Pak PM Khan accused of selling gifts received from other countries’ heads
Lahore: Pakistan’s Opposition parties on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of selling gifts he received from other countries’ heads, including an expensive watch worth USD 1 million. Gifts are routinely exchanged between heads of states or officers holding constitutional positions during a state visit. According to the gift depository (Toshakhana) rules, these gifts remain […]
Weapons, 1 kg heroin recovered near Indo-Pak border in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police and the BSF have recovered a huge cache of weapons near the India-Pakistan border in the Khemkaran area of Tarn Taran district, an official said on Wednesday. In a joint operation, the Counter Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered 22 pistols, 44 magazines and […]
COVID-19: Insurance scheme for health workers extended
New Delhi: The insurance scheme for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 has been extended further for a period of 180 days, and so far, 1,351 claims have been paid under it, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. The current period of the policy under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health […]
Organisation of Kashmiri Hindus distribute food, water among migrant labourers
Jammu: As thousands of migrant labourers continue to arrive in Jammu from Kashmir in the wake of recent incidents of civilian killings in the valley, Panun Kashmir, an organisation of displaced Kashmiri Hindus, and the Warehouse Traders’ Association (WTA) have reached out to them with food and water. The labourers, mostly from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, […]
BSF opens fire at drone along Indo-Pak border in Amritsar sector
Amritsar: The Border Security Force opened fire on a drone along the Indo-Pak border in the Amritsar sector, an official said on Wednesday. The BSF troops heard the buzzing sound of a drone coming from the Pakistan side and they fired at it when it entered Indian territory on the intervening night of October 19 […]
Three of family arrested for smuggling drugs in Jammu
Jammu: Three members of a family were arrested for smuggling drugs and Rs 1.6 lakh recovered from them in Jammu district on Tuesday, officials said. A police team stopped a man, his father and mother at a checkpoint near Chorli Kothey in Bishnah belt. They signalled to stop for checking and instead of stopping, they […]
Poonch-Rajouri encounter: People asked to stay indoors as operation enters day nine
Jammu: As the counter-insurgency operation in the forest belt of twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri entered the ninth day on Tuesday, public announcements were made in Mendhar asking local residents to stay indoors for their safety, officials said. The people were alerted through the public address system in local mosques in Bhatta Durrian […]