State cannot be permitted to take benefit of its own wrong: SC
New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has upheld a Gujarat High Court order directing the state government to pay pensionary benefits to a man who retired after rendering more than 30 years of service. A bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna said the State cannot be permitted to take […]
NIA conduct searches in J&K, Rajasthan in terror conspiracy case
New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan in connection with a terrorism conspiracy case, its spokesperson said. Twenty-eight accused have been arrested in the case so far, the spokesperson said. The NIA said the searches were conducted at eight […]
Girl injured in landmine explosion near LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Feb 19 (PTI) A 12-year-old girl was seriously injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Jameela Bi was returning home after grazing her goats when she accidentally stepped on a landmine near her Sokud-Bagyal Dhara village in Shahpur sector […]
Thieve attempts to chop off woman’s fingers, flee with 2 golden rings in Kulgam
Kulgam, Feb 19: An unidentified thieve on Saturday decamped with jewellery of a woman, after barging into her house with sharp edged weapon as he even tried to chop off her fingers. Reports said that an unidentified robber attacked a woman identified as Fancy Jan, wife of Mohammad Younus Rather of Zaipora Agroo with sharp-edged […]
Electrocution of PDD casual labour trigger protest in Rajouri
Rajouri, Feb 19: A protest was held in Rajouri town on Saturday morning after family members and relatives of a casual labour of Power Development Department (PDD) hit the roads against the government for ‘failing’ to provide medical assistance to the victim. The casual laborer identified as Mohammad Saleem of Thudi Jawahar Nagar in Rajouri […]
Militant, two soldiers killed in Zainapora gunfight
Shopian, Feb 19: A militant and two soliders were killed in an encounter between the government forces and militants in Chermarg village of Zainapora area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Saturday. A senior police officer said that an unidentified militant has been killed, whose identification is being ascertained while as two soldiers […]
One unidentified militant killed in Shopian encounter, operation on
Srinagar, Feb 19:(GNS) An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Chermarg Zainapora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Official sources said that one militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter, however identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Earlier, reports said that a joint team […]
India logs 22,270 fresh COVID-19 cases, 325 deaths
New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,28,02,505 on Saturday with 22,270 more people testing positive for the viral disease, while the number of active cases came down to 2,53,739, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll reached 5,11,230 with 325 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. Daily […]
Lt Guv requests NTPC to prepare hydrogen roadmap for Ladakh
Leh, Feb 19 (PTI) Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur on Friday urged the NTPC to prepare a hydrogen roadmap for the Union Territory, saying the initiative will help attract foreign funding for projects. Mathur met National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh in New Delhi on Friday to discuss various […]
Five women go missing in Jammu, rescued
Jammu, Feb 19 (PTI) Five women, who had gone missing in Jammu district, were traced and united with their families on Friday, officials said. Two different complaints were lodged at police station R S Pura and Bishnah in this regard, they said. Special police teams were formed and after hectic efforts, one of the women […]