ASANSOL (WB) — West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair and social activist Teesta Setalvad over their arrests for “trying to expose the truth” and wondered how those who spread hatred among communities are roaming free. Addressing a party […]
GANDERBAL — In yet another example of centuries old tradition and communal harmony, Kashmiri Muslims participated in marriage ceremony of a Kashmiri Pandit woman in Lar village of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Locals, while talking to reporters here, said that the Muslim neighbours participated in the marriage ceremony of Meenu Kumari daughter of Late Pandit […]
ANANTNAG — Tragedy befell a family in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district as news about the death of his son in a road mishap, resulted in passing away of father. Officials told GNS that a motorcycle (PB07AK-1407) rider namely Arif Ahmed son of Abdul Rehman, a resident of Panchalthan Chittergul collided with a passenger cab (JK02AB […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same to persist on Tuesday. “Weather is expected to remain hot and dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 19 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 13.2 […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan government has decided to reach out to G20 countries in an attempt to stop India from holding an event or meeting of the grouping in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Pakistan foreign office, has categorically rejected any such attempt by India claiming that “Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognised disputed territory between […]
PULWAMA — Two non-local labourers died after falling off roop of cold store of SIDCO in Lassipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said here on Tuesday. An official said that two persons fell off from the roof of cold store of SIDCO late last night and they were rushed to a nearby hospital, […]
NEW DELHI — Alt news co-founder Mohammed Zubair has been allowed by a court here to meet his counsel once a day for half an hour in police custody for providing legal assistance, a senior police official said. Zubair, 33, was arrested for allegedly hurting sentiments of a particular religious community. His counsel had moved […]
NEW DELHI — The Enforcement Director has summoned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday for questioning in a money laundering probe linked to the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’, officials said. The Rajya Sabha MP has been asked to depose before the federal agency at its office in south Mumbai on June 28 and […]
NEW DELHI — Fact-checking website, Alt news’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested in the national capital on Monday for allegedly hurting sentiments of a particular religious community, the police said. The police had registered a case after getting a complaint from a Twitter handle, where it was alleged that Zubair had tweeted a questionable image […]
SRINAGAR — A motorcyclist and a pedestrian were killed in a road accident in Ishbar Nishat area of Srinagar this evening, reports said here. Reports said that a motorcyclist identified as Zahid Ahmad (24) Bhat of Ishbar Nishat hit a pedestrian identified as Shadaab (15) resident of Rajouri and collided with an electric pole near […]