Two mortar shells found along IB in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir
Kathua/Jammu, Sep 29 (PTI) Two old mortar shells were found in a farm along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Friday, officials said. A farmer found the two live mortar shells while ploughing his farm in Patti Meru hamlet along the IB in Hiranagar sector, they said. The farmer informed […]
Farmers’ protest: Passengers stranded at Jammu, Katra stations as 7 trains cancelled, 13 diverted
Jammu, Sep 29 (PTI) A large number of passengers, many of them pilgrims, were stranded at Jammu and Katra railway stations on Friday as seven trains were cancelled and 13 diverted due to a “rail roko” agitation by farmers in different parts of Punjab. Members of several farmers’ bodies began their three-day agitation on Thursday […]
Air pollution increases risk of heart attacks: DAK on world heart day
Srinagar, Sep 29: On world heart day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) said air pollution increases the risk of heart attacks. “Polluted air heightens your chances of having a heart attack,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) people […]
55 people killed in two suicide blasts in Pakistan
Karachi, Sep 29 (PTI) A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring over 50 others gathered to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, authorities said. Hours later, another blast at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu city killed at least three people and […]
FIR against SFJ’s Pannun for threatening to turn Cricket World Cup to ‘World Terror Cup’
Ahmedabad, Sep 29 (PTI) The Gujarat police have registered an FIR against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief of banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), for threatening to turn the Cricket World Cup, starting on October 5 at Narendra Modi stadium here, into “World Terror Cup”, an official said on Friday. In the first information report […]
Situation in Imphal valley calm but tense, curfew relaxed
Imphal, Sep 29 (PTI) The situation in Manipur’s Imphal valley was calm but tense on Friday morning after a night of violent clashes including an attempt to attack the empty ancestral residence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh here. Authorities relaxed curfew in Imphal East and Imphal West districts from 5am to 11pm to help […]
India slams rich nations’ climate inaction; calls for focus on pre-2020 gaps, equity in Global Stocktake
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) India has said that the first-ever Global Stocktake outcome should prioritise addressing pre-2020 gaps, capture equity as an overarching concern and acknowledge the serious lack of ambition among developed nations in combating climate change. Global Stocktake is a two-year UN review to evaluate collective global progress towards achieving the goals […]
2024 general elections: PM Modi, HM Shah, other BJP bigwigs to hold rallies in JK
Jammu: To boost the morale of party workers and setting right tone for the Lok Sabha elections due in April-May next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah among top brass of Bharatiya Janata Party’s stalwart (BJP) is all set to led party’s campaign in Jammu and Kashmir by holding massive […]
Security grid on borders, hinterlands alert: DGP
Says forces capable enough to thwart nefarious designs of Pak-backed elements Jammu: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Thursday said the security grid on the borders and within the hinterlands is alert and active to thwart nefarious designs of Pakistan-backed anti-national elements. He said the people of Jammu and Kashmir want peace and they […]
