ADILABAD — In a shocking incident, a youngster was beaten to death by the family members of a woman for allegedly harassing her in the name of love. The incident happened at Surjapur village under Khanapur mandal in Nirmal district, late on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, as the victim, R Anil, belonged to another sub-caste within […]
BEIJING — Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday to try and stamp out a new COVID-19 outbreak linked to a group of tourists. Beijing has maintained a relentless zero-Covid approach with strict border closures and targeted lockdowns, even as other countries tentatively try to ease […]
NEW DELHI — A constable of the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has been arrested for allegedly hiring two contract killers to kill a retired Army man in Jyoti Nagar, police said on Thursday. Sudhir Kumar had died at Army Referral Hospital in Delhi Cantt on September 16. Head Constable Ghanshyam, posted in SIU-I of the […]
ISLAMABAD — Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that Pakistan has received an invitation from India to attend a conference on Afghanistan and a decision about attending the meeting would be taken in due course of time. Qureshi made the comments while addressing a press conference in Islamabad after returning from his day-long […]
JAMMU — A police constable among two was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police from Kashmir’s Anantnag district in connection with the incident of arms dropping in Phallian Mandal area near Jammu by a drone from Pakistan. Sources identified the arrested persons as Selection Grade Constable Ishfaq Malik of Verinag and Ghulam Rasool of Anantnag. […]
NEW DELHI — The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday kept Pakistan on the Grey List as it “needs to further demonstrate that investigation and prosecution of proscribed terrorists and terror groups is being seriously pursued,’’ said FATF chief Marcus Pleyer at the end the global finance watchdog’s deliberations that began Sunday. On the […]
SRINAGAR — After the Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have killed two militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, family of one of the deceased has said that he was not involved with militancy and had been home till the morning that day. “Shakir had to appear before the court in a case regarding geology […]
SRINAGAR — Anti Corruption Bureau on Thursday said that it trapped President, Municipal Committee, Pahalgam while demanding and accepting Rs. 80,000 as bribe for release of payments for supply of garbage vehicles. The arrest culminated following a complaint, alleging that Owais Ahmad, President Municipal Committee, Pahalgam, was demanding Rs. 80,000 as bribe for release of […]
SRINAGAR — DDC Vice Chairman Shopian & Apni Party Youth General Secretary Irfan Manhas on Thursday expressed serious concerns over the widespread two-wheeler seizure drive across the valley wherein even the common man who strictly follows the law has still to face immense inconvenience. In a statement issued here, Manhas said that the ramping up […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday rejected as “lies” former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s charge that he and his son Omar Abdullah were beneficiaries of the Roshni scheme. In a video clip that has gone viral, Malik is purportedly seen claiming that the Abdullahs and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]