J&K: Mortar shell destroyed in controlled blast in Samba
Samba/Jammu: An mortar shell was found in a field and was later destroyed in a controlled explosion by a bomb disposal squad in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Tuesday, police said. The mortar shell, which was old and rusted, was noticed by a person working in his fields at Rajpura village in Ghagwal, a […]
India, Eurasian Economic Union bloc officials hold talks to formally start negotiation for FTA
New Delhi: Senior officials of India and the five-nation Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) bloc held detailed discussions last month to formally start negotiations for a free trade agreement to boost economic ties, an official said. The five members of the EEU are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. The official said two feasibility studies have […]
EC ropes in Ayushmann Khurrana to urge youth to vote in LS elections
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in by the Election Commission of India to urge the youngsters to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The 39-year-old actor features in the ECI’s campaign video that encourages the youth to exercise their franchise in the upcoming elections. Khurrana, known for critically-acclaimed […]
SBI refuses to disclose SOP for sale, redemption of electoral bonds in RTI reply
New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose its standard operating procedure for the sale and redemption of the electoral bonds that were issued to its authorised branches, citing the exemption given under “commercial confidence”, according to an RTI response. In an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, […]
Terror hideout busted in J&K’s Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Acting on a tip-off regarding the movement of some suspected people, the security forces busted a terror hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials on Tuesday said. A joint operation was launched by the Special Operations Group (SOG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rashtriya Rifles in the forest area of Tavi and […]
J&K: 1 dead, another injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Doda
Jammu: A man was killed and another injured Tuesday when a vehicle skidded off a road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. The accident took place at Assar-Bulandpur when the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a curve, they said. A rescue operation […]
Five IAF helicopters conduct trial landing, take-off on emergency landing strip in J&K
Srinagar: Five IAF helicopters, including the recently inducted US-manufactured Chinook, landed on a stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway as part of an Emergency Landing Facility drill, the first such exercise in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. With this, Jammu and Kashmir became the first Union territory to operationalise an Emergency Landing Facility […]
Mehbooba targets BJP over attack on minorities
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday charged that the BJP has emboldened the unemployed youth in the country to target Muslims for venting their frustration. She was reacting to a media report that an Imam of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Khushinagar was allegedly beaten up by miscreants and the police refused to act […]
Three terror associates arrested in J&K’s Baramulla
Srinagar: Security forces on Tuesday arrested three terrorist associates from Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A pistol and other incriminating materials were recovered from their possession, a police spokesman said. He said the security forces established a joint checkpoint and noticed three suspicious persons attempting to flee from the […]
Act against schools forcing parents to buy items from particular shops: MP CM to officials
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday directed authorities to take strict action against private schools that were allegedly forcing parents to buy textbooks and uniforms from particular shops, an official said. The CM’s directive to the chief secretary to issue orders for strict action against such institutions came after several complaints about […]
