Kharung La avalanche: Body of sixth person retrieved, four remain missing
Leh: The body of the sixth civilian buried yesterday under an avalanche at Khardung La Pass in Ladakh district of Kashmir was retrieved on Saturday. The avalanche hit two trucks carrying 10 persons at Khardungla pass in Ladakh region at 7.00 am on Friday, an official of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said. Dy SP […]
‘Claim of highest growth rate under NDA based on bogus numbers produced by Niti Aayog’
New Delhi (PTI) Former finance minister P Chidambaram rejected the ruling BJP’s claim of achieving the highest growth rate under the NDA government on Saturday, saying it was based on “bogus numbers” produced by the Niti Aayog. The senior Congress leader took to Twitter to say that these numbers were rejected by every economist and statistician […]
Jan 26: Traffic Police issues route plan, cites ‘security reasons’
Srinagar: Traffic police on Saturday issued a route plan for commuters ahead of Indian Republic Day functions on January 26 and cited security reasons in its advisory. “It is pertinent to mention here that due to security reasons the road stretch from Radio Kashmir Chowk upto Ram Munshi Bagh , Gupkar Crossing has been restricted […]
Sapphire smuggler arrested in JK’s Ramban
Banihal (PTI) An alleged sapphire smuggler has been arrested and 63 pieces of the precious gemstone were recovered from his possession here, police said Saturday. Mohammad Shafi Zargar, a resident of Kishtwar town, was seen moving suspiciously at T-Chowk when coming from Banihal Railway Station last evening, a police official said. A case under Sapphire Act […]
PM Modi meets his mother during Gujarat tour
Gandhinagar, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday met his nonagenarian mother Hiraba in Raisan village near here after he made a brief stopover on his way to Ahmedabad Airport. Hiraba lives with the PM’s younger brother Pankaj Modi in the village. The prime minister spent around 30 minutes with his mother and other family members in […]
6 siblings booked for killing BJP leader
Mahrashtra (PTI) Six brothers were booked for allegedly killing a BJP councillor in Ambajogai in Maharashtra’s Beed district, police said Saturday. Councillor Vijay Shesherao Jogdand (34) was killed Friday night when he intervened in a dispute between the accused and his younger brother Nitin, police said. “When Nitin was near Samta Nagar area around 8pm Friday, […]
Leh emerging favourite destination for foreign tourists, nearly 50k visited in 2018
Jammu, (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh district has emerged as a favourite destination for foreign tourists as nearly 50,000 people from abroad visited the land of high passes last year, tourism officials said Saturday. The overall tourist arrivals in 2018 in the district, located at an altitude of 3,524 metres (11,562 ft), also crossed three lakh […]
Forces used Drones in Lal Chowk
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday conducted a mock-drill in Lal Chowk area of summer capital Srinagar to check their “alertness” ahead of R-Day. The mock-drill was conducted by a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and paramilitary CRPF near the historic Clock Tower in Lal Chowk. The forces used drones […]
ED attaches assets worth Rs 16.40 cr of Zakir Naik’s family under PMLA
New Delhi, (PTI) The ED has attached fresh assets worth Rs 16.40 crore in connection with its money-laundering probe against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, it said on Saturday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), in a statement, said it had issued a provisional order for attachment of assets registered in the name of Naik’s family members, located […]
EVM is chor machine: Farooq Abdullah
Kolkata (PTI) National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah Saturday called the EVM the “chor machine” and demanded that the ballot paper system be brought back for the sake of transparency. Speaking at the united opposition rally organised by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, he said, “It is not the question of ousting any single person (Prime Minister Narendra […]
