Price of 12.5 Kg LPG domestic gas reduced by Rs 138

Four Sri Lankans arrested by Q branch Police in Tamil Nadu

The Q branch Police in Tamil Nadu have detained three Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, including a couple, involved in several theft and chain snatching cases when they attempted to flee to Sri Lanka after engaging a boat in Rameswaram. Acting on specific information, a Q branch team, led by N. Rajeshawari, Inspector of Police detained the trio ? Rajan alias Kettiyan Pandi, 34, his wife Roopa alias Anu, 23, and Y. Nishanthan, 26, on Friday evening when they were waiting at the Ayyanarkoil seashore fo

14 Jul, 2018

Over 100 killed in blast at election rally in Pakistan’s Quetta

The death toll in an Islamic State-claimed suicide blast targeting a political rally in southwest Pakistan Friday jumped to 128, officials told AFP, in the deadliest attack in the country since 2014. Balochistan province’s home minister Agha Umar Bungalzai said the death toll in the town of Mastung “has risen to 128”. A senior provincial government official also confirmed the figure, adding that 150 others were injured in the attack. The blast in the town of Mastung, near the Balochistan provi

13 Jul, 2018

Probe continues on mass grave found in Mannar

Investigations are continuing on the mass grave which was found in Mannar, officials said. Skeletal remains of around 38 people had been found during the ground digging to build a new construction at the old cooperative store site in the northeastern town of Mannar. Following the discovery in late March, the site was kept under the supervision of Mannar magistrate M Prabhakaran for further digging. While the judicial medical officers are carrying out investigations, the skeletal remains are b

13 Jul, 2018