17 killed, 95 injured in suicide blast at mosque in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar, Jan 30 (PTI) A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque during afternoon prayers on Monday in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, killing 17 people and wounding 95 others, mostly policemen, security and health officials said. The blast occurred near the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when a suicide attacker blew himself up […]
Lt Guv pays tributes to the father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi
JAMMU, JAN 30: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today paid tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his punyatithi. Speaking at an event organized by Gandhi Global Family J&K, the Lt Governor said, Bapu’s life and teachings continue to guide the inter-dependent world in the 21st century. The eternal values he taught us […]
People in Kashmir showered their love for me: Rahul Gandhi
Srinagar, Jan 30: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that he was showered with love during his last phase of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir. “Was warned I might be attacked in Kashmir, people here did not give me hand grenade but hearts full of love,” Rahul said while addressing a rally in Srinagar. […]
Rahul Gandhi dons ‘pheran’ to ward off Kashmir chill
Srinagar, Jan 30 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who set off a national debate when he walked the Bharat Jodo Yatra in a T-shirt in north India’s cold winter, donned a ‘pheran’ to ward off Kashmir’s bone-freezing chill on Monday. As the snow fell steadily, carpeting much of the Valley in white, the former Congress […]
Truck driver dies in Ramban road mishap
Ramban, Jan 30: A tanker driver died in a road accident near Kawbagh in Ramban district on Monday early morning, officials said here. An official said that the tanker that was on way from Jammu towards Srinagar met with an accident near Kawbagh this morning. He said driver identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad son of Abdul […]
Rahul, Priyanka make most out of the Snowfall in Sgr
Srinagar, Jan 30: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra enjoyed the snowfall at Congress headquarters in Srinagar on Monday, the day marking the end of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The siblings were seen playing with snow, throwing it on each other to express their joy, eyewitnesses said. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi also […]
Snow covers Kashmir region, hilly areas in Jmu: MeT says more downpour till late tonight
Srinagar, Jan 30: Kashmir Valley including Srinagar has been covered in a blanket of snow on Monday and the weatherman has forecast more during the next 12 hours and gradual decrease from tonight. A meteorological department official here said that widespread moderate to heavy snowfall has been reported in Kashmir and hilly areas of Jammu. […]
India records 80 new COVID-19 infections, tally of active cases at 1,848
New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 80 coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,848, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of Covid cases is 4.46 crore (4,46,82,719) and the death toll stands at 5,30,740, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
Snowfall aftermath: All flights delayed at Srinagar airport
Srinagar, Jan 30: Authorities have advised air travelers to check with the respective airlines before they embark on a journey towards the Srinagar Airport to cathe their flights. “Our visibility is only 200 M and there is continuous snowfall. We are simultaneously clearing the snow and all flights are delayed,” officials at the Srinagar […]
J-K highway closed for traffic due to mudslides in Ramban
Jammu, Jan 30 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic on Monday due to a landslide in Ramban district, leaving a few hundred vehicles stranded on the arterial road, officials said here. The 270-kilometre-long highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by mudslides and shooting […]
