Masjid, several houses damaged in massive fire in old city area of Edgah in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 3: A masjid and several houses were damaged in a massive fire that broke out in the Umer Colony area of Srinagar’s Eidgah, officials said. An official said that fire broke out in Umer Colony area today morning and soon after fire tenders reached to the spot. He said by the time fire […]
Over 5,700 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine
JAMMU, July 3 (PTI): A fresh batch of more than 5,700 pilgrims left for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here on Wednesday, officials said. More than 74,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine till Tuesday evening and over 2,500 on-the-spot registrations of devotees were done on Tuesday, they […]
Hathras stampede claims woman’s life, family searches for her missing five-year-old son
Hathras (UP), Jul 3 (PTI) “It’s only the poor who meet this fate, not the rich,” says Rajkumari Devi as she sits in an ambulance besides the body of her sister-in-law Ruby who died in the Hathras stampede. Rajkumari, who came here along with her husband from Unnao district, is yet to come to terms […]
Teenager drowns in canal in Jammu
Jammu, Jul 3 (PTI) A 17-year-old boy drowned in the Ranbir canal on the outskirts of Jammu city on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred near the Babe Talah area of Kanachak. Akash Choudhary drowned in the Ranbir canal in the evening. Police, locals and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) promptly launched a search […]
Srinagar sizzles at 34.6 degrees as heat wave grips Kashmir Valley
Five other places in Kashmir record season’s hottest day Srinagar: Heat wave gripped Kashmir Valley on Tuesday with most of the places recording the hottest day of the season while the weatherman forecasted flash floods amidst the possibility of light to moderate rainfall from July 4 to July 7. The maximum temperature recorded a further […]
