Former NIA chief Sharad Kumar was on June 10 appointed vigilance commissioner in the probity watchdog CVC, officials said. The 62-year-old Kumar, a 1979-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, retired in September 2017 after heading the National Investigation Agency for over four years. According to an official order, Mr. Kumar has been appointed vigilance commissioner in the Central Vigilance […]
» Read morePakistani authorities have ordered immediate cancellation of the National Identity Card (NIC) and passport of former President and Army Chief Pervez Musharraf. The caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Nasir Ul Mulk passed the order after which National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has cancelled Musharraf’s NIC. Once NIC is cancelled, the passport automatically is of zero significance. Musharraf is currently […]
» Read morePolice gunned down a Maoist commander in Bijapur district of south Chhattisgarh on June 8. “An exchange of fire took place between police and Maoists near the Jaramongia village under the Bhairamgarh police station limits of Bijapur around 5.30 a.m. on June 8. Around 25 to 30 Maoists were present on the spot led by Maoists’ platoon commander Mallesh. The […]
» Read moreAll 10 passengers of a small plane, whose wreckage was discovered in central Kenya two days after it went missing, died in the accident, the airline and government said on Thursday. “Unfortunately, from the reports we are getting there are no survivors. The families of the passengers and the crew have been notified and as a Ministry, we truly regret […]
» Read moreTwo army men were injured in an encounter near Line of Control (LoC) at Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Initial reports suggest a group of militants, believed to be 3 to 5 in number “opened indiscriminate fire upon the army’s party.” “The group of infiltrators was intercepted near Kacchal Post in Keran Sector adjacent to Chowkibal […]
» Read moreFour persons, including two women, were killed when their car collided with a cement-laden truck near Gollapalli village in Tripurantakam mandal in Prakasam district on Wednesday. A group of lecturers, from neighbouring Kurnool district, was heading to Vijayawada to meet the education department higher officials when the mishap occurred, SB Circle Inspector Y. Srinivasa Rao said. The deceased were identified […]
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