Ashwin to lead Kings XI Punjab in IPL
February 26, 2018 Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was, on Monday, named captain of the IPL side Kings XI Punjab, which also has Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle in their ranks. Ashwin has two IPL titles during his eight-year stint with Chennai Super Kings and has also played for Pune Supergiants. “I feel honoured to be […]
Naeem Akhtar nominated as Treasurer JKPDP
Jammu, Feb 26: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), president Ms Mehbooba Mufti has nominated Mr Naeem Akhtar Andrabi as Treasurer JKPDP. Andrabi has been nominated as the Treasurer of Jammu and Kashmir PDP Legislature Party, the party spokesman in a statement said.
US-led airstrikes kill 25 civilians in Syria
Damascus, Feb 26 : Airstrikes by the US-led anti-terror coalition on an area in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour have killed 25 civilians, a monitor group reported on Monday. The airstrikes targeted the last Islamic State (IS) pocket on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River on Sunday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human […]
4 killed as blast destroys building in UK; Police rules out terror angle
Police declared a “major incident” after the explosion occurred on Sunday evening on a stretch of road containing commercial and residential properties close to Leicester’s city centre. Four people died after the explosion and subsequent fire destroyed a shop and the flat above it. A fire and rescue service spokeswoman said the emergency services were […]
Clashes erupt in native village of slain Hizb militant
Massive clashes erupted in native village of slain Hizb militant Mushtaq Ahmed Chopan, who was killed in a grenade blast in Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Reports said that soon after the news of the killing of slain militant spread in the area youth took to the streets and pelted […]
Pakistan to attend WTO talks in New Delhi upon Indian invitation: report
February 26, 2018 Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce Pervaiz Malik will attend an informal WTO ministerial meeting taking place in New Delhi on March 19-20, The Indian Express reportedMonday. Quoting unnamed diplomatic sources, the newspaper said the Pakistani side has confirmed the participation of the minister. The invitation comes in the wake of the late-December secret back-channel […]
Delhi CS assault: CCTV at Kejriwal’s house tampered with, claim cops
February 26, 2018 Delhi Police on Monday said the CCTV footage in the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was tampered with and the Forensic Science Laboratory would examine it soon. “The meeting was not held in the camp office but in the drawing room of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. The CCTV […]
4 Naxals killed in encounter with police in Jharkhand
(Jharkhand): Four Naxals including two women were killed in an encounter between security forces and Maoists in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Monday. The encounter broke out during a special search operation by troops of 134 Battalion of CRPF and state police in Palamu’s Naudiha. As of now, the search operation in the area is underway. On […]
J-K govt seeks explanation from officer over ‘disrespecting’ national anthem
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought an explanation from one of its officers after he allegedly disrespected the national anthem at an event in Jammu on February 21. The incident took place during the inauguration of the three-day Jammu and Kashmir Literary and Cultural Festival, in which Governor N N Vohra was the […]
Tral grenade attack: Police version
Srinagar: Police issued the following statement about the Tral incident which took place on Monday in the south Kashmir area. “Today at 12:30 pm one Hizbul mujahideen militant namely Mushtaq chopan who was in custody of PS Tral tried to escape from the police station wearing female burka .When he was near the main gate […]
