3 CRPF troopers killed in Handwara attack

Srinagar (IANS) Three CRPF troopers were killed in action after terrorists attacked a party of the paramilitary force at Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

According to details, the brief exchange of fire took place at…

2 floors of BSF HQ closed, staff found corona positive

New Delhi (IANS) Two floors of the Border Security Force (BSF) Headquarters were closed on Monday after a Head Constable working there was found COVID-19 positive on Sunday.

The BSF Headquarters is a few hundred metres far from the Central…

36% companies in India mull salary freeze: Report

New Delhi (IANS) With businesses and economic activity almost halted for over a month now amid the coronavirus crisis and the nationwide lockdown, around 36 per cent companies in India are considering a freeze in salary hikes to manage their costs,…

Cong will pay for rail tickets of migrants: Sonia

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Emphasising on the plight of migrants and the money being charged from them for ferrying them back to their home, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the party will bear the cost of their rail tickets.
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3 special trains with migrant workers chug from Bengaluru

Bengaluru (IANS) Three special trains left Bengaluru on Sunday with hundreds of migrant workers to Bhubaneswar in Odisha, to Danapur near Patna in Bihar and Hatia near Ranchi in Jharkhand nearly 40 days after they were stranded in this tech city since…

Slain terrorist in J&K was foreigner and top LeT commander

Srinagar (IANS) One of the two terrorists killed in the fierce gunbattle on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district has been identified as Haider, a Pakistan national acting as top commander of terror outfit Laskar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Kashmir.

Armed forces conduct flypast, choppers shower petals to honour corona warriors

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday conducted flypast across India and its jets as well as transport planes and choppers showered petals on hospitals and places of national importance to express honour and gratitude towards the coronavirus…

2 senior army officers among 7 killed in Kashmir gunbattle

Srinagar (IANS) Seven including two senior Army officers, two junior ranks, an officer of the local police and two terrorists were killed in the fierce gunbattle on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Srinagar based Defence…

Para commandos begin final assault on holed up terrorists in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Security forces including para commandos started the 'first light intervention' on Sunday to flush out the holed up terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district where a standoff had been going on between the holed…

Tiger injures 5 in a series of attacks in UP district

Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS) Five persons have been injured in a series of attacks by a tiger in the Jari village near the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Uttar Pradesh.

The tiger also attempted to attack a forest department team that was…