the […]
800 militants killed in J&K between 2014-18
New Delhi(PTI) The security forces have killed 800 militants since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Centre told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Shripad Naik said 104 militants were killed in 2014, 97 in 2015, 140 […]
8,189 Indians lodged in various jails in foreign countries, maximum in Saudi Arabia: MEA
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) As many as 8,189 Indians are lodged in various prisons in foreign countries, with Saudi Arabia having the highest number, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that of the total number of Indian prisoners […]
Retd army man Sanaullah failed to establish himself as Indian citizen: Govt tells RS
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Retired Army man Mohammad Sanaullah was kept at a detention camp in Assam last month as he failed to furnish evidence before a foreigners tribunal in the state to establish that he is Indian by birth, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy […]
Two persons shot dead at Lahore airport in Pakistan
Lahore, Jul 3 (PTI) A Pakistani man returning after performing Umrah was shot dead on Wednesday by two gunman due to personal enmity while another person was killed in the shootout at Lahore’s international airport, police said, causing panic among hundreds of passengers. Two suspects identified as Shan and Arshad opened fire on a man near […]
What steps taken to provide cardiac life support at public places: HC asks Centre, AAP govt
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the central and AAP government about the steps they have taken to provide basic and advanced cardiac life support at public places to prevent deaths due to sudden heart attacks. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the Union […]
Rahul Gandhi resigns as President of Congress
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Asserting that he is no longer the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said in a letter that it had been an honour to serve the party whose values and ideals have served as the “lifeblood of this beautiful nation”. As president of the Congress, he said he is responsible for […]