NCB busts international drug syndicate; cocaine worth Rs 15 cr seized, 2 foreigners held
Mumbai, Nov 13 (PTI) The Narcotics Control Bureau has busted an international drug syndicate and seized two kg of cocaine from a Zambian national in a hotel in Mumbai, an NCB official said on Monday. A Tanzanian woman, who was to receive the consignment, has also been arrested from Delhi, the official said, adding the […]
Despite ban use of fireworks in Delhi worsens air quality
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Delhi recorded a jump in pollution levels and a smoky haze returned on Monday morning after residents flouted the ban on firecrackers on Diwali night The city recorded its best air quality on Diwali day in eight years on Sunday, with its 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at […]
Indian and Pakistan soldiers exchange sweets on Diwali along LoC in J-K’s Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu, Nov 12 (PTI) Indian Army exchanged sweets with their Pakistani counterparts on the occasion of Diwali on Sunday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. However, there was no traditional exchange of sweets and pleasantries between the two sides along the International Border (IB), the officials said, […]
NIA files charge-sheet in cross-border arms smuggling case in Punjab
New Delhi, Nov 12 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge-sheet against a man in a case linked to cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition by drones in the border areas of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, an official said on Sunday. The charge-sheet against Malkit Singh alias “Pistol” was filed in the NIA special […]
GoC 15 Corps visits LoC in Kashmir to celebrate Diwali with troops
Srinagar, Nov 12 (PTI) The General Officer Commanding of the 15 Corps, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, on Sunday visited various formations, including those deployed along the Line of Control (LoC), to celebrate Diwali with troopers. “#ChinarCorps Cdr visited frontline units along the LoC and in hinterland to celebrate Diwali. He also conveyed best wishes for good […]
Pneumococcal vaccine reduces pneumonia deaths, says Kashmir Medico body on world pneumonia day
Srinagar, Nov 12: On world pneumonia day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday said pneumococcal vaccine reduces risk of dying from pneumonia. “Pneumococcal vaccine prevents pneumonia deaths,” said influenza expert and DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Quoting a study, Dr Hassan said pneumococcal vaccine was found to reduce the risk of death from pneumonia […]
Village defence guards open fire on suspicion in J-K’s Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu, Nov 12 (PTI) Village defence guards on Sunday opened fire, observing suspicious movement in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. No one was injured in the firing that took place around 4 am in upper Dhangri, a village where terrorists killed seven persons in an attack early this year, officials […]
PM Modi wishes people on Diwali
New Delhi, Nov 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on Diwali and wished that the festival brings joy, prosperity and health to everyone’s lives. In a post on ‘X’, Modi said, “Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali! May this special festival bring joy, prosperity and wonderful health to everyone’s lives.”
Three dead in Dal Lake blaze in Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 11 (PTI) Three bodies were recovered from the houseboats gutted in a blaze in the Dal Lake here on Saturday, officials said. The charred bodies were recovered in the early hours of Saturday near ghat number nine, the officials said. They said the deceased’s identification was being ascertained. The deceased included a man […]
Modi has stopped infiltrators, abrogated Article 370 in J-K: Shah
Dhar (MP), Nov 11 (PTI) Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that has the courage to stop infiltrators in the country and it is not possible for the Congress and leaders of the opposition bloc INDIA to do so. “Modi ji has done the job […]