Four militants held in Jammu and Kashmi’s Handwara after encounter
The militants were arrested in Handwara after an encounter with security forces.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Srinagar
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2018 11:21 AM IST
Four suspected militants were arrested on Sunday after a brief gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmi’s Handwara, the army said.
The militants, believed to be new recruits, surrendered after the encounter. Three others fled under the cover of fire and a search is on to trace them, army spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.
In a joint operation, the army and police forces laid an ambush on Sunday to capture the militants after a tip-off about their location, the spokesperson said.
Huge whale shark washes up on Odisha coast; locals push it back into the sea
By Debabrata Mohanty
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 11:42 PM IST
- Officials said some local youths spotted the big fish lying lifeless on the Sonapur coast on Thursday afternoon.
Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude jolts Assam's Guwahati
Posted by Harshit Sabarwal | PTI
UPDATED ON FEB 26, 2021 12:07 AM IST
The earthquake took place at 10.33 pm and the epicentre was in Kamrup district near Guwahati, the National Center for Seismology said.
Bhubaneswar records maximum day temperature pan-India for 2nd consecutive day
By Debabrata Mohanty
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 10:56 PM IST
- Officials in Bhubaneswar's Regional Meteorological Centre said the maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday too was highest on that day.
'Infrastructural marvel' Chenab bridge completes important milestone
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 10:47 PM IST
The length of the Chenab bridge will be 1,315 metres with 17 spans, of which the span of the main arch across Chenab river will be 467 metres. The viaduct portion comprises a straight and curved portion.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges people to avoid travelling to Maharashtra
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 10:36 PM IST
- In MP, the positivity rate increased to 2.3% on Thursday and there are 2,435 active cases in the state.
'375 mn Indian children may suffer due to Covid-19 pandemic': CSE report
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 11:00 PM IST
- CSE’s director general Sunita Narian said Covid-19 had made the world’s poor poorer.
Coronil row: Patanjali condemns IMA for seeking explanation from Health min
ANI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 10:27 PM IST
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday demanded an explanation from Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan for promoting Patanjali's Coronil Ayurvedic medicine.
Jaishankar talks to Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, reviews disengagement on LAC
By Rezaul H Laskar | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 10:04 PM IST
- This was the first formal contact between Jaishankar and Wang since they met on the margins of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Moscow on September 10 last year, and it came days after India and China pulled back frontline troops from strategic heights around Pangong Lake.
Tandav row: HC denies anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video's commercial head
By JItendra Sarin
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 09:51 PM IST
- Aparna Purohit was accused of the inappropriate depiction of UP police personnel, Hindu deities and adverse portrayal of a character playing the PM.
When will petrol and diesel prices be reduced? 'It's a dharam sankat', says FM
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 09:56 PM IST
Earlier in the day, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das had said there is a need for coordinated action between the Centre and state governments to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel prices.
Bharat Bandh: What services are likely to be affected, what not
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 09:03 PM IST
Road transport services across the country could be affected due to the Bharat Bandh.
'Corrupt, liars!' PM Modi attacks DMK-Congress combine in TN, Puducherry
By Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 09:02 PM IST
- PM Modi was in the two-poll bound neighbouring regions to launch a slew of infrastructure projects meant to give his regional allies a fillip.
News updates from HT: President's Rule imposed in Puducherry
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 08:52 PM IST
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'Tandav': Allahabad HC denies anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime's Aparna Purohit
Written by Prashasti Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 09:38 PM IST
The Uttar Pradesh Police had filed an FIR against the top Amazon Prime executive for promoting religious enmity through the controversial web series.
Wild boars resurface in Kashmir valley after almost 30 years
By Ashiq Hussain
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 08:21 PM IST
The increased presence of the animal has caused panic among people, particularly farmers. The animal is also not accepted culturally in the Muslim majority region.
