24 houses collapse as storm hits Noida village; 20 injured
Noida, Feb 7 (PTI) Twenty-four houses collapsed and at least 20 people were injured when a sudden storm having high wind speed swept through a village in the Ecotech Sector 3 area here Thursday night, police said. The incident took place in Ali Bardipur village at around 8:30 pm, Ecotech-3 police station in-charge Inspector Anita Chauhan […]
Jawahar Tunnel avalanche: One cop retrieved alive, nine others still untraced
Srinagar: One policeman has been rescued alive from the snow avalanche that hit jawahar tunnel on Thursday evening and buried ten people including eight cops and two prisoners. The rescued cop has been identified as SPO Gulzar Ahmad. Rescue operation to find the other nine has been intensified. Massive snow avalanche had hit the jawahar […]
PMO directly involved in Rafale deal, PM is guilty: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was directly involved in conducting negotiations with the French side on the Rafale deal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “guilty” in the scam. It is an open and shut case, Gandhi said, mounting a fresh attack on the […]
SC refuses to entertain sacked IPS officer’s plea seeking security to family
New Delhi, (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat’s plea seeking security for his family. A bench of justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked Bhat to approach the Gujarat High Court with his plea. Earlier on October 4, the apex court had dismissed his wife’s plea challenging […]
Air traffic remains disturbed, four flights delayed
Srinagar: Air traffic at the Srinagar International Airport is yet to resume and four flights have been delayed by the authorities but hope that after noon the flights will fly. An official at the airport said that four morning flights have been delayed that included two flights of Indigo and one of Air Asia. “The […]
Twin blasts at Imphal: 3 Assam Rifles personnel among 4 injured
Imphal(PTI) At least four persons, including three personnel of Assam Rifles, have sustained injuries when two powerful bombs exploded in a span of few minutes at a crowded place in the centre of capital town, a senior police officer said. The dual explosion is believed to the handiwork of a proscribed militant, he said. “The blasts […]
Jawahar tunnel avalanche: Rescue efforts intensified to rescue trapped persons
Srinagar, (PTI) Rescuers on Friday intensified efforts to rescue the 10 policemen feared to be trapped inside their post under a snow avalanche which struck near Jawahar Tunnel on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, police said. “Rescue teams have reached close to the site of the avalanche this morning. All efforts are being made to evacuate the […]
Weather improves in Valley, highway remains shut
Srinagar: Forecaster on Friday said that the turbulent weather conditions in the valley has begun to improve but added that their are chances of occasional light snowfall in parts of Kashmir. “Weather has improved significantly throughout the state. Currently, it’s cloudy to overcast in Kashmir, partly cloudy in Ladakh and Jammu. Chances of ocassional light […]
Taliban say Moscow talks with Afghan politicians ‘very successful’
Moscow, Feb 6 (AFP) Two days of unprecedented talks with high-ranking Afghan politicians in Moscow were “very successful”, the Taliban said Wednesday, despite disagreements over women’s rights and demands for an Islamic constitution in the war-torn country. “It was very successful. We agreed on many points and I am hopeful that in future, we can succeed […]
Avalanche hits Jawahar tunnel, blocked
Srinagar: An avalanche hit the north portal of the Jawahar Tunnel along Srinagar-Jammu highway on Thursday. Snow avalanche blocked one of the tubes, an official said. He said that efforts are on to clear the avalanche.