48-hour shut down hits normal life in Manipur’s five districts

IANS | September 19, 2023 3:03 PM

Imphal, Sep 19 (IANS) Normal life was badly affected in the valley areas of Manipur on Tuesday as various civil society organisations called a 48-hour shut down across the state demanding unconditional release of five ‘village protection volunteers’.

100-hour gunbattle in J&K's Kokernag, key challenges

IANS | September 17, 2023 12:46 PM

Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) At Kokernag in South Kashmir's Anantnag district, an intense gunbattle has been underway between the Pakistan-backed terrorists and security forces which entered the fifth day on Sunday.

Heroes of Anantnag cremated with military honours

IANS | September 15, 2023 5:21 PM

Chandigarh, Sep 15 (IANS) Amid chants of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Vande Matram', mortal remains of third-generation soldier Col Manpreet Singh and his colleague Major Aashish Dhonchak, who made the supreme sacrifice while protecting the nation from the terrorists in Anantnag, were cremated with full military honours at their hometowns in Punjab and Haryana, respectively.

NIA court awards death sentence to two ISIS operatives

IANS | September 15, 2023 4:29 AM

Lucknow, Sep 15 (IANS) An NIA Special Court in Lucknow has awarded death penalty to Atif Muzaffar and Mohammed Faisal Khan, who were held guilty of murdering retired school principal Ram Babu Shukla in Kanpur, with the motive of advancing their ISIS agenda by instilling fear and terror among the people.

MoD top procurer on GeM with procurement of Rs 18,790cr

IANS | September 14, 2023 7:40 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence has emerged as the leading ministry amongst a total of 56 ministries and departments participating in the Government eMarketplace (GeM), holding the top position in both order value and order quantity.

2 LeT terrorists trapped in Kashmir encounter

IANS | September 14, 2023 9:04 AM

Srinagar, Sep 14, (IANS) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including commander Uzair Khanm have been trapped in the encounter with the security forces South Kashmir's Anantnag district's Kokernag area, police said on Thursday.