ED seeks Interpol warrant against Nirav Modi, Choksi
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Interpol for issuance of a Red Corner Notice against diamond traders Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi in connection with the over Rs 12,000 crore PNB scam. Officials said the agency had sought issuance of the Interpol warrant against the two, based on court-issued non-bailable warrants obtained […]
J&K Police to procure micro UAVs for anti-militancy operations
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will procure micro unmanned ariel vehicles fitted with night vision equipment for security, surveillance and detection operations in the state, officials have said. Senior police officials said that there was a need to have such UAVs for security drills including anti-militancy operations, particularly in Kashmir Valley, in view of […]
Lok Sabha passes Budget without debate
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today passed without discussion the Finance Bill 2018 and a Rs 89.25 lakh crore spending plan for the next fiscal year beginning April 1, all in a matter of 25 minutes during which opposition parties shouted slogans and created the din. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s 21 amendments to the Bill, […]
Attack on Afghan checkpoint kills 10 security forces
Kabul: Insurgents attacked a security checkpoint in western Afghanistan early today, killing at least 10 security forces, officials said. No one immediately claimed the attack, but a series of assaults by the Taliban in Farah province over the past week have killed at least 38 security forces, while another five were captured and several were wounded. […]
Wet weather to continue for next 24 hours, says MeT
Srinagar: Normal life on Wednesday was affected in Kashmir Valley due to rainfall even as the Meteorological department has predicted the inclement weather for next two days. The MeT department has predicted light to moderate rain/snow at many places over the state for next 24 hours.
Contractors lock R&B chief’s office in Rajbagh
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Contractors Coordination committee Wednesday locked Roads and building chief’s office here at Rajbagh to protest and demand clearance of pending bills. The protesting contractors also demanded GST and e-billing system be abolished.
4 ft rod removed from man after 5-hr surgery at govt hospital
Mumbai: A four feet long iron rod which pierced the groin of a 33-year-old man and exited near the neck, was removed after a five-hour surgery at the state government’s J J Hospital here. Doctors performed the complex surgery to save the life of Naseem Sheikh, a labourer from Nashik, who was impaled by the […]
Pak national, who stayed in India for 27 yrs, deported
Mumbai: A 37-year-old Pakistani national, who was illegally staying in India since he was about 10 years of age, has been deported to the neighbouring country, a police official said today. Siraj Khan, the Pakistani national, was staying in the Antop Hill area here. He had also got married to an Indian woman some years […]
Social media poses a serious challenge to law enforcement agencies: Rajnath
New Delhi: Social media has posed a serious challenge to law enforcement agencies and the area of concerns include terrorism, financial frauds and victimisation of women and children, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. Inaugurating a two-day Asia-Pacific regional conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) here, Singh said that serious crime […]
Kamran Yousuf released from jail
Srinagar: Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, who was arrested for allegedly pelting stones six months ago, was today released from a Delhi jail. Pertinently, Kamran was granted bail by a National Investigative Agency (NIA) special court in Delhi on Monday and was released today against two sureties of Rs 50,000, according to the bail order. Kamran, […]
