Srinagar-Banihal train service remains suspended for second day
Srinagar: Tain services on Srinagar-Banihal track remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Saturday following killing of two militants on Friday Two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in a gunfight with governent forces in the district on Friday. Officials, however said, that all trains between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla in north Kashmir will run as […]
AIIMS, Safdarjung doctors threaten indefinite strike, issue 48-hour ultimatum to Mamata to meet demands of protesting colleagues
New Delhi: Resident doctors of AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital, who boycotted work on Friday in protest against attacks on their colleagues in Kolkata, have now given a 48-hour ultimatum to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to meet the demands of the state’s agitating doctors, failing which they said they would go on indefinite strike. Members […]
‘Shuryan Hund Naji’ and ‘Ther Aangnich’ among winners of Sahitya Academy Award 2019
Srinagar: Two valley based poets Naji Munawwar and Sagar Nazir have been awarded Sahitya Academy award 2019 in two different categories. Convener Kashmiri Advisory Board of Sahitya Academy, Dr Aziz Hajini on Friday announced that the two have bagged the prestigious award for their poetry collections. Naji Munawwar, 85 from Kapran Shopian has been awarded […]
Countries sponsoring terrorism must be held accountable: PM Modi at SCO
Bishkek, Jun 14 (PTI) In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that countries sponsoring, aiding and funding terrorism must be held accountable as he called for a global conference to combat the menace Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here, Modi highlighted the spirit and ideals of the SCO […]
DRI seizes 834 tortoises meant for smuggling to Bangladesh
Kolkata,(PTI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 834 Indian star tortoises meant for smuggling to Bangladesh, an official statement issued on Friday said. On the basis of inputs that a consignment of Indian star tortoises is being brought from Chennai onboard the Coromondel express train and would be handed over to a group […]
Rescuers find cockpit voice recorder of crashed AN-32 aircraft
Itanagar, Jun 14 (PTI) A rescue team has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) of Russian-origin AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force at the crash site in Arunachal Pradesh Friday, an IAF spokesman said. Shillong-based IAF spokesman Ratnakar Singh said that despite inclement weather and treacherous terrain, the rescue team […]
SBI refuses to disclose communication from RBI, govt on electoral bonds, terms it ‘personal info’
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) The State Bank of India has refused to disclose any communication it received from the government or the Reserve Bank of India on electoral bonds, terming it “personal information” and held in “fiduciary capacity”. Responding to an RTI filed by Pune-based activist Vihar Durve who had demanded copies of all letters, […]
Delhi court sends Shabir Shah, Masarat Aalam, Asiya Andrabi to judicial custody till July 12
Delhi: The patiala house court on friday sent Hurriyat leader Shabir Shah, Masarat Alam and Asiya Andrabi to judicial custody till July 12 in connection with the funding case involving 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Hafiz Saeed. Reports reaching here to KNO said that the additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Anil Antil sent the trio to […]
Iran denies ‘baseless’ US accusation of being behind Gulf of Oman attacks: foreign ministry
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry on Friday dismissed the US accusation that it was behind the attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman as “baseless”. Responding to the “baseless accusations” of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi insisted that Iran had come to “help” the ships in distress and […]
Five suspects of Easter Sunday attacks repatriated from the UAE
Colombo: Five suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have been repatriated from the UAE, police said Friday. The suspects also include Mohamed Milhan, a prominent member of the banned terror outfit National Thawheed Jamath (NTJ) that was responsible for the attacks. Milhan was also listed as a terror suspect in the Intelligence […]