About 1,000 athletes to feature in 8 test events for Asian Games
Eakarta, Jan 31: Indonesia will host test events in eight disciplines next month ahead of the Asian Games, attracting around 1,000 athletes and officials from Asia. Eighteen teams have confirmed their participation in the events, which are scheduled from February 8-15 in Indonesia’s capital, said Erick Thohir, chairman of the Asian Games committee, reports Xinhua […]
Afghan President speaks to Modi, not to Pakistan PM
Kabul, Jan 31 : Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday refused to take a call from Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi but discussed the “need for an end to terrorist sanctuaries” with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Prime Minsiter Modi called me to offer condolences on the recent senseless killings of civilians by the […]
2 labourers buried in landslide in Samba; rescued
Jammu: Two labourers were trapped when a landslide took place during digging to lay cables along the Mansar road in the mountainous belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district and were rescued later, police said today. The labourers, of a private company, were digging a 5- feet deep canal to lay cables, suddenly there was […]
Butt, Asif Among Pakistan Players Who Took Part in Dubious Event in UAE
Karachi: Pakistan’s tainted former captain, Salman Butt, and some other Pakistani players are again in the spotlight after the International Cricket Councils Anti-Corruption unit confirmed it was investigating the Ajman All Stars T20 League held recently. Butt and Asif who have served five-year bans for spot-fixing between 2010 and 2016 were among a couple of Pakistani […]
Avalanche warning in Kashmir after earthquake
Srinagar:A government agency on Wednesday issued an avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours, shortly after the earthquake on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region jolted parts of north India. The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment has “informed that medium danger avalanche warning of level-3 exists in higher reaches of Baramulla […]
Trump pushes for merit-based immigration in State of Union address
Washington, Jan 31: US President Donald Trump today used his first State of the Union address to push for a merit- based immigration system that admits skilled people, a proposal that could benefit technology professionals from countries like India. In his nearly 80-minute long speech, Trump tried to shed his polarising image that has thwarted his […]
Uttar Pradesh :New Video Shows Young Men Marching With Guns, Clubs, Sticks On The Morning Of Republic Day
January 31st, 2018 A new video has emerged of the violence that erupted in Kasganj, where communal clashes broke out on Republic Day. As reported by The Times of India, the video shows a group of ABVP and VHP youth, the ones who took out the ‘Tiranga Yatra’, marching towards a Muslim-dominated area. The video is taken […]
Is Rambagh flyover safe?
Srinagar: On Wednesday when earthquake jolted Kashmir a girder fell from Rambagh flyover on the machine. People claimed that the flyover is so shaky that the girder fell by the earthquake. However, Satish Razdan of ERA was quoted by local media saying that the girder was being lifted by a crane to be placed upon […]
BJP takes potshots at Rahul for wearing jacket worth Rs 70,000
January 31, 2018 The BJP took potshots at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his jacket, which they claim cost nearly Rs 70,000. Rahul was attending a concert in Shillong when he was seen sporting the apparel. “So @OfficeOfRG, soot(pun intended!)-boot ki sarkar with ‘black’ money fleeced from Meghalayan state exchequer by rampant corruption? Instead of […]
Body of army soldier recovered from Chenab in Jammu
Jammu: The body of an Army soldier, who had gone missing after being washed away by the Chenab during an exercise earlier this month, has been recovered from the river in a border area of Jammu district, police said Wednesday. Mandeep Singh, from Punjab, drowned in the river at Doomi in Akhnoor sector of Jammu […]
