Amarnath Yatri from Ludhiana goes missing in Ganderbal
Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) An Amarnath yatri went missing in Ganderbal district after jumping off a railing, police said on Saturday. Surinder Pal Arora, a resident of Ludhiana, was trekking from Brarimarg to Railpathri in a group of seven when, around midnight, high-altitude sickness gripped him, police said. Arora “exhibited erratic behaviour, started running up […]
Narratives of distrust fading, J&K witnessing new dawn of empowerment: LG Sinha
Shopian, Jul12: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that Jammu and Kashmir is undergoing a remarkable transformation, particularly in education, women empowerment, and economic sectors. Speaking in Shopian, the LG underlined shifting mindsets and dismantling of false narratives that once discouraged community engagement with initiatives like the Army Goodwill Schools. “There was a time […]
License of four pharma firms cancelled for illegal drug trade in JK
JAMMU, Jul 12 (PTI): The license of four pharmaceutical firms have been cancelled after they were allegedly found indulging in “clandestine purchase and sale” of addictive drugs in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. State Drugs Controller-cum-Licensing Authority Lotika Khajuria ordered enforcement action against Healthways Pharma, Rajouri, Nuegene Pharmaceutical Distributors and N T […]
PM Modi highlights govt’s focus on generating employment
NEW DELHI, Jul 12 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday emphasised his government’s focus on generating employment in the public and private sectors, asserting that the country has progressed in every field in the past 11 years. In a virtual address after the distribution of over 51,000 appointment letters, he said his government’s welfare […]
Change in school timing: Decision taken after consultations with all stakeholders, says Sakina Itoo
Srinagar, Jul 12: Education minister Sakina Itoo Saturday said that the government decided to revise the school timing following consultations with the concerned stakeholders. Speaking to reporters, the minister said the government sought feedback and suggestions from the directors of both regions and secretary of school education department regarding the change in school timing. She […]
Man bites off wife’s nose after fight over loan repayment in Karnataka
Davanagere (Karnataka), Jul 12 (PTI) A man allegedly bit off a portion of his wife’s nose following a heated argument over loan repayment in this district, police said. The incident occurred on July 8 at Mantaraghatta village in Davanagere district. Vidhya is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Shivamogga district and is stated to […]
Fresh batch of 6,639 pilgrims sets out for Amarnath shrine from Jammu base camp
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) The 11th batch of 6,639 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Saturday to pay obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, including 1,462 women, 41 children and 181 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam […]
Five dead, 1 injured as SUV falls into gorge in Ramban
Ramban/Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) Five people were killed and another was critically injured when a private passenger vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 600-feet gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The SUV met with the accident near Senabathi in Ukhral Pogal Paristan area late Friday, they […]
Ahmadabad Place Crash: Fuel switches cut off before AI plane crash; no recommended action for 787-8 operators for now: AAIB
NEW DELHI, Jul 12 (PTI): Both switches feeding fuel to the two engines of Air India flight 171 were cut off followed by pilot confusion before the plane crashed in Ahmedabad, seconds after taking off, the first investigation report into the crash has revealed. It said that one pilot asked why he had shut off […]
Operation Sindoor- India smashed 9 terror targets in Pakistan, missed none: NSA Doval
Dares foreign media to show ‘one image’ of damage to Indian structure Chennai: India smashed nine terror targets with precision, crisscrossing Pakistan, under Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said here on Friday and dared the foreign media to show “even one image” of damage to any Indian structure, even a “glass pane having […]
