Cop found dead in hotel room
Srinagar: A police officer was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Humhama area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police Abdul Hamid (791265/EXK) son of Ghulam Din was found dead in room number 122 of Mirani Resorts, a hotel at Humhama. His family said that they had no contact […]
Juvenile held for raping and killing woman
Puducherry, Dec 26 (PTI) A juvenile has been apprehended for allegedly raping and killing a 25-year-old woman at her home in a village here, police said. The victim’s mother had filed a complaint with police on December 18 that her daughter was found dead in her home, in Kuyavarpalayam, with her throat slit, Senior Superintendent of […]
NIA searches 16 locations in UP, Delhi in connection with new ISIS module
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday conducted searches across 16 locations in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi in connection with its probe into a new ISIS module, officials said. The new module is called ‘Harkat ul Harb e Islam’. “The searches are going on,” an NIA spokesperson said.
Minor earth quake jolts valley
Srinagar: A low intensity earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning. However, no reports of casualty or damage was received, MeT officials said. The quake with its epicentre in the Jammu and Kashmir region was felt at 9.52 a.m. and it originated at a depth of 15 km […]
Hideout busted in Riyaz Naikoo’s native village, searches on
(Jahangeer Ganaie) Awantipora: Government forces have busted a militant hideout during a cordon and search operation in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning. Official sources said that a hideout in Karewas of Baderwan village of Awantipora area was busted during search operation launched in wee hours of Wednesday. Pertinently, Baderwan village […]
Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns
Carita (Indonesia), Dec 26 (AFP) Indonesian search and rescue teams Wednesday plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities still desperate for aid in the aftermath of a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed more than 400. Medical workers have warned that clean water and medicine supplies were running low — stoking fears of […]
Army jawan ‘kills’ colleague in Doda
Jammu: An Army jawan allegedly shot dead his colleague following a spat with him in an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. “Army Havialdar Rajesh Dakua was fired upon by his colleague at an army camp in Bhaderwah last night. He was brought to the hospital, where he died after ten […]
Bengal govt to provide lessons on obesity-prevention among school students
Kolkata, Dec 26 (PTI) In order to raise awarness about obesity-prevention among students, the West Bengal Education Department has decided to introduce lessons in the school curriculum on the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyles for addressing the health problem, a senior official said. The course will be implemented from the primary education level for which […]
Forces start CASO in Awantipora, internet snapped
Jahangeer Ganaie Pulwama: Government forces on Wednesday launched a Search and Cordon Operation (CASO) in Badriwan forest of Awantipora following inputs about the presence of militants in the area, sources said. Sources said that following the inputs about the presence of militants in a hideout in Karewa of Renzipora belt of Awantipora in southern Kashmir’s […]
US withdrawal from Afghan will have implications in Kashmir: Former DGP
Says Valley is tilting towards ‘Wahabism’
Says Valley is tilting towards ‘Wahabism’
