Student, police clash continues in Srinagar
Srinagar: Small groups of students including girl students clashed this afternoon with police and paramilitary forces at number of places including Regal Chowk, Lal Chowk and within the premises of S.P. Higher Secondary School. Police used heavy baton charge and tear-smoke shells and almost pounded the places where the students were trying to assemble. […]
Air India plans stricter framework to tackle unruly fliers
Air India plans to provide more autonomy to its managers at airports under a stricter framework being prepared to deal with unruly fliers. Since the incident of Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulting an Air India staffer last month, the national carrier as well as the government have been exploring ways to bolster the existing […]
Turkey referendum: First results show Erdogan camp set to win
Egypt: With more than 50% of ballots counted, the “Yes” vote was on 58% and “No” on about 42% but the results may not be representative of the entire country. Erdogan supporters say replacing the parliamentary system with an executive presidency would modernise the country. But opponents fear it could lead to greater authoritarianism. A […]
Batamaloo killing: Police files murder case against BSF
Srinagar: Police on Sunday registered a murder case against Border Security Force (BSF) personnel for killing a youth at Batamaloo area of Srinagar City. A police officer told news agency GNS that a case under FIR no 53/2017 under section 302 RPC has been registered against the BSF men involved in the killing of Sajad […]
youth injured during clashes at Shopian.
Srinagar: Three youth sustained injuries, one of them critically on Sunday after government forces resorted to firing in a Shopian village during cordon and search operation. Sources said that army laid siege of Heff village in Shopian district after inputs about the presence of militants. Soon after the siege was laid, locals, mostly youth started […]
1 killed, another injured by unidentified gunmen in Pulwama
pulwama: One person was killed and his cousin injured after unidentified men opened fire on them in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district last night, police said. The gunmen entered the house of Bashir Ahmad Dar at Qasbayar in Pulwama district last night and fired at him and his cousin Altaf Ahmad Dar, leaving them injured, a […]
Resistance camp calls for complete shutdown Tomorrow.
Srinagar:A civilian, identified as Sajjad Hussain Sheikh, was killed after Border Security Force (BSF) troopers opened fire in SD colony area of Batmaloo. The joint resistance leadership has called for a shutdown tomorrow against the killing of a civilian in Batmaloo area of Srinagar. A civilian, identified as Sajjad Hussain Sheikh, was killed after Border […]
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs
Kolkata, Apr 15 (PTI) Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs in their Indian Premier League match, here today. Chasing a challenging 173-run target, Sunrisers Hyderabad could reach 155 for six in their allotted 20 overs with Kolkata bowlers putting on a commendable performance. For Hyderabad, David Warner and Yuvraj Singh top scored […]
Eight students drown in sea off Maha coast
Vayri (Maharashtra), Apr 15 (PTI) Eight students of an engineering college from Karnataka, out on a picnic, drowned in the Arabian sea off the Vayri coast in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district today, the police said. The students from Maratha Engineering College in Belgaum had gone to swim in the sea, it said. The deceased, five boys […]
Iran floods and Landslides claim 25 lives.
Bagdad:At least 25 persons were killed in floods and landslides in northwest Iran, an official said on Saturday. At least 18 persons were injured in flood-hit East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Kordestan and Zanjan provinces, Press Tv quoted Esma’eel Najjar, the head of the Crisis Management Organisation, as saying. Azar-Shahr and Ajab-Sheer counties suffered the most. […]
