207 killed, around 500 injured as blasts hit churches, luxury hotels on Easter in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Apr 21 (PTI) At least 207 people were killed and around 500 others injured in a string of eight powerful blasts, including suicide attacks, that struck three churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, shattering a decade of peace in the island nation after the end of the […]
Policeman dies in road accident in Baramulla
Srinagar, Apr 21 (PTI) A policeman died Sunday after his motorcycle was hit by a car in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Shafoor Ajaz Wani was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by a private car at Veerwan in Baramulla, a police spokesman said. He said Wani was injured in the accident […]
Ladakh LS seat: BJP candidate facing defamation case, Cong nominee only crorepati
Jammu, Apr 21 (PTI) Among the seven contestants from Ladakh parliamentary constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, BJP candidate Jamyang Tsering Namgyal is facing investigation in a four-year-old defamation case, while the Congress nominee Rigzin Spalbar, a hotelier by profession, is the only crorepati trying his luck from the seat. The last date for withdrawal of […]
160 killed, over 450 injured as blasts hit three churches, five-star hotels on Easter in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Apr 21 (PTI) A string of near simultaneous blasts struck three churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing more than 160 people and injuring over 450 others, shattering a decade of peace in the country after the end of the brutal civil war with the LTTE. The blasts […]
Pakistan deplores India”s decision to suspend cross-LoC trade
Islamabad, Apr 21 (PTI) Pakistan on Sunday deplored India’s “unilateral” decision to suspend cross-LoC trade and rejected the allegations regarding its “misuse” by elements from across the border to smuggle weapons, narcotics, fake currency and foment terrorism. Hardening its stand against Pakistan, India on Thursday indefinitely suspended cross-border trade at two points along the Line of […]
Had warned Pak of consequences if pilot not returned: PM
Patan, Apr 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he had warned Pakistan of consequences if it did not return Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. Addressing a poll rally at Patan in Gujarat, he asserted his government’s commitment towards national security and said whether the prime minister’s chair remains or not, he has […]
Two narcotic smugglers arrested in Udhampur
Jammu, Apr 21 (PTI) Two alleged narcotic smugglers were arrested after 51 kg of poppy straw and eight gram heroin were recovered from their vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said Sunday. However, another accused, who was driving the vehicle, fled the spot, a police spokesperson said. A police team intercepted a private car […]
Dead body of student found under mysterious circumstances
Srinagar, April 21: A dead body of class 2nd year student was recovered under mysterious circumstances from Astanapora area of Rawalapora in Srinagar district on Sunday afternoon. Reports said that some locals spotted the body lying at Astanapora in Rawalapora and immediately informed police about it. Soon after being informed, a police team reached the […]
Sri Lanka police chief had warned of suicide attack threat before blasts
Colombo, Apr 21 (AFP) Sri Lanka’s police chief made a nationwide alert 10 days before Sunday’s bomb attacks in the country that suicide bombers planned to hit “prominent churches”, according to the warning seen by AFP. Police chief Pujuth Jayasundara sent an intelligence warning to top officers on April 11 setting out the threat. “A foreign […]
140 killed, over 400 injured as blasts hit three churches, three five-star hotels in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Apr 21 (PTI) Six near simultaneous explosions rocked three churches and three hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday morning, killing more than 140 people and injuring over 400 others, in one of the deadliest blasts in the island nation’s history, officials said. The blasts targeted St Anthony’s Church in Colombo, St […]
