Daily Archives: May 23, 2018
Kashmir human shield army major Leetul Gogoi held with girl at Srinagar hotel
SRINAGAR: An army officer behind last year’s human shield case was handed over to the police after he was held by people with a girl...
Govt bans begging at public, religious places in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday banned the begging at public, religious and other places in the summer capital of Srinagar, directing police...
One more killed in Tamil Nadu police firing on anti-Sterlite protesters
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu): One person was killed and four others were injured on Wednesday when police fired at protesters opposed to the Sterlite Copper smelter...
Mehbooba Mufti anguished over civilian killings, calls for border ceasefire
SRINAGAR: Expressing grave concern over the latest spate of killings in cross-border shelling, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called for immediate cessation...
‘Tired’ de Villiers retires from international cricket
Pretoria: Former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers sprang a surprise on Wednesday by announcing his retirement from all forms of international cricket with...
Kumaraswamy takes oath as Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Janata Dal-Secular leader H.D. Kuamaraswamy on Wednesday took oath as Karnataka's 25th Chief Minister, heading a coalition government with the Congress.
G.S. Parameshwara of the...
BJP leader’s guard flees with rifle in north Kashmir
BARAMULLA: A cop posted on residential guard duty with a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Wednesday fled with a rifle in Rafiabad area...
Ten civilians injured in Bijbehara grenade blast, boy critical
BIJBEHARA: Ten civilians were wounded, one of them critically, in a grenade blast in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday, police said.
An...
Petrol price can be cut by Rs 25 per litre: Chidambaram
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday criticised the Centre for the fuel price hike and claimed that the...
IGP Kashmir orders probe into Srinagar hotel incident involving Major Leetul Gogoi
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday ordered a probe into an incident involving an army officer Major Leetul Gogoi, said a spokesman.
“This is in...