Central jail major recruitment center for militants:Report
The Srinagar Central Jail is a hub for recruiting militants with inmates establishing a “parallel administrative” set-up, ignored by local police despite warnings by prison authorities, says a report by the Jammu and Kashmir CID. The role of the Central Jail is presently so important that every new militant is recruited only after approval from […]
PSL 3 trophy to be unveiled in Dubai shortly
February 20, 2018 DUBAI: The wait for the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is almost over: before the cricketing action gets underway from February 22, a ceremony to unveil the glittering winners’ trophy will be held in Dubai shortly. The silverware for the tournament will be unveiled to the public at the […]
Virat’s Hip a Cause of Worry As India Target Series-Clincher vs SA
India take on South Africa in the second T20 at Centurion on Wednesday, 21 February. The Virat Kohli-led team are leading the three-match series 1-0. The match is scheduled to start at 9.30pm. It will be broadcast on Sony Pictures Network and streamed live on SonyLIV. A ruthless India will be looking to seal another […]
Assault on Delhi Chief Secretary: Centre seeks report
New Delhi, Feb 20 :The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday sought a report from Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on an alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP MLAs. “The LG has been asked to submit his report by today evening,” a Home Ministry official said. Prakash was allegedly assaulted by AAP MLAs […]
Mob lynches 2 Arunachal men accused of raping, killing minor
A mob barged into a police station, dragged out two men accused of raping and killing a minor and then lynched them on the streets in a town in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lohit district, police said on Tuesday.The two had been arrested for the alleged rape and murder of a five-year-old girl at Namgo village in […]
Earthquake of 3.3 magnitude hits Jammu and kashmir
A medium intensity earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter Scale today hit Jammu and Kashmir, an official of the MeT department said. The epicentre of the quake was in Jammu and Kashmir, he said. “Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred at 12:41 pm today with epicentre in Jammu and Kashmir at a depth of five km,” […]
Chinese Warships Enter East Indian Ocean Amid Maldives Tensions: Report
February 20, 2018 SHANGHAI – Eleven Chinese warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the tiny tropical island chain of the Maldives now under a state of emergency. A fleet of destroyers and at least one frigate, a 30,000-tone amphibious transport dock and […]
China wooing Baloch militants to secure CPEC projects: Report
Islamabad, Feb 20; China has been wooing Baloch militants by quietly holding talks with them for over five years in an attempt to protect the $60 billion infrastructure projects it is financing as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to a media report. Pakistan’s daily Dawn on Tuesday cited a report by the […]
100 civilians dead in Syria bombardment
February 20, 2018 BEIRUT: At least 100 civilians, 20 of them children were killed in a Syrian army bombardment of the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, a war monitor reported in a new toll Tuesday. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman said the civilian death toll from Monday’s bombardment of the enclave […]
China expanding its role in J&K, has adopted Jaish-e-Mohammad: Naeem Akhtar
February 20, 2018 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Public Works Minister and official spokesman of the J&K government Naeem Akhtar has said that China is on its way to assuming a “much bigger role in Kashmir” and the Jaish-e-Mohammad, has been veritably “adopted” by Beijing. “Unlike earlier, the great game is literally being played inside Kashmir,” […]
