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NIA arrests 2 aides of Dawood, Chhota Shakeel
New Delhi : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested two Mumbai-based associates of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and close confidante Shakeel Shaikh alias Chhota Shakeel. The arrested accused were identified as Arif…
3 IS militants killed, 8 arrested in Iraq
Baghdad : The Iraqi security forces have killed three Islamic State (IS) militants and arrested eight others, including two of the group’s local leaders. A statement issued by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said that its forces…
Kashmiri Pandit government employee shot dead in Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar : A Kashmiri Pandit government employee in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district was shot dead by militants on Thursday, police said. “An employee of the Revenue Department identified as Rahul Bhat was shot and injured by militants…
92,000 kg of narcotics worth Rs 17,400 cr, 14 cr cigarette sticks seized in 2021-22 : CBIC
New Delhi : Vivek Johri, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC) on Thursday said that gold, narcotics, and cigarettes are highly prone to outright smuggling. Addressing the ‘In Conversation Series’ organised by FICCI’s…
Excise Teams Carried Out Intensive Search In Bet Area, Destroyed 2.80 Lakh Kilogram Of Lahan And 100…
Bet (Ludhiana) : In order to check menace of illicit brewing from lahan, an intensive search operation was carried out by the excise teams at early Tuesday morning in the Bet area in Ludhiana district, where about 2.80 lakh kilograms of…
6 held for assaulting teenager in Jammu & Kashmir’s Budgam
Budgam : Police arrested members of a family on Wednesday for assaulting a 17-year old girl during clashes with their neighbours in J&K’s Budgam district. Police said the girl suffered critical injuries and is battling for life in a…
Al-Jazeera journalist killed in West Bank
Ramallah : Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera broadcaster, was killed in the West Bank on Wednesday amid an Israeli raid. Taking to Twitter, the broadcaster said: “Israeli forces have shot and killed veteran Al…
Launcher for attack on intel HQs recovered: Punjab Police
Chandigarh : The Punjab Police said on Tuesday evening that as part of the investigation into the rocket attack on the headquarters of its intelligence wing in Mohali, a number of suspects have been rounded up and questioned.The launcher…
43 inmates killed in Ecuador prison riot
Quito : The number of prisoners killed in a predawn prison riot in Ecuador’s north-central province of Pichincha climbed to 43, the national Prosecutor’s Office confirmed. “So far 43 inmates have died” as a result of the melee at the…
Live mortar shell found, defused in J&K’s Budgam
Budgam : An old live mortar shell was found on Monday in J&K’s Tosamaidan tourist destination in Budgam district. Police sources said the live shell was found by the locals who informed the police about it. “A bomb disposal squad was…