Call all party meet for united response, need to stand as one: Mehbooba Mufti to Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Former chief minister J&K and People Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah to call an all party meeting to chalk out ‘united response’ against the ‘recent devlopments that have caused a sense of panic’. Mufti took to twitter and said that she had urged Abdullah to call […]
Amarnath yatra resumes from Jammu and Pahalgam, remains suspended from Baltal
Jammu/Srinagar, Jul 29 (PTI) After facing frequent disruptions due to inclement weather over the past four days, the Amarnath yatra resumed on Monday from Jammu and Pahalgam base camps while it remained suspended from Baltal route, officials said. A fresh batch of 2,675 pilgrims, including 492 women and 174 seers, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp […]
PM Narendra Modi to feature in Discovery’s ‘Man Vs Wild’
Mumbai, Jul 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will feature in a special episode of Discovery’s “Man Vs Wild” which will highlight “issues related to environmental change.” According to a statement from the channel, the special episode, featuring adventurer Bear Grylls and shot in India’s Jim Corbett National Park, will be a “frank and freewheeling journey” […]
Zonal SPs asked to provide list of mosques in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jul 29 (PTI) A fresh order directing the five zonal superintendents of police to provide the list of mosques in the city and its management committees has added to the speculation about some major decision in the offing regarding Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. “Please provide details of mosques and their managements falling without your […]
Five including an elderly injured after stray dogs attack them in Trehgam Kupwara
Kupwara: Five persons including three students, a youth and an elderly woman were attacked by stray dogs in Trehgam area of Kupwara on Monday. Locals said that dogs attacked the students and a lady and a youth rushed to help them but he too was attacked by dogs. The injured were evacuated to Primary Health […]
Portable water scarcity hits Sopore village, residents protest against PHE
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore:Residents of Warpora and its surrounding localities on Monday protested against PHE department over scarcity of portable water supply to the areas since last week. Protesting residents blocked Sopore-Bandipora road leading to traffic jam on the route. “We are facing acute shortage of drinking water since last week and PHE department least […]
Antibiotic Residues in Milk Put Indian iGen at Risk: F1rst Study
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: The South-Asian nation, which produced over 175 million tons of dairy products in 2018, is at risk of passing on antibiotic residues to its future generations through dairy products and milk, according to a study done by the Coimbatore-based research firm, Firstmr Business Analytics (F1rst). They said that the second largest producer […]
China’s first ‘cyber-dissident’ given 12-year jail term: court
Beijing, Jul 29 (AFP) China’s first “cyber-dissident” Huang Qi, whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for leaking state secrets on Monday, a court said. He was guilty of “leaking national state secrets and providing state secrets to foreign entities”, the statement by the Mianyang Intermediate People’s […]
Asia markets down as US-China trade talks loom
Hong Kong, Jul 29 (AFP) Asia markets were mostly down Monday, with investors cautious ahead of US-China talks in Shanghai this week and amid more civil unrest in Hong Kong. Two-day discussions begin on Tuesday with a Washington delegation led by White House Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. But analysts are pessimistic about a resolution to the […]
Tourist dies of cardiac arrest in Gulmarg
Srinagar: A 65 year old tourist died of cardiac arrest at ski resort Gulmarg on Monday. An official said that around 4:00 am Sajad Din S/o Fakur Din R/o Babeibagh Indore, Madhya Pradesh was was brought to PHC Gulmarg where doctors declared him brought dead. He was putting up at hotel Pine Spring.. “The […]