Fire breaks out at Doordarshan Kendra in Mathura, operations hit
Mathura (UP), Jun 11 (PTI) A fire broke out in the switch gear room at the Doordarshan Kendra here on Tuesday due to a suspected short circuit, damaging property worth lakhs of rupees, an official of the public broadcaster said. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was doused in about 90 […]
Zardari produced before court, anti-graft body seeks physical remand
Islamabad, Jun 11 (PTI) Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari was produced before an accountability court here on Tuesday by the anti-graft body seeking his physical remand, a day after he was arrested from his residence in the fake bank accounts case. A team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) accompanied by police, including female officials, […]
I&FC official falls from under-construction building in Central Kashmir, dies
Srinagar: A- 50-year old man who was working in Irrigation and Flood Control Department died on Tuesday after falling from an under-construction building in Gandebral district of central Kashmir, officials said. Reports reaching GNS said that Zafarullah Bhat (50) son of Mohammed Maqbool Bhat, of Tulumulla Ganderbal fell from the 2nd storey of the […]
Five People Take Poisonous Tea, Admitted In Hospital
Srinagar: Five persons including husband-wife duo and their son were admitted in a hospital in serious conditions after they consumed some poisonous substance mixed inadvertently with tea in Kunzer area of north Kashmir’s Tangmarg area. Reports reaching GNS said that the five persons consumed tea made by an elderly woman who mistook some poisonous substance […]
Minor boy drowns in nallah in central Kashmir’s Budgam
Srinagar: A 3-year-old boy drowned after slipped into a nallah in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. Reports reaching GNS said that the boy Amir Ahmad Bhat (3) son of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat of Waragam Beerwah slipped into the nallah on Monday evening when he was playing with other kids. Soon […]
Hackers attack Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account, profile picture changed to Pak PM’s
Mumbai: Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account was allegedly hacked on Monday night by Ayyildiz Tim, which claimed to be a Turkish hacker group. The group replaced Bachchan’s profile picture with a photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and also changed the bio, adding “Love Pakistan” and an emoji of the Turkish flag. A spokesperson […]
Massacre in Mali, village wiped out
BAMAKO: Nearly 100 people were killed in a gruesome overnight attack on a village in central Mali, in the latest violence to strike the fragile region, officials said on Monday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the massacre, targeting a village inhabited by the Dogon community, bore the hallmarks of tit-for-tat ethnic attacks that […]
Governor visits Kheer Bhawani
SRINAGAR: Governor Satya Pal Malik visited Mata Kheer Bhawani shrine at Tulmulla, Ganderbal on the occasion of “Mela Mata Kheer Bhawani” today. Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Advisor to Governor; Baseer Khan, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Hashmat Ali Khan, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal;. Khalil Poswal, Senior Superintendent of Police Ganderbal, representatives of Dharmarth Trust and several members of Kashmiri […]
Illegal encroachment removed, state land retrieved in Anantnag
ANANTNAG: A special team of district administration headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner Anantnag today removed illegal encroachments near Khanabal bridge and retrieved prime state land measuring 17 Marlas. The retrieved land has been handed over to the R&B Division Khannabal. The general public has hailed the drive of district administration Anantnag against the illegal encroachments […]
Chief Secretary announces Rs 15 cr for Mega Fruit Mandi Aglar Shopian
SHOPIAN: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today visited Shopian and chaired a meeting to take stock of developmental activities in the district. The meeting discussed in detail the current status of ongoing developmental activities and other programmes in the district. District Development Commissioner Shopian Dr Owais Ahmed presented details of various ongoing developmental activities […]