Dehradun, Jun 29 (PTI) The cave at the Kedarnath shrine where Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditated last month has seen an unprecedented boost in popularity, with large number of devotees logging into the GMVN website daily to book the facility online. The “dhyan gufa” (meditation cave) is booked for the whole of July and there are […]

Kulgam Blast: Critically Wounded Person Succumbs, Toll 2

  Srinagar: A person who was injured critically in a mysterious blast when some explosive material went off at Chidder Ban area of Khudwani in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on June 27 succumbed to injuries. A police officer told GNS that Mohd Abass Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat of Chidder Khudwani breathed his last […]

Indian-American teen wins USD 100K quiz show prize in US

New York, Jun 29 (PTI) An Indian-American teen has won a whopping USD 100,000 prize in the most-watched individual quiz show in the US, according to a statement. Gupta’s victory on the ‘2019 Teen Jeopardy’ contest was televised on Friday in which he beat out three other Indian-American teens. Gupta, a high school senior from Portland, […]

Police officer killed as car plunges into gorge in J-K’s Doda

Bhadarwah (PTI) An assistant sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed on Saturday when his car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said. ASI Vikram Singh (45), a resident of Gatha village of Bhaderwah, was posted in Kishtwar police station in the Criminal Investigation […]

‘Back on track’: Trump, Xi agree to resume trade talks

Osaka, Jun 29 (AFP) US President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were “back on track” after “excellent” talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in which Washington reportedly agreed to hold off on new tariffs. The crunch talks on the damaging trade war between the world’s top two economies came on the sidelines […]

PM Modi invites G20 countries to join global coalition on disaster resilience

Osaka, Jun 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited the G20 countries to join a global coalition on disaster resilience, saying disasters require quick and effective remedial measures as they invariably affect the poor the most. Modi, who is in Osaka, Japan for the two-day G20 Summit, laid special emphasis on building a disaster […]

Police seek help to identify ‘mentally unsound’ woman

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday sought general public help in identifying a mentally unsound woman. A police spokesperson said one mentally unsound lady was found roaming at Hyderbegh Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “If anybody knows the lady kindly inform Police Post Palhallan on 9596767733.”

Outdated anti-tank mine recovered in Samba

  Jammu:  An outdated  anti-tank mine has been recovered in Basanter river bed in Samba district of Jammu division on Saturday. Bomb disposal squad has been rushed to the spot. SSP Samba Dr. Koshal Sharma told KNO that mine is rusted and will be destroyed.(KNO)

At least 15 killed in wall collapse following incessant rains in Pune

Pune: At least 15 people, including four children, were killed when a portion of the compound wall of a housing society collapsed on shanties adjacent to it in Kondhwa here in the early hours of Saturday. The shanties were set up for labourers working in a nearby construction site. A fire brigade official said incessant […]