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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Rajasthan: Mines dept employee held for taking bribe

6:38 pm June 29, 2021

Jaipur: A senior assistant of the mines department was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly taking a bribe for issuing government assistance amount to a silicosis patient in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan on Tuesday. The state government gives financial assistance of Rs 3 lakh for the treatment of silicosis patients and Rs 5 […]

16 men, 12 women held for flesh trade in Noida

6:29 pm June 29, 2021

Noida (UP): The Noida Police on Tuesday said it has arrested 28 people, including 12 women, for alleged prostitution after a raid at a house in the city. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ranvijay Singh said the police had got a tip-off about illegal flesh trade and the racket being operated from the house in […]

NIA to probe drone attack on Jammu airport

5:24 pm June 29, 2021

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was on Tuesday given the charge of investigation into the drone attack on the Jammu air force station. The decision to hand over the probe into the first-of-its-kind terror attack at the Indian Air Force station was taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The investigation into the […]

SAD leader claims four Sikh women were forcibly converted to Islam in J&K

12:00 am June 29, 2021

Jammu/Srinagar: A Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader alleged on Tuesday that four Sikh women were forcibly married and converted to Islam in Kashmir recently and demanded that they be returned to their families as well as a law against forced conversions. Members of the Sikh community took out marches on roads and highways across Jammu and Kashmir to protest against the […]

Goa’s iconic Club Tito’s sold by owners citing harassment

11:54 pm June 28, 2021

Panaji: The owners of Club Tito’s, one of Goa’s most happening nightlife spots near here, on Monday announced they have sold the club due to ”harassment” by authorities and NGOs. The iconic club, located at Baga beach in North Goa, has been synonymous with nightlife in the tourist state. “It is with sadness but with anger that we have […]