J&K Bank Chairman visits Haj House, interacts with pilgrims
Srinagar: J&K Bank Chairman and Managing Director, Rajesh Kumar Chhibber along with the bank’s senior management team today visited Haj House here at Bemina Srinagar and interacted with the Hajj pilgrims, wishing them a safe and satisfying journey. Executive Officer J&K State Hajj Committee, Dr Abdul Salam, Hajj Officer, Mohammad Maqbool and senior officials of […]
Mehbooba slams Centre for additional troops deployment in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jul 27 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir is a “political problem” which would not be solved by military means, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday, as she criticised the Centre’s decision to deploy additional 100 companies of central armed police force (CAPF) to the valley. Mehbooba, the president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also […]
Fresh batch of nearly 4,000 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath
Jammu, Jul 27 (PTI) A day after the Amarnath Yatra from Jammu to Kashmir was suspended due to inclement weather, a fresh batch of nearly 4,000 pilgrims left a base camp here on Saturday to offer prayers at the cave shrine of Lord Shiva, officials said. The yatra from Jammu city to Kashmir on the Baltal […]
No additional deployment of forces being done: ADGP Muneer Khan
Srinagar: Appealing people not to give ear to rumours, Additional Director General Police (ADGP) Law and Order Muneer Khan Saturday said 100 companies of paramilitary forces will replace those personnel of training companies, who are deployed on various duties since last year starting from Urban Local Bodies elections. “Around 200 training companies are presently […]
600 people killed, over 25 mn affected by flooding in India, Bangladesh, Nepal & Myanmar: UN
United Nations, Jul 27 (PTI) At least 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected by flooding due to the torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar, the UN has said. More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said. At that 600 […]
Deployment of additional forces routine, nothing special: IG CRPF
Srinagar: Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in Kashmir, CRPF on Saturday termed deployment of additional forces in valley as routine induction and said that there was nothing special in it. “Induction (of forces) is a continuous process and as and when the need is felt to strengthen the law and order grid and also anti-militancy […]
Suicide blast kills 3 in Afghanistan
Kabul: An Afghan official says at least three police officers were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a district police headquarters in eastern Ghazni province. Ahmad Khan Serat, provincial police chief’s spokesman, says the explosion on Saturday morning in the Ab Band district also wounded 12 policemen. He says the Taliban, who control much of […]
Mother killed, son injured as landslide hits house in Doda
Doda: A landslide hit a residential house in Doda district on Saturday, killing a woman while her son was seriously injured, official sources said. They said at least 25 sheep also perished in the incident which occurred in Baggar area of Tehsil Assar in the mountainous district at around 6 a.m. Sources told GNS […]
Bihar floods: Death toll reaches 127, Nitish says will seek help from Centre
Patna: The flood situation remained grim in Bihar with the death toll climbing to 127 on Friday, even as the Nitish Kumar government said it will be writing to the Centre for help in the wake of the calamity which has affected over 80 lakh people in the state. Two deaths each were reported from Darbhanga […]
Cloudburst leaves over 100 sheep, goats dead in Tral
Srinagar : As many as 100 sheep and goats died in Tral area of south Kashmir due to the cloudburst in upper Pastures of the district here. The incident took place during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Officials in Sheep husbandry department told KNO that cloudburst hit Bradi Angan area of […]