Girl dies, man injured in two separate road accidents
Srinagar: A girl died while another person was injured in two separate road accidents in Kulgam and Srinagar, police said on Monday. A police official said that in Kulgam, an unknown Tractor hit and injured a pedestrian namely Iqra Jan daughter of Abdul Hamid Bhat resident of Kilam at Kilam in the jurisdiction of Police […]
Pak forces kill 2 Taliban suicide bombers
Peshawar: Pakistani security forces today killed two Afghan-based Tehreek-e-Taliban suicide bombers who were planning to carry out an attack in the country’s restive Bajaur agency bordering Afghanistan, the army said. The terrorists entered Bajaur Agency via the Kagha Pass. They were tracked down by security forces and surrounded by a cordon near the Ghatki Kaga […]
BJP MP booked for rioting, criminal conspiracy
Gorakhpur: A ruling BJP lawmaker and 27 other people have been booked under various charges, including rioting and criminal conspiracy, following a fracas over a land dispute in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, police said today. Kamlesh Paswan, the sitting MP from Bansgaon constituency, and others were booked last night in connection with the dispute in […]
JK govt to explore possibilities to tap tourism potential in Poonch
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government would explore every possibility to harness and tap the tourism potential in the border district of Poonch, state Tourism minister Tassaduq Mufti said. The minister, who was on a tour of Poonch and Rajouri districts, said the government would explore the possibility of tapping tourism potential of Pir Panjal […]
Body of heavily-armed Pak infiltrator recovered along LoC
Jammu: The body of a heavily-armed Pakistani intruder was recovered along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pooch district after the Army thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of militants under the cover of Pakistani firing, an Army official said today. The body was recovered during a search and sanitisation operation launched […]
FIR against Rotomac promoter for Rs 800 cr bank fraud: CBI
New Delhi: The CBI has registered an FIR against Rotomac pen promoter Vikram Kothari on the basis of a complaint from Bank of Baroda for allegedly swindling over Rs 800 crore, officials said here today. The agency started searching his residence and offices in Kanpur from early in the morning, they said. There were no […]
Imran Khan ties knot for third time, confirms party
Lahore: Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has tied the knot for the third time with his ‘spiritual guide’, his party has confirmed, ending weeks of speculation. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf spokesperson Fawad Chaudhary said the 65-year old party chief married Bushra Maneka, a “respected Pir” (faith healer) in Pakpattan, in a simple ceremony in Lahore yesterday. The ceremony […]
‘Mentally-challenged’ person shot dead near Air Force station in Budgam
Srinagar: A “mentally-challenged” man was shot dead when he entered the “security area” of an Air Force station in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir around midnight, police said today. “He crossed the security fence and came close to the station perimeter wall. Despite repeated warning from the sentry the individual did not stop. The […]
J-K’s first rural mart set up in Kokernag
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s first rural mart has been set up in Anantnag district to promote and market the handicraft products manufactured by the women self help groups (SHGs) in the state, a NABARD official said today. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned the mart in Kokernag in south Kashmir […]
Indo-Pak armies exchange fire in J-K’s Poonch
Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan today exchanged fire targeting forward villages and posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said. The firing from small and heavy weapons from across the border in the Khari Karmara sector started around 1725 hours and continued for 15 minutes, a police […]
