Panaji : Goa’s BJP unit has said that Vasudev Parab, holder of a government-allotted industrial plot in the coastal state where a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) raid unearthed a ketamine manufacturing racket, was not involved in its trade. “Parab does not have one per cent, even 0.1 per cent involvement in it. He has […]
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3 militants killed, 5 security men injured in J&K gunfight
Srinagar : Three Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants were killed and five security men injured in a gunfight in Tral area of Pulwama district, police said. The gunfight had started on Tuesday and ended late last evening. The police have confirmed that all the three JeM militants hiding in Nazneenpora village of Tral area have been killed […]
Congress questions Parrikar’s silence over date-rape drug probe
Panaji : The Congress in Goa on Tuesday questioned Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s silence on the issue of probing a factory, whose owner allegedly has BJP links and which was busted for illegally manufacturing date-rape drug ketamine by the DRI. “Parrikar should stop being silent over the seizure of ketamine, known as a date-rape drug, […]
Two militants killed, CRPF trooper injured in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar : Two Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Defence Ministry sources said that out of the three JeM militants hiding in Tral area, two have been killed. “A CRPF trooper was injured in the encounter. He has been shifted to Army’s […]
Governor’s rule recommended in J&K
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Tuesday evening suggested to the Union Home Ministry that Governor’s Rule should be imposed for six months in the state after the PDP-BJP coalition collapsed, official sources said. The Jammu and Kashmir Constitution provides for Governor’s Rule unlike other states which see President’s Rule. Published on: June […]
Choreographer makes hoax call to delay plane, arrested
Jaipur : Running late for his flight to Mumbai, a choreographer associated with shows like ‘Dance India Dance’ on Tuesday tried to delay the plane with an anonymous call warning of a bomb aboard but was detected and arrested, police said. According to police, Mohit Kumar Tank was booked on IndiGo’s Mumbai flight 6E218 but […]
Five dead as blaze guts two Lucknow hotels, owners booked
Lucknow : Five persons, including a woman and child, were killed and over a dozen others injured as fire engulfed two hotels here on Tuesday, police said. The fire broke out at the SSJ International Hotel on Tuesday morning and soon spread to the adjacent Hotel Virat International, gutting both buildings. Fire tenders were rushed […]
Muscular policy won’t work in Kashmir, says Mehbooba
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asserted on Tuesday that a muscular policy won’t work in the state and also ruled out any other alliance to form a government after the BJP quit the PDP-led alliance. Addressing the media after submitting her resignation to Governor N.N. Vohra and after chairing a meeting […]
Omar seeks early elections in J&K
Srinagar : Former Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday demanded early elections in Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP pulled out of the PDP-led government, forcing Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to resign. Abdullah spoke to the media after calling on Governor N.N. Vohra following the fall of the PDP-BJP government in […]
Don’t have mandate to form government in J&K: Omar
Srinagar : National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said his party would not stake claim to form the government in the state since it did not have the mandate. “I have met the Governor just now. I told him that the NC did not have mandate in 2014 nor it has in 2018. “We […]