Smuggling bid foiled, intruder injured along IB in Samba: BSF
Samba, Aug 25: Border Security Force on Thursday claimed to have foiled a major smuggling bid by recovering narcotics and injuring an intruder along the International Border in Samba district. In a statement, a spokesperson of the BSF said that today, alert BSF troops foiled a smuggling bid through IB in Samba area and a […]
NDTV shares gain 5 pc; hit upper circuit
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Shares of NDTV Ltd continued to climb for the second consecutive day on Thursday and touched the upper circuit limit of Rs 407.60 on the National Stock Exchange amid the Adani group making an offer to take over the media firm. On NSE as well as BSE, the scrip jumped […]
Woman poisons mother for property, arrested
Thrissur (Ker), Aug 25 (PTI) A woman has been arrested from Kunnamkulam area of Thrissur district in Kerala for allegedly killing her mother by mixing rat poison in her tea for the sake of property, police said on Thursday. A senior officer of Kunnamkulam Police Station said the arrest was recorded early Thursday morning and […]
Two earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir in 1 hour
Jammu, Aug 24 (PTI) Two earthquakes, of magnitudes 4.1 and 3.2, hit Jammu and Kashmir late on Wednesday night but no loss of live or damage to property was reported, officials said. The epicentre of the quakes was 62 kilometers northeast of Katra area in Jammu region at a depth of 5 kilometers, they said. […]
Active Covid cases in country decline to 94,047
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) India logged 10,725 new coroanvirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,43,78,920, while the active cases declined to 94,047, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,488 with 36 fatalities which includes five deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at […]
Gold prices zoom Rs 274 amid firm global cues
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Gold price in the national capital on Wednesday rose Rs 274 to Rs 51,909 per 10 grams amid firm global trends, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 51,635 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also jumped Rs 448 to Rs 55,682 per kg from […]
North India most-polluted region in 2022 summers: CSE
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) North India emerged as the most-polluted region in the country in summers this year with Delhi-NCR being the hotspot, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The green think-tank said the average PM2.5 concentration in north India in summers stood at 71 microgram per cubic […]
JK reports 259 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported 259 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 21 cases were reported from Jammu division and 238 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 476703. Among the cases, 173468 are […]
Cop arrested for killing pregnant wife in Kathua
Kathua/Jammu, Aug 24 (PTI) A Special Police Officer (SPO) who allegedly bludgeoned his pregnant wife to death was arrested in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. SPO Mohan Lal, who was posted in district police lines Kathua and was on leave for the past three days, brutally killed his wife Asha […]
CBK arrests disengaged SLTC expert for misrepresenting himself, misusing seal
Srinagar, Aug 24: The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir on Wednesday arrested one Hakim Muzamil of Baghwanpora Lal Bazar Srinagar for “misrepresenting himself as SLTC Expert of J&K Housing Board and misusing Official Seal.” According to a statement by the Crime Branch the arrest has been made in connection with a case (FIR […]