Around 3,000 TN fishermen chased away by SL Navy, fishing nets cut
Rameswaram (TN), Mar 7 (PTI) Nearly 3,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were allegedly chased away by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing off Katchatheevu and fishing nets of 30 mechanised boats snapped, a fishermen association leader said Thursday. The fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea in 570 boats Wednesday night and […]
Any attempt to use Official Secrets Act against media ‘reprehensible’: Editors Guild
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) The Editors Guild of India on Thursday unequivocally condemned Attorney General’s remarks before the Supreme Court pertaining to the documents based on which the media had reported on the Rafale deal, saying any attempt to use the Official Secrets Act against the media is as “reprehensible” as asking journalists to disclose […]
First time ever: Govt to come out with Rs 20 coins
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) The Government will come out with the first ever Rs 20 coin which will be shaped like a 12-edged polygon with design of grains to denote farm dominance in the country. Besides, new series of one, two, five and ten rupees coins too would be minted, which will be circular in […]
Blast in Jammu bus stand, 18 injured
Jammu: Eighteen civilians were injured in a grenade blast at bus stand Jammu on Thursday afternoon. Talking to GNS, Inspector General of Police Jammu Division M K Sinha said that some suspected persons lobbed a grenade on bus stand Jammu. In the explosion, 18 civilians reported so far sustained splinter injuries and were […]
Uneasy calm prevails along LoC in J&K, Def Min cancels Jammu visit
Jammu:PTI: An uneasy calm prevailed along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir with no report of cross-LoC shelling over the past 20 hours, officials said on Thursday. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called off her scheduled visit to Jammu province on Thursday to review […]
Probe everybody including PM Modi in Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) Accusing the government of manipulating institutions to “save” Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said it has spoken of investigating the media over the theft of Rafale documents but has not probed those involved in the “scam of over Rs 30,000 crore”. Investigate everyone […]
Kidnapped toddler rescued after 8 months in Maha, 2 arrested
Thane(PTI) A one-year-old boy kidnapped over eight months ago from Thane district in Maharashtra and allegedly sold to a woman was rescued and two persons were arrested in this connection, police said. The boy was sleeping with his grandmother in the verandah of their home at Mharal village in Kalyan town on June 29, 2018 when […]
JKLF Chairman Yaseen Malik booked under PSA: Party Spokesman
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA), said a party spokesman on Thursday. “Malik sahab has been booked under the draconian law, Public Safety Act. He is being shifted to Kot Balwal jail in Jammu,” he said. Malik, who was detained on February 22, […]
Trump warns Kim over ‘rebuilding’ of NKorea rocket site
Washington, Mar 7 (AFP) President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’d be “very, very disappointed” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a long-range rocket site are confirmed. Speaking to reporters, Trump said “it’s too early to see” if the information about work at the North Korean site is […]
Pak envoy to India Sohail Mahmood will be coming back
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan is sending its envoy back to India and is ready to engage with New Delhi to reduce tensions which are “de-escalating” due to diplomatic efforts by countries like the US, China and Russia. Qureshi said it is time to end all our conflicts and move towards peace. […]