CISF constable shoots himself while on duty
Mumbai, Feb 9 (PTI) A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable, posted as security guard at civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad’s house here, allegedly committed suicide Saturday morning, police said. Bhawar Lal Naik (43) allegedly shot himself with his service rifle while on duty at Setalvad’s bungalow in suburban Santacruz, a police official said. The reason […]
No decision on traffic movement on NH yet: Authorities
Srinagar: In view of snow accumulation at Banihal- Jawahar Tunnel- Qazigund stretch, intermittent landslides/shouting stones between Ramban- Banihal stretch, the traffic authorities have not so far decided on the vehicular movement on NH so far. “The decision regarding the vehicular movement on Jammu- Srinagar NHW-44 shall be taken tomorrow on 10.02.2019 after assessing the weather/ […]
PaK man’s body to be exhumed from grave
Srinagar: After seven months of recovery of his body from Line of Control under mysterious circumstances and burial in grave, body of a man from Kotli village of Pakistan administered Kashmir will be exhumed out in next few days. Details with KNO revealed that body of the said man was found near […]
Doctors ‘leave’ scissors in woman’s stomach during surgery
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (PTI) A case was registered Saturday against a team of doctors of a government hospital here following a complaint by a man alleging that they had left a pair of surgical scissors in his wife’s abdomen during a surgery in November last, police said. The case of alleged medical negligence came to light […]
Two lawyers held for forging bail to secure release of three car theft accused
Srinagar: Police have arrested two advocates on charges of making fake bail order of High Court for three persons in 2017. Official sources told GNS that a complaint was filed by the Registrar Judicial of the High Court in 2017 in police station Shaheed Gunj here in connection with the forging of bail documents in favour […]
Citizenship bill agitators raise black flags, protest nude during Modi’s Assam visit
Guwahati,(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second day in Assam saw nude protests, a bandh, raising of black flags and burning of effigies by agitators over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Six Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) activists were taken into police custody on Saturday when they stripped naked in front of Janata Bhawan — the state […]
ED files PMLA case against Falah-e-Insaniyat
New Delhi, (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Pakistan-based outfit Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF), a front for banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the agency said Saturday. It said a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been filed by the central probe agency for the outfit’s “involvement in […]
Death toll in hooch tragedy rises to 70
Haridwar/Saharanpur, Feb 9 (PTI): The death toll in the spurious liquor tragedy that hit two adjoining districts has risen to 70 with more people dying of the hooch they drank at a Haridwar village, officials said Saturday. Twenty-four of the victims died in Balupur and its neighbouring villages in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district, an official said. […]
Snowfall damaged over 50 per cent fruit orchards in J-K’s Bhadarwah
Bhadarwah (JK), Feb 9 (PTI) About 50 per cent fruit orchards were damaged due to recent snowfall in this picturesque valley and adjoining areas in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said on Saturday. Bhadarwah, along with Kellar, Bhallesa, Dessa, Chatroo and Marmat, experienced heavy snowfall between Wednesday and Friday. “Nearly 50 […]
6000 sniper rifles to be inducted along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Army has started induction of sniper rifles and other modernized equipments along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir while the entire process of induction will be completed shortly, a media report said on Saturday. Daily Excelsior quoting sources said that Army would be inducting about 6000 sniper rifles along LoC in Jammu and […]