Cow vigilantes shoot man in Bhaderwah, Curfew imposed
Bhaderwah: Curfew was clamped in communally-sensitive Bhaderwah valley in Doda on Thursday after members of a community attacked a police station and damaged several vehicles in protest against killing of a person who, they alleged, was targeted as he was involved in cattle trade. While officials were trying to ascertain the reason behind the firing […]
Youth injured in protests against child’s rape succumbs
Srinagar: A youth, who had sustained grievous injuries in clashes during protests at Pattan against the rape of a three-year-old girl, died at SKIMS hospital here, officials said Thursday. Arshad Dar succumbed to injuries at the hospital late Wednesday night, the officials said. Over 45 security personnel, including an officer, and seven civilians were injured […]
Ready to discuss terrorism with India but New Delhi ‘reluctant’: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it was ready to discuss the issue of terrorism with India as it claimed that New Delhi is “reluctant” to cooperate on the matter, which is also a “primary concern” for Islamabad. Pakistan wants constructive engagement with India as per the policy of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Office spokesman […]
Military being drawn into political discourse is ‘worrisome’: Fmr Commander
Chandigarh: Lt Gen (retd) D S Hooda, the main architect of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PaK, Thursday said it is “worrisome” that the military is increasingly being drawn into the political discourse and used to win political arguments. The Indian Army’s former Northern Command chief also said the talk around […]
Samjhauta train blast: Pak considering moving international forums against acquittal of suspects
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it is considering moving international forums against the acquittal of the 2007 Samjhauta train blast case suspects that left 68 people, mostly Pakistanis, dead. The blast in Samjhauta Express took place near Panipat in Haryana on February 18, 2007, when the train was on its way to Attari in Amritsar, […]
Mamata gets backing from Omar Abdullah
Says TMC will sweep polls in WB
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday said BJP’s attempt to “polarise” the electorate in West Bengal will come to nothing as the Trinamool Congress will sweep the Lok Sabha polls in the state. “The BJP can team up with the EC in West Bengal, they can have a tailor-made campaign designed to fragment & […]
Electioneering: Over 2,000 commandos, 120 officers work tirelessly to protect VIP’s
New Delhi: Over 2,000 agile commandos on ground, 120 young supervisory officers, thousands of bullet rounds, first-aid kits and volumes of intelligence data sheets. This is what it takes for the central forces to ensure a watertight VIP security cover every day to politicians campaigning across the country during the ongoing polls. While Prime Minister […]
Facing death row convict was a juvenile at time of sentencing, SC told
New Delhi: In a bizarre case, a death row convict languishing in jail for 24 years for killing seven people including two kids should not have been given death penalty as he was a juvenile at the time of the crime, according to a report filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday. “Capital punishment can […]
Pakistan shuts its airspace for Indian flights till May 30
Lahore: Pakistan on Wednesday decided not to lift its airspace ban for Indian flights till May 30, as Islamabad is awaiting the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls in India. Pakistan fully closed its airspace after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot on February 26. However, Pakistan opened […]
Azad foresees a non BJP government at the centre
PATNA: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday claimed that neither BJP nor NDA will form the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections. Narendra Modi will not become prime minister for second time after the election as a non-NDA, non-BJP government will be formed at the Centre, he claimed. “We are in […]