Nation
Six more file nominations for presidential poll, rejected
Vijay Narayan Pal and Sarawati Sharma from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Sanjay Kumar from Shamli in Uttar Pradesh, Lala Ram from Alwar in Rajasthan, Ashok Kumar Singh Chauhan from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, and Birpal Singh Malik from Delhi filed their nominations during the day, which were rejected under Section 5B(4) of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952
Mercury drops following overnight rain in Delhi
Residents in the national capital woke up to a cool morning following overnight rains. The city recorded the minimum temperature at 24.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, a MeT department official said
NC legislators protest use of force on students in J-K Assembly
Opposition National Conference legislators today protested in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly against the alleged use of force on the agitating students in the Valley. Led by party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, several MLAs and MLCs protested outside the assembly complex here on the first day of the special session to discuss draft GST legislation approved by the state government
Bodies of LeT militant Mattoo, 2 others recovered from encounter site in Kashmir
Bodies of dreaded Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Junaid Ahmad Mattoo and two others were recovered today from the encounter site in Arwani village of South Kashmir. Besides 24-year-old Mattoo alias 'Jana', the other two bodies were of 18-year-old Adil Mushtaq Mir alias 'Nana' and 20-year-old Nisar Ahmad Wani. All three belong to the banned terror outfit Lashkar
Associate of Chhota Shakeel aide arrested
Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested an associate of Chhota Shakeel's aide who was nabbed a few days ago for allegedly planning to kill Pakistan-born Canadian writer Tarek Fatah. PS Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), said Shahbaz Ansari was arrested around 8 pm yesterday from Pushta Road, Rani Garden, near the Geeta Colony bus stand in east Delhi
Haryana govt notifies implementation of crop insurance scheme
Haryana government has notified the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), aimed at enabling farmers to avail insurance cover against crop loss due to natural calamities for 2017-18
Army opens fire as vehicle jumps checkpost,2 civilians injured
Two civilians were injured today when army personnel opened fire on their vehicle after it did not stop at a check-point in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said
Man gets death sentence for double murder
A local court has awarded death sentence to a man for murdering a middle-aged couple in 2010. The daughter of the deceased had filed an FIR against Rahul Singh and his two accomplices, accusing them of strangulating her parents Raju and Manju Devi and hanging their bodies from separate trees in Walipur village in Dalmau police station area on September 3, 2010
Mustafa Dossa, Abu Salem convicted in 93' serial blasts case
Key mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai blasts case Mustafa Dossa and extradited gangster Abu Salem were today convicted by a special TADA court here. While Dossa was convicted on charges of conspiracy and murder under various sections of the IPC besides offences under the TADA Act, the Arms Act and the Explosives Act, Salem was found guilty of transporting weapons from Gujarat to Mumbai ahead of the blasts
Militants open fire, woman injured
A 25-year-old woman was injured when militants fired upon her in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said today. Suraya Jan was injured when unidentified militants fired upon her at her residence in Katrasoo village of Kulgam late last night, a police official said