20 animals charred to death, four houses gutted in Uri blaze
Baramulla: At least twenty animals were charred to death while four residential houses were completely damaged in a devastating fire incident in Lachhipora area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police sources said Tuesday. Sources said that the fire started at around 10 am in the morning from a house in the locality, which […]
102 kg poppy recovered, two held
Jammu: Two persons were arrested and 102 kgs of poppy allegedly recovered from them in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday. A check-point was set up on a highway at Tikri area and during checking, the police party intercepted one oil tanker last evening, an officer said. During the search of […]
3 killed, 4 injured in two mishaps
Jammu: Three people were killed and four injured in two separate accidents in Doda and Rajouri districts of Jammu division, police said Tuesday. A vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down a gorge in the Phagsoo area of Doda today killing two people, including a woman, and injuring four others, they said. The injured […]
Two soldiers injured as army vehicle overturns
Sopore: Two army men were injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling turned turtle at Warpora in north Kashmir’s Sopore area, police sources said Tuesday. They said that a Casper vehicle of 22RR was on way to Sopore when it met with an accident near Warpora petrol pump. The injured army men were […]
Omar censures Amit Shah over remark
Srinagar: National Conference leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah over his recent gaffe on party’s Karnataka president B S Yeddyurappa. Amit Shah had yesterday leveled allegations against the Siddaramaiah government saying “if there was ever a competition of the most corrupt government […]
Editorial: Powered crisis
Srinagar: Summers are here, but the long dark winters seem to be far from over for the Power Development Department (PDD) which is still resorting to long power cuts announced in November last. The people living across Kashmir Valley have been witnessing unscheduled and scheduled power cuts and the situation seems to be been worsening […]
Muslim women take out rally against triple Talaq bill
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Prisoners have human rights, can’t be kept in jails like animals: SC
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India will go down under garbage one day: SC
New Delhi: Taking strong objections to non-implementation of solid waste management rules in the country, the Supreme Court today said “India will go down under the garbage one day”. The top court said that days are not far when garbage mounds at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi will match the height of iconic 73-metre high […]
