Couple found dead in suspected suicide at UP home
Ballia (UP), Mar 11 (PTI) A married couple were found dead at their home here, in a suspected case of suicide, police said on Thursday. The bodies of Manoj Kumar Gupta (26) and his wife Khushbu (21) were found at their home in Rampur Udaibhan Nai Basti locality on Wednesday morning, Station House Officer (SHO) Bal […]
Bijbehara encounter: Two unidentified militants killed, search operation on
Anantnag, Mar 11: Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter that raged between government forces and militants in Kandipora village of Bijbehara belt in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. A senior police officer said that two unidentified militants have been killed so far while as search operation is on in the area. He […]
Bijbehara encounter: One militant killed, ops continues
Srinagar, Mar 11: One militant has been killed in the ongoing overnight encounter at Kanidpora area of Bejbhera in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police sources said Thursday. They said that one militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter; however the identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. They further said that […]
Vehicle crushes railway guard to death in south Kashmir
Qazigund, Mar 11: An unknown vehicle on Thursday morning crushed a Railway guard to death at Damjan area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official said. The policeman has been identified as Pervaiz Ahmad (38), of Hutmuda, Anantnag. He was posted in Damjan. Station House Officer (SHO), Qazigund Irshad Reshi said that it was […]
7.6cm fresh snowfall in Gulmarg, rains continue in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 11: Gulmarg and other reaches of Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall while rains continued to lash plains amid weatherman’s prediction for “light to moderate rain and snowfall for next 36 hours. A meteorological department official said that Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, received 7.6 centimetres fresh snowfall in last 24 hours till […]
CRPF man commits suicide in Budgam
Budgam, 11 Mar: A CRPF man committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp in in central Kashmir’s Budgam district early Wednesday morning. An official said that a CRPF personnel committed suicide after shooting himself with his service riffle at his camp in Budgam. He said the officer was rushed to […]
Fire damages six residential houses in Nawa Bazar Srinagar
Srinagar, Mar 11: At least six residential houses were damaged, most of them fully, in the highly congested Nawa Bazar area in heart of the Old City here, official said on Thursday. Official sources said that the fire erupted midnight at around 4:20 a.m., apparently due to short-circuit in one of the houses. Soon the […]
Married woman made to drink alcohol, raped by 3 in UP
Pilibhit (UP), Mar 11 (PTI) Three people have been arrested for allegedly making a married woman drink alcohol and raping her in Puranpur Kotwali police station area here, police said. A case was registered in this connection on Wednesday against Pawan Kumar, Chote and Umesh, Superintendent of Police Jai Prakash Yadav told media. In the […]
Former government official arrested for forging date of birth
Jammu, Mar 11 (PTI) A former Jammu and Kashmir government official was arrested for allegedly forging his date of birth, a spokesperson said. The Jammu and Kashmir Police Crime Branch arrested Ghulam Mohiuddin Gani who was Special Secretary (Legal) in the Home Department till he was superannuated by the government on March 5 this year […]
Mamata’s tests detected injuries to her ankle, right shoulder, neck: Doctor
Kolkata, Mar 11 (PTI) Preliminary medical tests conducted on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee late on Wednesday night detected severe bone injuries in her left ankle and foot, and injuries in right shoulder, forearm and neck, a senior doctor of the state-run SSKM hospital said. Doctors at the hospital decided to closely monitor Banerjee, […]