Six drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla, two were on way to sell contraband substance to school children
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested six drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their posession in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. The arrested have been identified as Mohd. Rafiq Sofi s/o Mohd. Subhan Sofi r/o Jalal Sahab Baramulla and Naveed Manzoor Najar @ Bob Nakvor s/o Manzoor Ahmad Najar r/o Iqbal Colony […]
Libyan official says airstrike kills 40 migrants in Tripoli
Benghazi, Jul 3 (AP) An airstrike hit a detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people, a health official in the country’s UN-supported government said. The airstrike targeting the detention center in Tripoli’s Tajoura neighborhood also wounded 80 migrants, said Malek Merset, a spokesman for the health ministry. Merset […]
Four Indian-Americans arrested in US for H1B visa fraud
Washington, Jul 3 (PTI) Four Indian-American executives from two IT staffing companies have been arrested on charges of fraudulently using the H-1B visa programme to gain an unfair advantage over their competitors, the US Justice Department has said. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations […]
18-Year old girl found dead in Qazigund orchards
Qazigund: Body of an 18-year old girl was recovered under mysterious conditions from an orchard at Baapora area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Locals of the area spotted the body of the girl hanging in the nearby orchard and immediately informed concerned police station about it. The deceased has been identified […]
Mumbai wall collapse toll rises to 22
Mumbai: The death toll in the wall collapse incident in suburban Malad here rose to 22 Tuesday evening, a senior civic official said. One more injured person succumbed late evening, the official said. The incident happened around 2 am when a compound wall in Pimpripada in Malad east area collapsed and people living in shanties […]
Rupee rises 16 paise to 68.79 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 16 paise to 68.79 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 68.83 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground to touch 68.79 per dollar, displaying gains of […]
NIA summons Syed Ali Geelani’s grandson to Delhi for questioning
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has once again summoned Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani’s grandson to New Delhi for questioning in an alleged militancy funding case. Reports said Anees ul Islam, who is son of Altaf Shah, has been summoned by the central probe agency to appear for questioning in New Delhi on 9th […]
Donate generously to help, support Kishtwar accident victim families: J&K Yateem Foundation
Srinagar: J&K Yateem Foundation has appealed the general people and philanthropists to extend generous helping hand to the victims of tragic road accident at Kishtwar in Jammu region of the State. “Thirty five persons including 14 women, one infant and 20 men lost their lives in a horrible accident in Kishtwar on Monday,” the […]
Sri Lanka arrests ex-police chief and former defence secretary over failure to prevent the Easter attacks
Colombo, Jul 2 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando and suspended police chief Pujith Jayasundera were arrested on Tuesday, a day after the Attorney General instructed the authorities to charge them for their failure to prevent the Easter terror attacks that claimed 258 lives. Jayasundera and Fernando were suspended by President Maithripala Sirisena for […]
Indian among 9 injured in Yemeni rebels attack on Saudi airport
Riyadh, Jul 2 (PTI) An Indian national was among nine people injured in an attack by Yemeni rebels on Abha international airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a spokesperson of the Saudi-led military coalition said. “A terrorist attack at Abha International Airport…led to the injury of 9 civilians – eight Saudis and one Indian national,” […]
