Pakistani boy tortured to death over goat theft

Lahore: A 14-year-old Pakistani boy was allegedly tortured to death for stealing a goat in Punjab province, a media report said today. The incident triggered a protest by the boy's family, who alleged that police refused to register a murder case against the suspects, including the owner of the goat, the Dawn reported.

Amarnath Yatra: 16 killed, 30 injured as vehicle carrying them falls into gorge

Ramban/Jammu: At least 16 Amarnath pilgrims were killed and over 30 injured when a bus skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and rolled down into a deep nullah in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said.

Muslims help perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit

Pulwama: Spreading a message of unity and brotherhood, around 3,000 people, mostly Muslims, gathered in Pulwama’s Trichal village to attend the final rites of a local Kashmiri Pandit.

Hizbul module unearthed, three arrested

Srinagar: Security forces have unearthed a module of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit by arresting three persons in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said today. Baramulla Police, assisted by other security forces, busted the module which has been active in the area to lure young boys to terrorism, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Baramulla, Imtiyaz Hussain Mir said.

Grand birthday bash planned for Delhi zoo's oldest inmate

New Delhi: For the first time in 56 years, Rita is getting a grand party for her birthday, one that promises to be quite unlike any other celebration. For a start, no one knows exactly when she was born. All that is known of the origins of the Delhi zoo's oldest inmate -- and its only chimpanzee -- is that she came to the national capital from the distant shores of Amsterdam in 1964.

Amarnath attack: Woman pilgrim succumbs to injuries

Srinagar: A woman devotee, injured in the deadly militant attack on Amarnath pilgrims, succumbed at a hospital early today, taking the death toll in the incident to eight.

Martyr’s kin to be given Rs20 lakh

Kangra: The state government is committed to help the families of the martyrs who lay down their lives for the safety and security of the nation. Stating this here yesterday, Kangra Deputy Commissioner CP Verma said on compassionate grounds the state government had decided to pay Rs 20 lakh to the family of Suresh Kumar of the CRPF, who attained martyrdom at Sukma in Chhattisgarh on March 11 this year.

2 more detained in rape case

Shimla: The police today detained two more suspects in the rape and murder case of a 16-year-old Kotkhai girl even as the state government sent a formal request to the CBI to take over the case.

Landslide sets big boulders on Mandi-Kullu highway, threat persists

Mandi: A major landslide reported damaged shops and a temple in Hanogi on the Mandi-Kullu National Highway on Sunday morning, eyewitnesses and officials said.

51 kids reunited with parents

Rewari: As many as 51 children have been reunited with their families as part of Operation Muskan launched by the district police on July 1.