Two minor sisters drown in Jammu canal
Jammu, July 28: Two sisters drowned in a canal in Digiana area of Jammu district late last evening, official said here on Friday. An official said that the two sisters, aged 3 and 5 years, went missing in Digiana area last evening, following which a search operation was launched. He said that the joint operation […]
Rajouri-Reasi-Ramban road closed after massive landslide due to heavy rain
Rajouri, July 28: A link road connecting Rajouri, Reasi and Ramban district was on Friday closed due to a massive landslide following heavy rainfall in the area. An official said that the landslide took place near Zero Morh in Chassana area of Reasi today morning. He said that following the incident the major road link […]
Grandmother strangles boy to death in UP’s Bijnor
Bijnor (UP) Jul 28 (PTI) Fed up with the illness of her seven-year-old grandson, a woman allegedly strangled him to death in an area under the Kotwali Police Station here, police said on Friday. Bijnor Kotwali SHO Jeet Singh said the boy, Samad, was found dead in his house in Sadar Bazar on Wednesday. Samad’s […]
July 2023 is set to be the hottest month on record, scientists say
New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) July this year is set to be the hottest month on record with average temperatures exceeding that of July 2019 by a significant margin, according to a new analysis by scientists. The EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) noted that these temperatures have been […]
Amarnath Yatra: Over 2,100 pilgrims leave for twin base camps from Jammu
Jammu, Jul 28 (PTI) A fresh batch of 2,100 pilgrims left Jammu city for the twin base camps in the valley to join the Amarnath Yatra on Friday, officials said. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks — the traditional […]
PM Modi to inaugurate ‘Semicon India 2023’ event that focuses on semiconductor industry
Gandhinagar, Jul 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Semicon India 2023’, a national-level event focusing on the semiconductor industry, in Gandhinagar on Friday. PM Modi, who has been on a two-day Gujarat visit, is scheduled to inaugurate the event at 10.30 am. On Thursday, the first day of his tour, the prime minister […]
Three Amarnath pilgrims injured in road mishap at Ramban
Ramban, July 28: Three Amarnath pilgrims were injured on Friday morning in a road accident at Ramsoo in Ramban district, an official said. An official said that a yatra vehicle bearing registration number (JK02BU-4095) skidded off the road at Gangroo, Ramsoo resulting in injuries to three pilgrims. They have been identified as Adarsh Kumar, Manju […]
After three decades Muharram procession taken out through Lal Chowk
Srinagar: After more than three decades since the outbreak of terrorism, the Shia community on Thursday took out a Muharram procession on a traditional route in Srinagar passing through the Lal Chowk area, with hundreds of people participating in it amid tight security. The administration had on Wednesday permitted a two-hour window – from 6 […]
