Forty-six security personnel killed in ceasefire violations by Pakistan in 2020: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) Pakistan resorted to 5,133 incidents of ceasefire violations last year in which 46 security force personnel were killed, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday, referring to Pakistani hostilities along the Line of Control and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir. In replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, the […]
Modi says ill words against Sikhs will do no good; asks agitating farmers to withdraw stir
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed those calling agitating Sikh farmers names, saying it won’t do the country any good as he went on to appeal to the protesting farmers to withdraw their over two-month-long stir and give the new agriculture reform laws a chance. He also slammed the […]
Govt asks Twitter to block 1,178 accounts for spreading misinformation amid farmer stir
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) The government has ordered Twitter to block 1,178 accounts with links to Pakistan and Khalistan supporters which were spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers’ protest, sources said. The IT Ministry, on February 4, shared a list of these Twitter accounts that were flagged by security agencies as accounts of […]
Govt employee, 2 Sgr residents arrested with rusty revolver
Budgam, Feb 08: Security forces arrested three persons including a government employee and recovered a rusty pistol from their possession in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Monday. They said that 53 RR and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir arrested three persons during the intervening night of Feb 07 and 08 […]
Pakistani intruder killed by BSF along International Border in Jammu
Jammu/New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Pakistan international border in Jammu on Monday, officials said. The incident took place near the Chak Faquira border post (border pillar no 64) in the Samba sector around 9:45 am, they said. “Despite repeated warnings, the […]
Improvement in cold in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 8 (PTI) There was an improvement in the cold conditions in Kashmir as the minimum temperature increased across the valley on Monday, while it settled below the freezing point at all weather stations, officials said. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius last night, […]
Toll climbs to 10 in Uttarakhand glacier burst, 143 still missing
Dehradun, Feb 8 (PTI) IAF teams left for the avalanche-hit areas of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district early on Monday to ramp up relief efforts, while rescuers pulled out three more bodies of the people missing in the glacier burst taking the toll to 10. Uttarakahnd DGP Ashok Kumar said 143 people are still missing, a day […]
US moves to rejoin UN rights council, reversing Trump anew
Washington, Feb 8 (AP) The Biden administration is set to announce this week that it will reengage with the much-maligned UN Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, US officials have said. The decision on Sunday reverses another Trump-era move away from multilateral organisations and agreements. US officials […]
Pakistan’s Sindh govt issues notification to shift Daniel Pearl murder accused to rest house
Karachi, Feb 7 (PTI) Pakistani authorities have issued a notification to shift British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the sensational kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, from jail to a newly-built facility within the boundaries of the Central Prison in Karachi. The notification on Saturday came […]
BJP in JK adopts resolution lauding Union budget
Jammu, Feb 7 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP on Sunday adopted a resolution in favour of the Union budget presented recently by the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament, a party release said. The resolution was adopted in a video conference meeting in which the resolution was presented […]