Amid crow deaths due to bird flu, 4,200 chicks found dead in Latur district

LATUR, Jan 23 (PTI): Nearly 4,200 chicks were found dead in a poultry farm in Maharashtra’s Latur district, days after about 60 crows succumbed to bird flu, an official said on Thursday. The five-to-six-day-old birds died in the Dhalegaon village, Ahmedpur tehsil, and samples of the carcasses have been sent to the State Animal Disease […]
Ranji Trophy: Mumbai’s top order collapses, J&K restrict opponent to 120 runs

Srinagar, Jan 24: Mumbai team were bundled out for 120 runs by Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy Group A match at the Sharad Pawar Academy in BKC, Mumbai on Thursday. Rohit Sharma had a short stay at the crease, scoring just three runs of 19 balls before being dismissed by Umar Nazir Mir. […]
Heli service to Kashmir’s snowbound border areas soon, trail run conducted in Gurez

Srinagar, Jan 23: The Jammu and Kashmir government is set to launch helicopter services to remote area, including Gurez, Karnah, and Tangdhar, to ensure connectivity to these snowbound areas. An official said that a private Jet Serve Aviation company conducted a trial run for a helicopter service to Gurez Valley on Thursday. He said that […]
PM Modi pays tributes to Bose on Parakram Diwas

New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on Thursday, saying his contribution to India’s freedom movement is unparalleled. Remembering Bose, the iconic freedom fighter who led the Azad Hind Fauj to fight the British, Modi said he epitomised courage and grit. “His vision […]
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs, sanctions if ‘ridiculous war’ in Ukraine not ended

Washington, Jan 23 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the ‘ridiculous war’ in Ukraine or face high tariffs and further sanctions. Trump, who was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, said this on Truth Social on Wednesday, a social media […]
Mysterious Deaths in Budhaal village: Govt isolates several, shifts them to Nursing College Rajouri

Srinagar, Jan 23: After four more people from badhal were hospitalized due to a mysterious illness, the government on late Wednesday evening shifted several families who were in close contact with the deceased or sick persons to an isolation centre. An official said that around 40 persons were moved to the isolation centre set up […]
Arms, ammunition recovered from school in Awantipora

Srinagar, Jan 23: Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition from a government school in the Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. An official said that in a joint operation of police, 42 RR & 130 Battalion of CRPF recovered arms and ammunition from government primary school Larmooh. He said that the […]
Mysterious illness in J-K: 4 more hospitalised

Rajouri/Jammu: Four people, including three sisters, have been shifted to hospitals from Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district where a mysterious illness has claimed 17 lives over the past one-and-a-half months. A central team continued its investigation into the cause of the deaths, which took place in three families, on Wednesday. A senior […]
Unexplained deaths: Rajouri village declared containment zone
Rajouri/Jammu: The remote Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district was on Wednesday declared a containment zone and prohibitory orders imposed on all public and private gatherings in the wake of the death of 17 people belonging to three families, officials said. Another person belonging to the village has been admitted to a hospital […]
Multi-tier security arrangements in Kashmir valley ahead of Republic Day
Srinagar: Security has been beefed up in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day to ensure smooth and peaceful celebrations in the valley, with police and other security personnel carrying out sanitisation and area domination exercises, officials said on Wednesday. The main Republic Day function in Kashmir will be held at the Bakshi stadium here and security […]