Anantnag youth arrested for conspiring 2002 Akshardham Temple attack
Gandhinagar: Mohammad Yasin Bhat, alleged prime conspirator of the 2002 Akshardham Temple attack here, was arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad from Anantnag in south Kashmir on Friday, an official said. Thirty-three persons, including a National Security Guard (NSG) commando, died when two militants opened fire inside the Akshardham temple complex here on September 24, […]
Prez Kovind pays tributes to soldiers on Kargil Vijay Diwas
Srinagar: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday paid tributes to the fallen soldiers on the 20th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas by laying a wreath at the war memorial at the Army’s 15 Corps headquarters in Kashmir’s Badami Bagh Cantonment here. Kovind was scheduled to take part in the function at the Dras War […]
Security of medicos: SC dismisses petition seeking directions for safety
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday declined to entertain a petition seeking direction for safety and security of doctors in government hospitals across the country. “Having heard counsel for the petitioner and on perusing the relevant material, we are not inclined to entertain the present writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. Pending interlocutory […]
New anti-terror law to target Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar: Officials
New Delhi: India’s most wanted Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar will be the first two individuals to be designated as terrorists once the proposed amendments in the country’s anti-terror law come into effect, officials said on Friday. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, passed by Lok Sabha and waiting for the approval of Rajya […]
In five years 1 Cr trees were allowed to fall: Govt
New Delhi: The Environment Ministry permitted cutting of over 1 crore trees in the last five years for development work, it informed Parliament on Friday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, MoS for Environment Babul Supriyo said the ministry gave permission to cut 1.09 crore trees for development purposes between 2014 and 2019. Out […]
Over 50 per cent families in Pakistan cannot have two meals a day: Survey
Karachi: Nearly half of all the families in Pakistan are unable to meet their nutritional needs due to poverty, affecting a large number of children with chronic malnutrition and stunted growth, a media report on Friday quoted the first-ever survey of its kind in the cash-strapped country as saying. According to the National Nutrition Survey […]