LoC flare up: India Pakistan exchange gunfire in Nowshera sector
Rajouri: India and Pakistan armies on Sunday exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera Sector. Officials said that Pakistan violated the ceasefire which was retaliated by the Indian Army. “Firing started at about 01:15 PM and was going on,” the official said. He said that both armies are using small arms against […]
India, Pak in contact on Kartarpur corridor issue: Bisaria
Islamabad, Jan 27 (PTI) Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria has said that the two sides were in contact on the Kartarpur corridor issue and that New Delhi has already appointed a focal person for the purpose. He made the remarks on Saturday night during an informal interaction with the media personnel invited to attend […]
Twitter suspends account of separatist Sikh group
Washington, Jan 27 (PTI) The twitter account of separatist group Sikh for Justice (SFJ), which is running an anti-India campaign, has been suspended by the the microblogging site. “Account suspended,” said the twitter page of ‘@SikhsforJustice’ Saturday. Twitter did not gave any reason for suspending the account except for providing links to its rules. “Twitter suspends […]
Sikh separatists protest in front of Indian Embassy in US
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) A small group of Sikh separatists held a protest in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington during which they tried to burn the tricolour on the Republic Day, a move slammed by the local Sikh community and termed as a “flop show” by Indian government sources. The demonstration by Sikh […]
Ward boy held for filming woman undressing for MRI scan
Pune, Jan 27 (PTI) A ward boy of a reputed hospital in Pune was arrested for allegedly filming a woman changing her clothes for an MRI procedure, police said Sunday. Police said Lakesh Lahu Uttekar (25) was caught after the woman Saturday night found a mobile phone in the changing room and found a clip in […]
Two killed, 24 injured during mishap on Jammu-Pathankot Highway
Jammu: Two persons were killed and 24 others injured Sunday when a bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims from Gujarat overturned along the Jammu-Pathankot Highway in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The pilgrims were returning from the shrine and heading for Amritsar when their vehicle hit the divider before turning turtle near Dayala […]
Cold conditions get worse in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) The cold wave intensified in Kashmir as the mercury stayed several degrees below the freezing point at all weather stations in the valley, the MET department said on Sunday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar on Saturday night settled at minus 1.4 degrees Celsius slightly up from minus 1.8 degrees Celsius the previous […]
40 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse
Brumadinho (Brazil), Jan 27 (AP) The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Saturday as searchers flying in helicopters and rescuers labouring in deep mud uncovered more bodies. An estimated 300 people were still missing and authorities expected the death toll to increase during […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway may open today
Srinagar: After remaining closed for almost a week authorities are likely to open the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway for traffic on Sunday. “All landslide debris on the highway in Ramban district was cleared on Saturday evening. Over 80 trucks carrying essential supplies for the Kashmir Valley were allowed to move,” the traffic officials said. A landslide […]
‘Significant progress’ on talks with Taliban, says US envoy
Washington, Jan 27 (PTI) The US has made “significant progress” in its peace talks with the Taliban to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan, a top Trump Administration official has said. However, Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, cautioned that nothing has been finalised yet. Afghanistan-born Khalilzad said this in a series […]
