Chandigarh: Four children were killed on Saturday after an LPG-fuelled modified but discarded van being run illegally by a private school with 12 students on board caught fire at Longowal town in Sangrur district in Punjab, officials said. School authorities purchased the discarded van a day earlier and were running illegally. The dead included two […]
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Another National Conference leader booked under PSA in Kashmir
Srinagar: Hilal Akbar Lone, National Conference (NC) leader and son of party MP Muhammad Akbar Lone, was on Monday booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA). In the last five days, six mainstream leaders from the region belonging to National Conference and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been slapped with PSA, which allows detention of any […]
Another coronavirus suspect under scanner in Jaipur
Jaipur: After a person suspected for coronavirus tested negative, another suspected case was admitted to SMS Hospital, here on Wednesday. A resident of Chomu (Jaipur), the man had returned from China on January 13. His blood samples have been sent to the National Virology Lab in Pune and the report is awaited, according to health officials. […]
Jaipur’s suspected coronavirus patient’s report negative
Jaipur: The report of a suspected coronavirus patient, quarantined at SMS Hospital here since Sunday, came negative from National Virology Lab, Pune, giving much relief to the medical and health department of Rajasthan. However, another sample of the patient will be sent to the same laboratory by the department to ensure there is no chance […]
2G restoration brings little relief in Kashmir
Srinagar: The restoration of mobile internet, 2G, in Kashmir after nearly six months of no internet has proved to be of little help due to extremely slow speed. Even permissible sites listed as ‘white listed sites’ by the government are not accessible at times. “We are not able to upload photos, let alone mail them,” […]
Suspected coronavirus patient in Jaipur kept in isolation
Jaipur: The suspected case of coronavirus who was admitted in SMS Hospital here since Sunday 5 p.m., is suffering from cough, cold, fever and Rhinitis. The report against the samples sent to National Virology Lab situated in Pune is expected on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. “We are giving him symptomatic treatment as of now,” confirmed […]
Iltija Mufti hits out at Centre’s outreach programme
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who operates her Twitter handle, has hit out at the ongoing visit of Union ministers to Jammu and Kashmir. She tweeted, “Normalcy acrobatics in full swing. Kashmir continues to reel under a crippling Internet shutdown & political leaders remain detained. There is massive surveillance & […]
Fresh raids on disgraced DSP’s residence in Kashmir
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out fresh raids at the residence of disgraced Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh, who was caught while transporting two militants Naveed Baby, Rafi Ahmed and a lawyer Irfan Ahmed in his vehicle to Jammu on January 11. According to police sources, the two militants and […]
Prepaid mobile phone services to be restored in Kashmir
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 […]
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 […]