Sachin Pilot meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, sows hope of ‘positive outcome’
Sachin Pilot, the former Rajasthan deputy chief minister who triggered a breakaway from the ruling Congress in the state, reached out to the party leadership in Delhi and held a meeting with Rahul Gandhi on Monday, according to two senior leaders aware of the developments. It was not immediately clear what was discussed at the […]
5 killed, 10 injured In Pakistan blast
Islamabad:A powerful bomb blast at a market in a Pakistani town bordering Afghanistan on Monday killed at least five people and injured 10 others, police said. The blast occurred at the Haji Nida market of Chaman town in Balochistan province, according to police. “Five people were killed and 10 others injured,” police said. Nobody claimed […]
Congress questions facilitating thousands across the country to enter J&K without following necessary protocol
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today expressed surprise over the move of facilitating thousands of people across the Country to enter J&K especially Kashmir valley without following necessary protocol amid Covid-19 crisis. The Party also said that people travelling from different parts of Kashmir were being harassed and asked to undergo Covid-19 […]
Several illegal water motors seized in Pattan by Jal Shakti department
Jal Shakti Department special task force sub division pattan on Monday seized several illegal water motors in pattan area. According to KNS correspondent on the directions of SDM Pattan Syed Faheem special task force of Jall shakti Deptt seized two dozen water motors from pattan town. According to officials team was headed by Assistant executive […]
New L-G Manoj Sinha’s fake account surfaces on Twitter, J&K Police files FIR
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s cyber wing Sunday registered an FIR against unknown people for allegedly operating a fake Twitter account of Manoj Sinha, the newly-appointed lieutenant governor of the union territory. The account has been suspended but Tahir Ashraf, SP, incharge, Cyber Police Kashmir, said investigations are under way to determine the identities of […]
Former President Pranab Mukherjee Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Former President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, the former President said he has tested positive for Coronavirus and asked those who had come in his contact to isolate themselves and get tested for the Coronavirus. “On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, […]
Stokes to miss rest of Pakistan series for family reasons
MANCHESTER: England star all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the concluding two Tests against Pakistan for family reasons, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Sunday. Stokes’s father Ged was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg two days before Christmas last year with a serious illness while following his son’s progress with the England cricket […]
Race Against Time: How Mumbai-Delhi Cops Saved Man After Facebook Flagged His ‘Suicidal Activity’
A timely alert by an Ireland-based Facebook staffer to Delhi Police saved the life of a 27-year-old man, who was under financial stress because of the coronavirus lockdown and showing “suicidal activity” on the social media platform, officials said Sunday. The man had been posting videos on Facebook that apparently showed him preparing to end […]
A dozen injured as minibus turns turtle in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: At least 12 persons were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and turned turtle in Baderkund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday. An official said that a mini bus carrying passengers on way to Ganderbal skidded off at Baderkund along the national Highway resulting into injuries […]
Two militant associates arrested in Sopore: Police
Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have arrested two militant associates from north Kashmir’s Sopore Baramulla district. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of the army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operations Group, Central Reserve Police Forces’ 179, 92 BN and Sopore police laid a […]