US tells Taliban it must talk to Afghan government
Kabul, Jan 16 (AFP) The US envoy in Afghanistan said Wednesday that a peaceful end to the 17-year conflict requires the Taliban to engage in direct talks with the Afghan government, which they have consistently refused. Zalmay Khalilzad spoke to reporters in Kabul on his latest visit to the war-torn country, where he is at the […]
Naval chopper makes precautionary landing
Kochi (PTI): A Navy helicopter made a “precautionary landing” off a National Highway in Alappuzha district Wednesday, a defence spokesman said. “The crew consisting of two pilots are safe and the aircraft has not suffered any damage,” the spokesman said. “The chetak helicopter of Southern Naval Command –IN 429– which was carrying out routine flying, […]
Alleged arms smuggler manages to escape again from railway police in UP
Muzaffarnagar (UP) (PTI): A team of the Government Railway Police (GRP) from Haryana raided the house of an alleged arms smuggler in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district but he managed to evade arrest for the second time in less than a week, police said Wednesday. The accused Arif is a native of Titarwada village in Kairana and […]
PM Modi to visit JK next month
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to visit Jammu and Kashmir on February 3 to lay foundation stones of various projects including one for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, a BJP spokesman said Wednesday. The prime minister will also address a public rally during his visit, the spokesman said. He said senior […]
Man wanted in rash driving case arrested after 12 years
Jammu: A man, wanted in a rash driving case, was arrested Wednesday after over a 12-year-long hunt in Jammu divisions Samba district, police said. Harmeet Singh, a resident of the Rajbagh area of Kathua district, was arrested by a police party from the Mansar Morh area in Samba, a police spokesman said. Singh was wanted […]
CBI registers FIRs against 2 shelter homes in Bihar for abuse of minors
New Delhi (PTI) The CBI has registered fresh FIRs pertaining to alleged abuse of children in two shelter homes in Bihar, officials said Thursday. The agency has registered FIRs against Bhagalpur-based Boys’ Children Home run by Rupam Pragati Samaj Samiti and House Mother Children Home in Gaya, they said. Officials involved in the running of these […]
Militants offer gun salute to their associate in Shopian
Shopian: Panic created Chillipora village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday when over 20 armed militants emerged at the grave yard of recently killed Al-Badar militant Shakeel Ahmed Dar and offered gun salute to him, reports saiD. Shakeel along with top militant commander Zeenat-ul-Islam was killed in a gun battle at Khatpora area of […]
Nearly 1,400 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018: Govt
New Delhi, (PTI) A total of 1,428 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018 with heavy rains and subsequent flooding, dust storms, thunderstorms and lightening claiming half the lives, a top government official said Wednesday. The year was also the sixth warmest year on record, M Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences said. “Extreme […]
Wanted in rash driving case, man arrested after 12 years
Jammu: A man, wanted in a rash driving case, was arrested Wednesday after over a 12-year-long hunt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said. Harmeet Singh, a resident of the Rajbagh area of Kathua district, was arrested by a police party from the Mansar Morh area in Samba, a police spokesman said. Singh was wanted […]
429 tigers killed by poachers since 2008, reveals RTI reply
Noida (PTI): As many as 429 tigers have been poached and killed since 2008 across the country, with the maximum of 71 in Madhya Pradesh during the period, revealed data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Year-wise, the maximum killings took place in 2011 when 80 tigers were poached, while the minimum of 17 […]