Rusted landmine destroyed near international border in J-K's Samba

Samba/Jammu, Jun 10 (PTI) A rusted landmine was destroyed near the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Saturday, police officials said.

Woman dies, 4 injured after hut catches fire due to gas leak

Ballia (UP), Jun 10 (PTI) A 24-year-old woman died and four others were injured after her hut caught fire due to cooking gas leakage, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred while the woman was cooking food on Friday night in Atrauli village under the Nagra police station area. Rasra Circle Officer (CO) Mohammad Faheem on Saturday said on Friday night, a hut in Atrauli village caught fire, while food was being cooked, and subsequently, it assumed gigantic proportions. He said Mansha Devi died in the fire, while four others sustained burn injuries. The four were taken to a government hospital in Rasra, from where two seriously injured persons were sent to Varanasi. The CO also informed that two goats, Rs 80,000 cash, jewellery and items worth Rs 3 lakh perished in the fire. He added that the body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem examination. PTI COR NAV.

Ludhiana: Robbery at cash management services company

Ludhiana, Jun 10 (PTI) Armed robbers decamped with a huge amount of money from the office of a cash management services company in the New Rajguru Nagar locality here, police said on Saturday.

Vehicular movement resumes on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Ramban/Jammu, Jun 10 (PTI) Vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored on Saturday, after remaining suspended for nearly 12 hours due to repair and maintenance works on the stretch between the Nashri and Navyug tunnels, officials said.

BSF seizes 5.5 kg heroin near IB in Punjab's Amritsar

Chandigarh, Jun 10 (PTI) The BSF has seized more than 5.5kg of heroin airdropped by a Pakistani drone near the international border in Punjab's Amritsar, a spokesperson of the force said on Saturday.

Meerut: Husband held after encounter in connection with lawyer wife's killing

Meerut, Jun 10 (PTI) The husband of a 35-year-old woman lawyer was arrested after an encounter here Saturday morning for being involved in her killing, a senior police officer said. Anjali Garg was shot dead on Wednesday in TP Nagar area here by some unidentified people when she was returning home after buying milk, Additional SP Piyush Kumar Singh had earlier said. Garg was involved in a dispute with her husband, Rohit Verma alias Kakul, and also had differences with her in-laws over a property. Verma was made a suspect in the case.

Army chief advises IMA grads to evolve with changing times to be combat ready

Dehradun, Jun 10 (PTI) Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande on Saturday asked IMA graduates to keep updating their skills to deal with the challenges of rapidly changing dynamics of combat.

DU's Executive Council passes resolution on teacher-student ratio

New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) Delhi University's Executive Council (EC) has given nod to a controversial notification on the teacher-student ratio for lectures and tutorials, despite opposition from some of its members.

Section of DU professors opposes university's ambitious plan on financial sustainability

New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) Delhi University's ambitious document envisaging its plan to "continue to cut" the financial support from the government and develop innovative financial strategies for sustainability in the next 25 years has caused a furore, with a section of teachers terming it a "clear blueprint for privatisation".

Delhi's max temperature likely to settle at 40 Deg C

New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) The national capital on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 26.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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