Gold bars worth Rs 8 crore seized, two Koreans held
Chennai, Jan 12 (PTI) Two Korean women passengers were detained for allegedly smuggling 24 kg of gold worth Rs 8 crore by the customs department at the Anna international terminal here on Saturday, officials said. Acting on specific inputs, the air intelligence unit personnel of the department intercepted the passengers who arrived from Hong Kong, an […]
Soldier commits suicide
Srinagar: An army soldier committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district last night, officials said. An official said that Abishekh Roy Kumar who worked as a wireless operator shot himself at 34 RR camp in Behibagh area of Kulgam last night. “He died on the spot,” the official […]
Woman hanged from tree: Cops suspect honour killing
Thane (Maha), Jan 12 (PTI) Kalyan Police in Maharashtra have cracked the December 31 murder of a 23-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh and their investigation has revealed honour killing as the motive behind the crime. A police official Saturday said they have registered a case of murder against four persons, including the father and the brother […]
Delhi’s air quality recorded in ‘severe’ category, rainfall may bring respite
New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) Delhi’s air quality was recorded in ‘severe’ category Saturday due to reduced wind speed even as authorities have forecast rainfall in the next couple of days which they said might lower the pollution level. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall air quality index (AQI) in the […]
UAE man locks up Indian football fans in cage before match, watch viral video
DUBAI: A video purportedly showing a man locking up supporters of the Indian football team in a bird cage ahead of a crucial match with the UAE has gone viral, prompting the UAE authorities to arrest several persons, media reports said on Friday. India lost the match against the hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-0 […]
Head of govt nominated panel on Assam quits
New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) Former Union tourism secretary M P Bezbaruah, who was appointed as the head of a government nominated committee to assess the quantum of seats to be reserved in the Assam Assembly for the Assamese, has declined the offer. Bezbaruah is the fifth member of the high-level panel who has refused […]
Intermittent snowfall in Kashmir, flight operations hit, highway closed
Srinagar, Jan 12 (PTI) Intermittent snowfall continued in Kashmir for the second consecutive day Saturday, leading to disruption in flight operations at the Srinagar airport, officials said. Traffic movement was also suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Saturday following fresh snowfall, officials said. An official said that the vehicular movement was stopped in view of heavy […]
Three houses, seven shops gutted in Doda blaze
Doda (JK), Jan 12 (PTI) At least three houses and seven shops were gutted in a fire in this hilly district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The fire broke out in a house at Kahara village, 45 kms from here, around 4.30 AM and quickly spread to adjoining structures, a police official […]
Ruckus at oath-taking ceremony of village heads of Jammu division
Jammu: Some elected village heads created a ruckus during their oath-taking ceremony in Jammu city, demanding they be allowed to take the oath in Dogri language. Sarpanch Shiv Dev Singh of Barnoti block of Kathua district led the group to demand that they be allowed to take oath in Dogri, instead of Urdu, and raised […]
FBI opened probe into whether Trump working for Russians: NYT
Washington, Jan 12 (PTI ) The FBI has opened an inquiry into whether Donald Trump was working for Russians in the days after the American President fired James B Comey in 2017 as the top investigative agency’s director, according to a report. In May 2017, the US President abruptly removed the 56-year-old Comey, Director of […]