New Delhi, Oct. 27 : The death-toll following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit north-eastern Afghanistan yesterday, has climbed to over 300 people, mostly in Pakistan.The earthquake epicentred in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan struck at around 2.40 PM, sending shockwaves across several states in North India. The US Geological Survey originally said the quake […]
Srinagar, Oct. 27 : A complete shutdown is being observed across the Kashmir valley on Tuesday on the call of hardliner Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani who is protesting against the Indian Army’s presence in the state.He has appealed to the people to host black flags today in protest. All shops, business establishments, schools […]
Patna, Oct. 27 : Elaborate security arrangements have been made ahead of third phase of Bihar Assembly elections tomorrow.According to reports, each polling station will have a minimum of five central paramilitary forces personnel to ensure free and fair polls.Fifty constituencies, spread over six districts, will go to polls in this phase. The districts are […]
Chandigarh, 25 Oct. 2015 – Badal Govt Today transferred Dgp Sumedh Singh Saini. Suresh Arora replaces Sumedh Saini as New Punjab DGP.Arora, a 1982-batch IPS officer, was currently serving as the Director General of Police-cum-Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau. He played a crucial role in fighting terrorism. He was posted as the SP (Headquarters), Amritsar, during […]
Dhaka, Oct. 25 : The Islamic States of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the recent attacks on Huseni Dalan, the headquarters of Shiite Muslim group in Dhaka. The US-based SITE Intelligence Group, a for-profit Maryland-based company which tracks online activity of extremist groups stated that ISIS has claimed the responsibility for the attack […]