IAF probing whether friendly fire brought down own chopper after Balakot strike
Srinagar, Mar 31 (PTI) Among the threads being investigated in the February 27 crash of an IAF Mi-17 helicopter near Srinagar during a tense standoff with Pakistan include the possibility that it may have been “accidentally” shot down by Indian Air Defence System, officials said. The officials, who are familiar with the investigation and spoke on […]
IAF’s MiG 27 aircraft crashes near Jodhpur
Jodhpur, Mar 31 (PTI) A MiG 27 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Sunday near Jodhpur in Rajasthan but the pilot ejected safely, official sources said. The MiG 27 UPG jet took off from Utarlai airforce base and the jet experienced engine problems leading to the crash at around 11:45 AM in Sirohi […]
Honour killing: 17-yr-old girl strangled by father, 3 held
Ahmednagar, Mar 31 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra was allegedly killed by her father who was against her friendship with a boy studying with her in a college here, police said on Sunday. Jamkhed police station inspector Pandurang Pawar said they suspected it to be a case of ‘honour killing’ The […]
ITBP trooper commits suicide
Srinagar, March 31: A day after a Sub-Inspector of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) committed suicide in north Kashmir, another trooper of the paramilitary force shot himself dead in Srinagar on Sunday morning. “Constable Ramphul Meena (belt number 127020492) of ITBP 11 bn today morning shot himself with his service rifle INSAS inside a camp […]
Update: Six killed as vehicle falls into gorge in Rajouri
Jammu, Mar 31 (PTI) Six persons were killed and another critically injured Sunday when a vehicle plunged into a deep gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The accident occurred at Ujhan-Dhandkote in Darhal area around 12.30 am when the driver of the private vehicle, which was on way to village Sabzi, lost […]
Five killed in road mishap at Darhal Rajouri
Srinagar: At least five people were killed and several others were injured after a passenger vehicle met with an accident at Darhal in Rajouri late Saturday night, police sources said. They said that last night a Tata Magic vehicle bearing registration No JK11C-1486 on its way from Rajouri to Darhal rolled down into a deep […]
Husband, mother-in-law starved woman to death
KOLLAM: In a shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman in Kerala has died after being starved for around five years by her husband and mother-in-law for dowry. Police said that Thushara, a native of Karunagappally, was reduced to a “bag of a skeleton” and weighed just 20 kg at the time of her death. Talking to […]
Four killed as thousands protest at border, but Gaza-Israel truce holds
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories), Mar 31 (AFP) Tens of thousands of Gazans gathered at the Israeli border Sunday to mark a year since protests and clashes erupted there, but fears of mass bloodshed were averted after late Egyptian-led negotiations. Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, one during an overnight demonstration and three 17-year-olds in […]
A humanitarian issue
In 2010 the Omar Abdullah led government offered a scheme for all those who had crossed over to Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) for arms training to come back to their native place and lead normal lives. At least 450 Kashmiri men, who had crossed the Line of Control for arms training from time to time […]
A month of political mayhem
A free hand to cow vigilantes and no to political space
A free hand to cow vigilantes and no to political space
