Minor boy slips into Sindh rivulet in Kangan, rescue operation on
Ganderbal, May 28: In a tragic incident, a four-year-old boy slipped into a Nallah at Naranag village of Kangan area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, prompting the police and locals to start a major rescue operation. Officials said that a 4-year-old boy identified as Irfan Ahmed Khatana son of Showkat Ahmed Khatana, a […]
Jobless man sets mother on fire after failing to take care of her
Hyderabad, May 28: A construction worker, who lost his job in Hyderabad due to the lockdown, allegedly poured kerosene on his bedridden mother and set her on fire while she was asleep at her house in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. Tirumala Lingaswami (45), from Nalgonda’s Narsingbatla village, 120 km from Hyderabad, allegedly […]
Militants had fitted 45 kgs of explosives in Santro car: IGP
Srinagar, May 28: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar said that the at least 40 to 45 kgs of explosive material was fitted in private vehicle jointly by the Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Muhammad militants in a bid to target security forces in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district and the timely action of forces averted […]
Covid-19 claims another life in Kashmir, 55-year-old Baramulla man dies
Srinagar, May 28: A 55-year-old man from Khanpora area of Baramulla district on Thursday became the latest victim of novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley. His death has taken the fatality count due to the deadly disease to 27 in Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Salim Khan, nodal officer for COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Srinagar, […]
US calls for UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong
Washington, May 28 (PTI) The US has called for a UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong, as the Trump administration indicated that it will not keep quite on China’s new national security law to curb freedom in the former British colony. China on Friday introduced the draft of a controversial national security law in […]
Delhi Police to file chargesheets against 536 Tablighi Jamaat members from three nations
New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police will file 12 chargesheets against 536 Tablighi Jamaat members from three countries, officials said on Thursday. Till now, the police has already filed chargesheets against 374 foreigners from 32 countries. The officials said the charges against the Tablighi Jamaat members pertain to violation […]
IED defused in Pulwama village
Pulwama, May 28: An improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from a private vehicle in Ayengund area of Rajpora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district was defused by the personnel of the bomb disposal squad on Thursday morning. An official said that joint team of forces including 44 RR, Police Pulwama and CRPF recovered the improvised explosive […]
US to revoke Iran nuclear cooperation sanctions waivers
Washington, May 28 (AP) The Trump administration is ending nearly all of the last vestiges of US sanctions relief provided under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, according to current and former US officials and congressional aides. They said Wednesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will revoke all but one of sanctions waivers covering civil […]
Coronavirus death toll in US crosses one lakh
Washington, May 28 (PTI) The death toll from the novel coronavirus in the US has crossed one lakh, the highest for any country in the world, as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc across the globe by upending life and disrupting economic activity. The wave of deaths, one-third of which has come from the world’s financial […]
