Yadgiri Gunj

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Everything you need to know about Yadgiri Gunj: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Baramulla firing: Curfew imposed in 10 districts in Jammu and Kashmir

March 6, 2013 at 12:13 PM

After the death of 24-year old youth, who was allegedly killed by military personnel on Tuesday, curfew has been imposed in 10 districts, state police informed..............

Pune FC ready to defend U-20 I-League title

March 4, 2013 at 6:41 PM

Jamshdpur, March 4 (IANS) Defending champions Pune FC will be out to maintain their reputation in the Under-20 I-League 2013 football to be held here from Tuesday.

Srinagar reels under curfew for third day

November 30, 2012 at 10:31 AM

Srinagar, Nov 30 (IANS) Curfew continued for the third day in most parts of summer capital Srinagar, as authorities feared sectarian violence after Friday prayers.

Curfew in Srinagar after clashes

November 28, 2012 at 8:07 PM

Srinagar, Novem Nov 28 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in areas under nine police stations of the capital city Wednesday evening after some skirmishes between two communities in Zadibal area, police said.

Suspended judges get bail in cash-for-bail scam

September 25, 2012 at 12:35 PM

Hyderabad, Sep 25 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh high court Tuesday granted bail to suspended judges T. Pattibhirama Rao and K. Lakshminarasimha Rao as well as Karnataka legislator G. Somasekhara Reddy in the cash-for-bail bribery case involving former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy.

Curbs continue in Srinagar's old city after shrine fire

June 29, 2012 at 6:12 PM

Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) Curfew-like restrictions continued in the old city areas of Srinagar for the fourth consecutive day Friday in the wake of tension after fire gutted the revered shrine of Muslim saint Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani in the Khanyar area.

Srinagar old city restrictions enter third day

June 28, 2012 at 12:12 PM

Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) For the third day Thursday, the authorities continued restrictions in six areas in the old quarters of this Jammu and Kashmir capital to maintain law and order following tension over the gutting of the revered shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani in the Khanyar area, an official said.

Normalcy slowly returning to Srinagar

June 27, 2012 at 11:27 AM

Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) Life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar, especially in the uptown areas, started returning to normal Wednesday with educational institutions, markets and public transport operating as usual two days after a blaze that gutted a 300-year-old shrine triggered widespread protests.

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar following tension

June 26, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Srinagar, June 26 (IANS) Undeclared curfew-like restrictions were imposed in the old city areas of Srinagar Tuesday following tension in the city over the gutting of the revered shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani in the Khanyar area.

Andhra CBI judge Rao held for cash for bail

June 19, 2012 at 4:11 PM

A suspended CBI judge in Hyderabad on Tuesday morning has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for his alleged involvement in the Cash-for-bail case...................

Andhra CBI judge arrested in cash-for-bail case

June 19, 2012 at 12:07 PM

Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday arrested suspended CBI judge T. Pattabhirama Rao in the cash-for-bail case involving former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy.

Cash-for-bail: Suspended judge, seven others booked

June 9, 2012 at 3:44 PM

Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh Saturday booked suspended judge T. Pattabhirama Rao and seven others, including two Karnataka legislators, in the cash-for-bail case.

Separatist shutdown, official curbs mar Srinagar life

May 21, 2012 at 12:03 PM

Srinagar, May 21 (IANS) life across Srinagar was marred Monday by a separatist shutdown and restrictions imposed by authorities to maintain law and order.

Srinagar gold burglary solved in a day, loot recovered

April 23, 2012 at 8:20 PM

Srinagar, April 23 (IANS) Police said Monday they had solved the burglary of gold items over Rs.3 lakh here within 24 hours, arresting the three robbers and recovering the stolen items.

Government employees protest in Srinagar

April 10, 2012 at 4:51 PM

Srinagar, April 10 (IANS) Scores of Jammu and Kashmir government employees Tuesday took to the streets in Srinagar, accusing the state government of insensitiveness towards their problems.

Curfew imposed in Srinagar after Mirwaiz assault

November 26, 2010 at 8:17 PM

Srinagar, Nov.26 (ANI): Curfew was imposed in Srinagar on Friday, a day after All Party Hurriyat Conference Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was assaulted.

Curfew imposed in several parts of Kashmir

August 29, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Srinagar, Aug 29 (ANI): Authorities on Sunday imposed curfew in many parts of Kashmir Valley in the wake of the shutdown call by separatists.

Authorities re-impose curfew in Srinagar

August 25, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Srinagar, Aug 25 (ANI): Authorities re-imposed curfew here on Wednesday in order to stop any kind of demonstrations by separatist groups. Curfew began at six in the morning in Srinagar and areas of Batmaloo, Bemina, Qamarwari, Kralkhud, Nowhatta, Khanyar, MR Gunj, Safakadal, Rainawari, Maisuma, Shaheedgunj, Kothibagh and Abi-Guzar.

Curfew continues in tense Kashmir Valley

August 21, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Srinagar, Aug 21 (ANI): Authorities here imposed curfew in most parts of the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, following which, all the shops closed down and streets were left deserted.

Pak's 'good Taliban, bad Taliban' theory recipe for disaster: Editorial

July 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM

Lahore, July 10 (ANI): After the recent suicide attack on Lahore's famous Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine in which 43 people were killed and over 175 injured, intelligence agencies claimed that the Punjab government had already been informed about the impending threat.

Death toll in FATA suicide attack reach 49, 75 injured

July 9, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Peshawar, July 9 (ANI): The death toll in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' Mohmand Agency suicide attack has reached 49, including four security personnel.

15 killed, dozens injured in FATA suicide attack

July 9, 2010 at 2:04 PM

Peshawar, July 9 (ANI): At least 15 people were killed and dozens others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the office of a senior government official in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' Mohmand Agency on Friday.

Five police officials suspended for 'dereliction of duty' over Lahore shrine attacks

July 5, 2010 at 6:30 PM

Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Punjab Inspector-General of Police Tariq Saleem Dogar on Monday suspended five police officials, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) for dereliction of duty resulting in last week's terror strike on Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine.

'Cultural capital' Lahore bleeds with 223 deaths in terror strikes in just seven months

July 5, 2010 at 3:38 PM

Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Once recognised as Pakistan's cultural capital, Lahore has apparently turned into the country's 'terror capital' with over 223 people, including scores of women and children, being killed in terror strikes within a span of just seven months in 2010.

'Cultural capital' Lahore bleeds with 223 deaths in terror strikes in just seven months

July 5, 2010 at 3:38 PM

Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Once recognised as Pakistan's cultural capital, Lahore has apparently turned into the country's 'terror capital' with over 223 people, including scores of women and children, being killed in terror strikes within a span of just seven months in 2010.

RAW, MOSAD fuelling sectarian violence in Pakistan: former JI chief

July 5, 2010 at 3:26 PM

Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Former Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed has blamed India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Israel's Mosad for fuelling sectarian violence in the country by attacking shrines and religious places.

I can wipe out terrorism in 90 days if elected PM, claims Imran Khan

July 5, 2010 at 1:01 PM

Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Lashing out at both the federal government and the Punjab administration for failing to protect people from terror strikes, cricketer turned politician Imran Khan has said had he been the country's Prime Minister, he would have wiped out terrorism within 90 days.

TTP amazingly not among 17 terror groups targeted in Pak Punjab Govt. crack down

July 5, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Under immense pressure from various quarters to take on the militant groups thriving in the province, the Punjab Home Department has set up a task force to crack down on 17 banned terror organisations, but the terror list amazingly has no mention of the 'father' of all these groups - the Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

MQM chief calls for closure of seminaries promoting extremism, sectarian violence

July 4, 2010 at 4:42 PM

Karachi, July 4 (ANI): Condemning Thursday's twin suicide attack at Lahore's Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine in which 42 people were killed and over 175 injured,Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has urged the government to immediately close down seminaries imparting sectarian strife.

Malik blames Punjab Govt. for sleeping over prior intelligence on Lahore shrine attack

July 4, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Lahore, July 4 (ANI): Washing his hands off from the twin suicide attack on the Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine here in which 42 people were killed and over 175 injured, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has held the Punjab Government responsible for the ghastly terror act, saying the provincial government was already informed about impending threat to shrines and other religious places.

No military operation in Punjab until 'solid and credible' evidence: Gilani

July 4, 2010 at 4:09 PM

Lahore, July 4 (ANI): Despite terrorists striking at their will in Pakistan's Punjab province, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ruled out any immediate military operation in the region, saying an offensive would only be carried out if there is 'solid and credible' information about the existence of terrorist outfits in the province.

Pak Govt.'s support to JuD and the like much to blame for spate of terror attacks

July 3, 2010 at 4:51 PM

Washington, July 3 (ANI): Thursday's ghastly terror attack on Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine in Lahore in which 42 people were killed and over 175 injured has raised various issues concerning the sudden increase in sectarian violence in the country, but the prominent concern is about the government's apparent support to terror organisations like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and many other proscribed terror groups like it.

Pak Punjab police groping in dark over Lahore shrine attacker's identity

July 3, 2010 at 3:58 PM

Lahore, July 3 (ANI): The Punjab police still appears to be groping in the dark over the twin suicide attack on the Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine in Lahore, as it has now backtracked from its earlier claim of having identified one of the attackers.

Lahore shrine attack Taliban's retaliation against military offensive: Pak official

July 3, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Washington, July 3 (ANI): A top Pakistan intelligence official has held the Taliban responsible for the ghastly suicide attack on the Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine in Lahore in which at least 42 people were killed and over 174 were injured on Thursday.

Pak warns US that era of 'do more' is no more

July 3, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Islamabad, July 3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has warned the United States that his country can no longer continue the 'war on terror' alone and that the "era of do more" has gone.

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah-e-Sahaba working like 'paid killers' for Taliban :Malik

July 3, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Islamabad, July 3 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik while admitting that extremist groups like the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were still active in the country despite being banned, has described them as 'paid killers.'

TTP denies hand in twin suicide attacks on Lahore shrine

July 2, 2010 at 6:37 PM

Islamabad, July 2 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied involvement in Thursday's twin suicide attack on Lahore's Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine, in which 43 people were killed and over 175 injured.

Pak Govt. slept over prior intelligence input over Lahore attack

July 2, 2010 at 11:33 AM

Lahore, July 2 (ANI): Pakistan interior ministry had informed the Punjab Government regarding the impending terror threat on Lahore a couple of days ago.

US to probe civilian deaths in Afghanistan airstrike

May 6, 2009 at 10:37 AM

Washington, May 6 (DPA) The US has said it would investigate reports of a large number of civilian deaths in an airstrike and battle between the Taliban and international forces in western Afghanistan this week.

Afghan civilians killed in NATO airstrike

May 5, 2009 at 6:35 PM

Kabul, May 5 (DPA) Around 30 people, including 'a big number' of civilians and several Taliban militants, were killed in a clash with international forces in western Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Tuesday.

Life paralysed in old city areas of Srinagar

March 9, 2009 at 6:37 PM

Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Most localities in old city areas of summer capital Srinagar remained closed Monday as authorities imposed restrictions to prevent eruption of violence.

Hyderabad's Salarjung Museum facing the brunt of increasing pollution

November 22, 2008 at 4:38 PM

Hyderabad, Nov 22 (ANI): The famous Salarjung museum in Hyderabad that has an exquisite collection of priceless articles like ivory and marble sculptures is facing the brunt of increasing pollution and authorities fear that the antique pieces would soon loose their sheen.

14 Taliban killed in Bajaur Agency

October 15, 2008 at 6:25 PM

Bajaur Agency, Oct 15 (ANI): At least 14 Taliban were killed last evening when Pakistani security forces targeted their hideouts in various areas of the strife-torn Bajaur Agency.

Violent clashes rock Srinagar

October 11, 2008 at 6:04 PM

Srinagar, Oct 11 (IANS) Violent clashes between stone pelting mobs and security forces rocked this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, the day when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flagged off the first ever train in the troubled valley.

Centre provides assistance to Bihar Government to deal with flood situation

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): The Centre has provided all required assistance to the Bihar Government to deal with the flood situation in the State, Home Ministry spokesperson said.