Police arrests two persons in Baramulla, recovers pistol
Srinagar: Police have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the last month’s killing of a shopkeeper in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police officer said that the two youth Aquib Bashir and Auqib Shalla of Chesti Colony Baramulla was arrested recently and a pistol was recovered by a team of 46RR, SOG and […]
UN chief saddened by displacement of people, deaths due to rains in India, other countries
Agencies United Nations : UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness at the loss of life, displacement of people and destruction of property due to the heavy monsoon rains in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar and said the world body stands by to provide support if required. Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq said […]
Over 2.5 million affected due to floods in Bihar
Agencies Patna : The flood situation in Bihar continued to remain grim on Tuesday with over 2.5 million people affected by it across the 12 districts of the state, officials said. In the last 24 hours, all the major rivers were flowing above the danger level, leading to embankment breaches. There were reports of fresh […]
Police Officer killed in road mishap
Doda: An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed in a road accident after an Alto vehicle he was driving in skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge on Brath road in Doda district. An official said that the vehicle (JK-06A 4758) met the accident near gas agency on Barth […]
Fresh batch of 3967 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Cave Shrine from Jammu
Srinagar : A batch of 3,967 pilgrims left Jammu on Tuesday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. “Of these, 1,615 Yatris are going to Baltal base camp while 2,352 are going to Pahalgam base camp,” an official said. He said that 12 pilgrims, two service providers and two forces personnel have lost […]
Delhi police arrests suspected JeM member from Srinagar
New Delhi: A suspected member of militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has been arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police, officials said Tuesday. The accused, Basir Ahmad, was held from Srinagar. He was carrying a reward of Rs two lakh on his arrest, the police said. (Agencies)
Speed up acquisition process for traffic management in city: Div Com to officers
Srinagar : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan stressed upon the concerned authorities to speed up the rehabilitation process and clear the pending cases immediately so that the widening work of the city roads takes place at earliest for the benefit of commuters besides ensuring smooth traffic management in Srinagar. The Divisional Commissioner made these […]
Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic; Indian flights to operate soon
Agencies New Delhi: Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since February 26. The move is expected to give a major relief to Air India, which suffered a huge financial loss of around […]
CRPF men rescue girl from Nallah Ferozpora, save her life
Srinagar : The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men from 176 BN at Kunzer Tangmarg Monday rescued a 13-year-old girl when she drowned in Nallah Ferozpora near at Chanpora Kunzer. A girl age about 13 years namely Nageena, daughter Mohd Sharief Din of Nagrota Jammu presently located in Bank of Nallaha Ferozpora at Chanpora Kunzer […]
ICC’s boundary-count rule that decided WC winner slammed by former players
New Delhi: Former and current cricketers, including India’s Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir, criticised the International Cricket Council’s boundary count rule that decided the World Cup title in England’s favour and denied New Zealand after a pulsating final in London. In a thrilling encounter on Sunday night at the Lord’s, England were adjudged the winners of […]
