LUCKNOW — The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the plea seeking to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal to ascertain the presence of the idols of Hindu deities. The hearing seeking an investigation over 22 rooms of the Taj Mahal concluded on Thursday. The plea was filed by Rajneesh […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Brar, Aragam area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Brar, Aragam following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has said the appointment of a ‘trade minister’ in New Delhi was a routine process and there was ‘no change’ in its trade policy with India. On Tuesday, media reports said Qamar Zaman had been made Pakistan’s “trade minister in New Delhi”, giving rise to speculation of a thaw in the present […]
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — J&K government on Friday invoked Article 311 of the Constitution of India yet again to dismiss its three more employees, including a professor of Kashmir University, Police Constables and a teacher from service for their alleged “terror links and secessionist activities.” Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police used a few tear-gas shells and mild lathi-charge to foil the protest of Kashmiri Pandits at Sheikhpora, Budgam, who were marching towards Srinagar International Airport. The protesters said that they were waiting for Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha till 11 am and as he didn’t turn up, they decided to […]
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — State Investigation Agency (SIA) carried raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning, sources said. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the sleuths of the investigating agency with the assistance of the police carried out raids at least nine locations in union territory including in summer […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday said that a non-local thief was arrested in Srinagar’s Aali-Kadal area. The stolen items were also recovered after the thief was caught by local residents. According to police, thief has been identified as Milan Islam S/o Mohd Noorul Islam R/o West Bengal (present Rajbagh). However, police said that “some subversive […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry with light rain at isolated places in J&K during the last 24 hours and will remain dry during the next 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Friday. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the department said. Srinagar had […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,841 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,16,254, while the active cases dipped to 18,604, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,190 with nine fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The […]
RAIPUR — A Chhattisgarh government helicopter crashed at the Raipur airport on Thursday night, killing two pilots, police said. The incident took place during a flying practice at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur under Mana police station limits at around 9:10 pm, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prashant Agrawal. Two pilots on board […]