Patna : Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh on Wednesday dubbed the protests by farmers in the country as a “Congress conspiracy”. “The ongoing protests by farmers in some parts of the country are a Congress conspiracy,” Giriraj Singh said at an event in Sheikhpura district. He said the farmers’ […]
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LeT claims responsibility for J&K army camp attack
Srinagar : The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack on the Hajin army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Abdullah Ghaznavi, spokesman of the LeT, called a news agency in Srinagar claiming responsibility for the attack. Ghaznavi said the LeT had carried out the ‘Fidayeen’ (suicide) attack at the Rashtriya Rifles […]
Clash in Golden Temple complex on Operation Blue Star anniversary
Amritsar : Brandishing of swords and open use of sticks was witnessed on Wednesday during a ceremony to mark the 34th anniversary of the Army’s ‘Operation Blue Star’ inside the Golden Temple complex. The clash between radical Sikh elements and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) took place right in front of the Akal Takht, […]
UP prepares report for ‘One Nation, One Election’
Lucknow : A committee set up by the Uttar Pradesh government under Health Minister Siddhartha Nath Singh on ‘One Nation, One Election’, mooted by the Law Commission, submitted its report to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday. The report suggests that by tweaking the dates of the state assembly polls in various states, this goal […]
Bodies of slain J&K militants exhumed, handed over to families
Srinagar : Bodies of two militants, killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid on the LoC last month, were Tuesday exhumed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara and handed over to their families following an order by the local District Magistrate, police said. Two families from Pulwama and Kulgam districts had filed an […]
Militants attack army camp in J&K
Srinagar : Militants attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday evening, sparking of a gunfight, police said. Militants attacked the camp of 13 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in Hajin area of Bandipora. “Army retaliated the militants’ fire and heavy firing exchanges are now going on in the area,” said a police […]
CBI wanted to arrest Modi in Ishrat case: Ex-DIG Vanzara
Ahmedabad : Gujarat’s former Deputy Inspector General of Police D.G. Vanzara on Tuesday told a special court that the CBI wanted to arrest then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and then Minister of State for Home Amit Shah in the Ishrat Jahan fake shootout case. Arguing for Vanzara in a discharge petition filed in the CBI […]
Weapon-snatching attempt in Srinagar foiled
Srinagar : An attempt by militants to snatch a rifle of a policeman here on Tuesday was foiled by the alert security personnel, police said. Police said some militants tried to snatch the service rifle of a policeman posted on guard duty at the Mirza Kamil Sahab Shrine in Hawal area here. “The alert policeman […]
Army vehicle damaged in IED blast in J&K
Srinagar : An army vehicle was damaged in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Tuesday, police said. “The vehicle was damaged in the explosion. There are so far no reports of any casualty in this incident,” a police officer said. Published on: Jun 5, 2018 at […]
Declare your son won’t join politics, Tejashwi tells Nitish
Patna : Hitting back at the Bihar Chief Minister over dynastic politics taunt, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday asked Nitish Kumar to give an affidavit that his son will never join politics in future. “If Nitish Kumar has any morality or will power, he should say in an affidavit that his son will never […]