Man shot at, succumbs
Srinagar: One person was shot at near Pantha Chowk Monday evening and was declared dead at a Srinagar Hospital. Sources said that one Sameer Ahmad, resident of Khonmoh was shot at by some unidentified gunman near Pantha Chowk. The 30-year old Sameer received a bullet in his chest and was rushed to SMHS Hospital Srinagar […]
IAF aircraft with 13 people on board goes missing
New Delhi: An AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force with 13 people on board lost contact with ground agencies around 35 minutes after it took off from Jorhat in Assam on Monday, official sources said. The aircraft got airborne at around 12:25 PM and lost all contacts with ground staff at around 1 […]
Over 200 shacks gutted in massive fire in Jammu
Jammu: A massive fire fuelled by high intensity winds gutted over 200 shacks of labourers in the city’s Trikutanagar area early Monday, officials said. No causalities were reported in the blaze The fire broke out in the Maratha cluster near Trikutnagar Railway Station area around 0100 hours and rapidly spread to the entire area due […]
Shah takes stock of internal security situation
New Delhi, June 3: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday took stock of country’s internal security situation, continuing the tradition of regularly getting first-hand information from top security officials, including National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, officials said. Shah was given a detailed briefing on the prevailing security situation in the country by Doval, Home […]
Smriti Irani takes charge of WCD Ministry
New Delhi, Jun 3: Smriti Irani Monday took charge as the Union Women and Child Development Minister. She was welcomed by senior officials of the ministry and Minister of State in the WCD Ministry Debashree Chaudhuri. Soon after assuming charge, Irani held a meeting with all senior officials of the ministry. The Amethi MP has […]
Fire breaks out in Army barrack in Pulwama
Srinagar, June 3: A fire broke out in an Army barrack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. There were no reports of any loss of life. The fire broke out in the barrack in Khrew area of the south Kashmir district and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to […]
Khalizad discusses Afghan peace process with Pakistani leaders
Islamabad : US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad held discussions with the Pakistani leadership, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, on the Afghan peace process and the positive steps that Pakistan can take to advance it. Afghan-born chief American negotiator Khalilzad has held six rounds of direct talks with Taliban envoys in the Qatari […]
13 killed in van-truck collision in Pakistan
Karachi: At least 13 people, including a woman and four children, were killed when their van collided with a truck in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, police said Monday. The accident took place on Sunday night when the van was heading to Zohb from Quetta when it collided with a truck in Ali Khel area in the […]
Uri gas cylinder blast: Two sisters succumb, toll 4
Uri: Two sisters who along with their mother and four other siblings were injured in a gas cylinder blast on May 27 last month succumbed to their injuries at SKIMS Soura here. They lost the battle for life, a day after their mother and sister succumbed to injuries at the Valley’s tertiary care hospital SKIMS […]
Two militants killed in Shopian shootout
Srinagar, June 03: Two militant bodies were found after a brief exchange of firing took place between militants and army in Moolu Chitragam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday wee hours. Reports said that second body has been also recovered after militants fired upon the Quick Reaction Team (QRT) of CO 44RR party […]
