N Zealand PM urges global action on social media perils
Christchurch, Mar 20 (AFP) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday called for a global response to the dangers of social media as the Muslim community began burying their dead five days after the twin-mosques massacre. A white supremacist gunman streamed his 17 minutes of carnage in which he is accused of killing 50 […]
IED recovered from auto-rickshaw in MP village
Alirajpur, Mar 20 (PTI) An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from an auto-rickshaw at a village in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh, where an annual tribal festival was on, police said on Wednesday. The IED was kept inside an unclaimed bag in the auto-rickshaw and its driver found it on Tuesday evening, Alirajpur Superintendent of […]
Aseemanand, 3 others acquitted in Samjhauta blast case
Panchkula (Har), Mar 20 (PTI) A special court here Wednesday acquitted Swami Aseemanand and three others in the Samjhauta train blast case that left 68 people, mostly Pakistanis, dead in 2007. The verdict came after NIA special judge Jagdeep Singh dismissed the plea filed by a Pakistani woman for examining eyewitnesses from her country, saying it […]
Panthers Party to contest all six LS seats in JK
Jammu, Mar 20 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) will contest all the six Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, a party leader said on Wednesday. “JKNPP will contest all the six seats in J&K. It shall declare its candidates on March 23, 24, 25 and 26 for all the six seats in […]
Robbers kill elderly woman
Mumbai, Mar 20 (PTI) A 79-year-old woman was allegedly killed by robbers at her residence at Matunga in Central Mumbai, police said Wednesday. The incident came to light Tuesday night when somebody spotted Vasanta Lakshminarayan lying motionless in her ground floor residence in the BMC building, a police official said. It seems Lakshminarayan tried to fend […]
Indo-Pak stress to continue till elections: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that tensions between India and Pakistan would continue till the Lok Sabha 2019 election process is completed. Mehbooba has been taking potshots at the Narendra Modi-led NDA government since BJP broke away from the PDP in the J&K government. She recently said that she […]
Cong releases sixth list of candidates
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The Congress has released its sixth list of nine candidates, seven from Maharashtra and two from Kerala, for the Lok Sabha election. With this, it has released names of 146 candidates for the election starting on April 11. In Kerala, the Congress announced that Shanimol Usman will be the candidate […]
Heavy snow accumulation can delay Zojilla re-opening: BRO Officials
Sonamarg: With Sonamarg-Zojilla road still closed since December last, officials said the reopening of the road is likely to get delayed due to heavy snow accumulation. The road was closed in December last year following heavy snowfall across the region. Border Road Organisation started the Zojila opening by March 5. The officials said the BRO […]
Lethpora attack and its aftermath
February 14 attack on a paramilitary convoy has left an indelible mark on Kashmir in many ways. Not only did the attack bring the two arch rivals India and Pakistan on the brink of a war yet again, but things have been different for the people of Kashmir as well. The aftermath and the boycott […]
Don’t indulge in political propaganda over actions of armed forces: EC fresh advisory to parties
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) The Election Commission Tuesday asked political parties to “desist” during their Lok Sabha poll campaigns from indulging in any propaganda involving actions taken by defence forces. The fresh advisory came days after the poll panel asked parties and their candidates against using pictures of defence force personnel in their campaign […]
