Guv Malik addresses meeting of the NITI Aayog, seeks liberal assistance for J&K
NEW DELHI, JUNE 16: Governor, Satya Pal Malik while addressing the 5th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog sought personal intervention of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, for accelerating the development in the State which is imperative for putting the State on the path of peace, progress and prosperity. Addressing the 5th […]
SHO Saddar Anantnag succumbs to injuries at AIIMS New Delhi
Srinagar, June 16 : Station House Officer (SHO) Sadr Anantnag Arshad Khan who was critically injured in an encounter with militants at KP Road on June 12, succumbed to injuries on Sunday, sources said. The police sources said that Khan was shifted to AIIMS New Delhi from SKIMS Srinagar for specialized treatment using an air […]
Police smashes ‘governance infrastructure’ of militants inside jails
Srinagar, Jun 16 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted ‘Shuara-e-Zindan’ (supreme council for jail), a term used by militants for governance inside prisons, and restored the prison manual completely, officials said here. After the escape of Naveed Jhatt, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, last February, the Jammu and Kashmir prison department under the leadership of Dilbagh […]
Kathua case: Court did not rely on prosecution eyewitnesses while acquitting Vishal
Pathankot (Punjab), Jun 16 (PTI) The only acquittal in the Kathua rape-and-murder case came as the trial court set aside the statement of three prosecution witnesses who had claimed that Vishal Jangotra, the son of main culprit Sanji Ram, was in the area at the time of the crime. District and sessions judge Tejwinder Singh relied […]
Heatwave claims 44 lives in Bihar
Patna, Jun 16 (PTI) At least 44 people have died in a blistering heatwave that hit three Bihar districts on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. The officials at the Disaster Management Control Room said 22 people died in Aurangabad, 20 in Gaya and two in Nawada districts due to the heatwave. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has […]
Four killed in lightning strike in Chhattisgarh
Balrampur/Korba, Jun 16 (PTI) Four people, including two brothers, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike during rain and thunderstorm in northern part of Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday. A 16-year-old boy and his younger brother, aged eight years, died after lightning struck them on Saturday while they were standing under a mango tree near […]
Separatist, militant groups managed funds to prolong economic shutdown in Valley: NIA
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against militants belonging to Jammat ud Dawah and activists of Duktaran-e-Millat, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and other separatist leaders in the J&K state for raising and collecting funds for funding separatist and militant’s activities in the state. The NIA spokesman in a hand-out issued here said all […]
Cong needs ‘major surgery’, Rahul must quell infighting with ‘iron hand’: Moily
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Asserting that the Congress needs a “major surgery” in the wake of the Lok Sabha polls debacle, senior leader M Veerappa Moily says Rahul Gandhi must carry out a complete overhaul of the party by holding elections at every level and quell internal bickering with an “iron hand”. Emphasising that Gandhi […]
Pak fails to fulfil 25 of 27 FATF points, downgrading by IMF, World Bank to continue
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Pakistan has failed to complete 25 of the 27 action points given by the international terror financing watchdog FATF to check funding to terrorist groups such as LeT and JeM and frontal groups like Jamat-ud-Dawah and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation. With this, multilateral lenders like the IMF, the World Bank and the […]
Saudi crown prince warns against ”exploiting” Khashoggi murder
Riyadh, Jun 16 (AFP) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against “exploiting” the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for political gains, in what appeared to be a veiled attack on Turkey. Turkey’s ties with Saudi Arabia have come under strain since the brutal murder last October of Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, […]