Maoists blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand
Jharkhand: Maoists blew up railway tracks in Giridih district of Jharkhand, paralysing train movement for over five hours, a railway official said Tuesday. The incident took place at 10.45 pm on Monday between Chaudhary Bandh station and Chengaro halt under Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway (ECR), Hajipur zone. Two night patrol staff members […]
Kashmir municipal polls: Stone pelting clashes rock Soura in Srinagar
Srinagar: Clashes erupted in Soura locality of Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar on Tuesday even as the Urban Local Bodies polls are underway in the area. Sources said that several youth assembled at Soura locality and hurled rocks on government forces deployed in strength in the area in view of the polls. The protesters were raising slogans […]
Kashmir municipal polls: 3 votes polled in 9 booths of Soura till 10 am
Srinagar: In the ongoing last phase of Urban Local Bodies polls, only three votes were polled at nine polling booths in Soura area of Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar. Officials said that at Ramzana high school Soura, where 9 polling booths have been set up, only three votes have been polled till 10:00 am. All three […]
Mannan Wani killing: Amid pro-freedom slogans IUST students protests in varsity campus
Srinagar: Scores of students of Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora on Tuesday protested in the varsity campus against the killing of slain scholar turned militant Mannan Wani and his accomplice. Witnesses said that the students of various departments of the varsity assembled in the varsity campus and later amid massive pro freedom and anti […]
Manan Wani killing: Omar reminds Mehbooba of ‘they aren’t coming out to buy milk or toffees’ comment
Srinagar: After former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party [resident Mehbooba Mufti described slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Wani a “victim of relentless violence in Kashmir”, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Monday accused her of showing “fake sympathy”, saying it worked in the past but would not work now. “How short Ms […]
Kashmir municipal polls: Only 2 of 8 municipalities go for polls in last phase, rest remain uncontested
Srinagar: Polling will be held only for two municipalities — Ganderbal and parts of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) — in the fourth and last phase of civic elections on Tuesday in Kashmir, which has seen a dismal voter turnout of 6.7 per cent so far. Reports said that out of eight municipalities, which were scheduled to […]
0.4 percent turnout in Srinagar, 3.4 percent in Ganderbal in first 2 hours of voting in final phase of ULB polls
Srinagar: The voting in last of the 4-phased election to Urban Local Body started on dull note in Srinagar and Ganderbal, only two districts going to polling, in first two hours on Saturday. According to election authorities, Srinagar recorded 0.4 per cent turnout and Ganderbal had 3.4 percent votes cast from 6 to 8 a.m. […]
Diesel crosses Rs 80 mark in Chennai, petrol nears Rs 89 in Mumbai
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices surged up again on Tuesday. At Rs 80.04, diesel price stood the highest in Chennai among the four metros. Diesel prices also observed an upward surge in Delhi and Mumbai. In Mumbai, diesel price stood at Rs 79.35 per litre after an increase of 24 paise. In the national […]
CRPF vehicle hits private car in Lalchowk, accident leads to clashes in city centre
Srinagar: Clashes erupted in city centre Lal Chowk this evening after an Alto car was hit by a CRPF vehicle on Maulana Azad Road Near Fancy Fabrics showroom. Witnesses said that clashes broke out between people around and CRPF personnel after the family in the private car entered into an argument with the forces personnel. Forces reports said used […]
Goa BJP’s web site hacked, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ message posted
Panaji: An old website of BJP’s Goa unit was hacked Monday by unknown persons, who posted the message ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ on it, a party functionary said. The identity of the group which possibly carried out the cyber attack “Team PCE” and an individual’s name “Mohammad Bilal” were also posted on the web page, after it was […]
