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.