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  DELHI: Seven people lost their lives in a massive fire that broke out in shanties of northeast Delhi’s Gokalpuri in the wee hours of Saturday. As many as 30 shanties were gutted in the fire that erupted near pillar number 12 in Gokalpuri village at about 1 am, an official of the Delhi Fire […]

NEW DELHI: A day after India admitted that a missile “accidentally” misfired from Indian soil landed in the Pakistan territory, the neighbouring country on Saturday demanded a joint investigation to “accurately establish the facts surrounding the incident”. In a statement, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the government of India’s decision to hold a court of inquiry […]

CHANDIGARH: Two days after storming to power in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) withdrew the security cover of all former legislators and former Cabinet ministers on Saturday. Meanwhile, A. Venu Prasad, a 1991 batch IAS officer having a clean image, has been appointed the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann who will take […]

SRINAGAR: Four terrorists were killed while one was apprehended in three separate anti-terror operations that broke out on Friday evening in Kashmir valley, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Zone) Vijay Kumar said. A civilian was injured in one of the operations, he said. The encounters between security forces and terrorists were in progress at three […]

SRINAGAR: Terrorists shot dead a sarpanch in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Friday evening, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said. Shabir Ahmed Mir sustained grievous injuries in the firing when he was visiting his native place in the district. The sarpanch was rushed to a hospital in Kulgam where he succumbed to his injuries, the […]