Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government will restore the voice calling and SMS services on prepaid SIM cards in Kashmir, government spokesman Rohit Kansal said at a press conference in Jammu on Saturday. He said that restricted 2G Internet service will be restored on the postpaid SIM cards in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of Kashmir […]
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Now Dilip Ghosh calls anti-CAA intellectuals ‘parasites’
Kolkata: In keeping with his penchant for abusive attacks on opponents, BJP West Bengal’s President Dilip Ghosh on Friday described as “creatures”, “devils” and “parasites” the intellectuals who hit the streets protesting against the new citizenship law. “Some creatures called intellectuals have come out on the streets of Kolkata. These parasitic intellectuals, who live and enjoy […]
Missing Mumbai blast accused ‘Dr Bomb’ arrested from Kanpur
Kanpur: Infamous ‘Dr Bomb’ Jalees Ansari, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (STF) from Kanpur on Friday after he jumped parole and went missing. Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police O.P. Singh said that Ansari was arrested while he was coming out of a mosque […]
Now ‘Orange Cafe’ by acid attack survivors in Varanasi
Varanasi: After the ‘Sheroes Hangout Cafe in Lucknow and Agra, acid attack survivors in Varanasi will soon have a cafe that will be run by them. The restaurant called ‘The Orange Cafe’ is being opened in the Durga Kund area and is the brainchild of Ajay Kumar Patel, who started the ‘Red Brigade’ in 2011 […]
Davinder’s links with Afzal Guru will be probed: J&K DGP
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police has decided to probe whether there were any criminal links between arrested Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy.SP), Davinder Singh and 2001 Parliament attack convict, Afzal Guru. J&K Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh, told reporters that since Davinder Singh has been accused of being involved in nexus with the […]
Pak-born woman is now Indian, fights local polls in Rajasthan
Jaipur: At a time when the debate on the Citizenship Act and the National Population Register (NPR) rages on, a Pakistan-born Neeta Kanwar is contesting panchayat elections being held on Thursday at Tonk in Rajasthan. Neeta received her citizenship in September last year after coming to India way back in 2001 to pursue her education. […]
NIA takes over probe into arrested J&K policeman
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday took over the probe in the case of Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Deputy Superintendent Davinder Singh, who was arrested on January 11 for transporting two top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists. The Ministry of Home Affairs approved the transfer to the NIA, following the revelations made by Singh during […]
J&K police denies Davinder Singh was awarded by Home Ministry
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has denied that Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Davinder Singh, who was nabbed with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Naveed Babu on Saturday, was awarded any gallantry or meritorious medal by the Ministry of Home Affairs as has been reported by some sections of the media. In a series of tweets, […]
Akhilesh slams doctor, video goes viral
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has been caught on tape slamming a doctor at a hospital in Chhibramau in Kannauj where he had gone to meet those injured in the January 12 bus accident that killed 20 people. Several others were injured when a double-decker bus burst into flames after colliding with a truck […]
10 including 4 army soldiers, one BSF constable killed in avalanches in Kashmir
Srinagar: Four army soldiers, a BSF constable and five civilians were killed in avalanches in Kupwara and Ganderbal districts in Jammu & Kashmir. An army party was hit by an avalanche in the Machhil sector close to the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday night in which five army jawans were trapped under the snow. […]