Docs at AIIMS remove 15-kg tumour from UP woman’s uterus
New Delhi: Doctors at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here removed a 15-kg tumour from the uterus of a 20-year-old woman from Hapur in Uttar Pradesh. Her case posed a challenge for the surgeons at the central government-run premier hospital as the tumour was very close to the uterus and removing it […]
Srinagar-Leh highway closed for traffic
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall Thursday in the higher reaches of Kashmir has forced a closure of several important roads including the Srinagar-Leh highway, officials said. “Snowfall on the Srinagar-Leh road has forced suspension of vehicular traffic on this road,” an official of the traffic department said. He said it was snowing at Peer Ki Gali in […]
NIA summons pro-freedom leader Aga Syed Hassan
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday summoned a Shia cleric and pro-freedom leader, Aga Syed Hassan Almosavi Alsafvi to Police Officers Mess, Humhama in Srinagar. Aga Hassan who is also the president of Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian has been asked to appear in the Police Officers Mess, Humhama on Friday (Nov 02) at 10:00 am. […]
Minor girl raped by four underage boys
Deoria (UP), Nov 1 (PTI) A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in a village under Rudrapur police station area here, police said Thursday. She was raped by four minor boys of the village on Wednesday night, Deoria Police Superintendent N Kolanchi. An FIR has been lodged in connection with the incident, he said, adding the […]
‘Do not clash with the state’: PM Khan issues stern warning to agitators after Asia Bibi verdict
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday issued a stark warning to religiopolitical groups that have been agitating against the Supreme Court verdict to acquit Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death on charges of committing blasphemy. The premier addressed the matter in a short video message that solely focused on the Asia Bibi […]
Petrol price witness dip again, costs Rs 79.37 in Delhi
New Delhi: The prices of fuel witnessed another dip on Thursday a day after remaining stagnant. The price of petrol in the national capital dipped to Rs 79.37 per litre and that in Mumbai is at Rs 84.86 per litre, both a decrease of 18 paise. However, the diesel prices remained the same as that […]
Two Militants killed in Budgam encounter, searches on
Srinagar: Two militants were killed after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Zugoo Arizal area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district early morning on Thursday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 53RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege around Zugoo, Arizal after having credible input about presence of some militants […]
Nephew of JeM chief among two militants killed in Tral
Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including Usman Haider, the nephew of the outfit’s chief Maulana Masood Azhar, were killed after a fierce encounter at Tral in South Kashmir, police said. A M-4 Carbine, used for carrying out sniper attacks on security forces, was also seized from the encounter site, officials said. Two bodies were recovered […]
A welcome step
What the previous governments could not achieve, the bureaucracy headed by the Governor Satya Pal Malik is trying to achieve. No wonder then that we as a society need to appreciate these measures and provide our positive response to such developments. The governors administration is actively pursuing a new legislation in Jammu and Kashmir that […]
Turkish prosecutor says Khashoggi was strangled, dismembered
Istanbul: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and his body was dismembered before being disposed of, a top Turkish prosecutor said Wednesday. A statement from chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan’s office also said that discussions with Saudi chief prosecutor Saud […]