Two lakh Indian pilgrims to perform Haj this year, 48 per cent of them women
Agencies New Delhi : A record 2 lakh Indian pilgrims will perform Hajj this year with more than 48 per cent of them being women, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Tuesday. More than 2,340 women will perform Hajj without “Mehram” (male companion) this year, the Union minister said adding last year, this […]
Traffic suspended on Ladakh highway due to repair work
Agencies Traffic was suspended on Tuesday on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway, the only road connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir valley due to some repair work, a traffic police official said. However, the highway, linking Kashmir valley with Jammu was through for two-way traffic for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) while Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) will continue to […]
6 dead, 43 injured as bus falls into gorge in Jharkhand
Garhwa: At least six people were killed and 43 injured on Tuesday when a bus fell into a gorge at Anuraj Ghati in Garhwa district, police said. The accident took place around 3.30 am, they said. CRPF jawans recovered the bodies of six people and rescued 43 passengers by entering the ill-fated bus through the windows, […]
Iran says US sanctions on supreme leader mean end of diplomacy
Agencies DUBAI: Iran said on Tuesday (Jun 25) that US sanctions imposed on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials in the country permanently closed the path to diplomacy between Tehran and Washington. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing the sanctions on Monday, taking a dramatic and unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran […]
18-yr-old boy drowns in river in north Kashmir’s Bandipora
Srinagar: An 18-year-old youth drowned in river Madhumati in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, official sources said here on Tuesday. They said Danish Manzoor was taking bath in the river when he drowned last evening. However, those present in the area immediately jumped into the river to rescue him but in vain, they said. Later, […]
Lumbardar electrocuted to death in Budgam
Srinagar: A village Lumbardar died of electrocution in Mochan village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. A police officer siad that Shabir Ahmad Malik (25) son of Ghulam Mohammad of Mochan Beerwah received an electric shock while repairing an electric transformer in the area today morning. Malik was seriously injured due to […]
Amit Shah on two-day J&K visit from June 26
Agencies Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days beginning June 26, the sources said. Earlier, Shah was scheduled to visit the Valley for a day on June 30. “The visit has been advanced due to the home minister’s busy schedule connected with the Union Budget. The Home Minister will chair […]
Senior Kashmiri journalist arrested in midnight raid
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a journalist in a mid night raid at his house on Tuesday. Reports said that Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, 62, Printer and Publisher of Daily Aafaq, Urdu daily newspaper was arrested from his residence in Srinagar last night. A senior Police officer said that he was arrested in a case […]
50 lakh ‘stolen’ from Gulmarg Gondola
Srinagar : Fifty lakh rupees have been stolen from the safe of Gulmarg Gandola yesterday evening. MD Gulmarg Cable Car Corporation Shameem Ahmad told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that fifty lakh rupees were stolen during Sunday evening. Officials said that police has been informed about the theft and they have began a probe into it. […]
J’khand man beaten, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ dies, police forms SIT
Agencies Jharkhand: A 24-year-old man, who was allegedly beaten for hours on suspicion of stealing a motorcycle and is seen in a purported video being forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” and “Jai Hanuman”, died four days later, police said on Monday. A Special Investigation Team has been set up to look into the death […]
