Toll in Sikkim flash flood rises to 14, 102 people still missing
Gangtok, Oct 5 (PTI) Fourteen people have died and 102 others, including 22 army personnel, were missing after the cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin, officials said on Thursday. So far, 2,011 people have been rescued, while the calamity that happened on Wednesday affected 22,034 […]
Three booked in J-K’s Kishtwar over issue of domicile certificate to Rohingya woman
Jammu, Oct 5 (PTI) Three people have been booked over the alleged issuance of a domicile certificate to a Rohingya woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Wednesday, officials said. The trio are the woman, a facilitator and the official who issued the domicile certificate. Kishtwar Senior Superintendent of Police Khalil Poswal said they […]
PM Modi inaugurates multiple development projects in Rajasthan
Jodhpur, Oct 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched various development projects worth Rs 5,000 crore in poll-bound Rajasthan. At a function here, Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects in sectors like road, rail, aviation, health and higher education. He laid the foundation stone of a 350-bedded trauma centre […]
China seeks to control Pakistani media: US report
Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) China has developed a web of international operations to have a say over media narratives and seeks to gain significant control over the Pakistani media, an official US report has said. In addition to working closely with Russia in the information space, China has attempted to enlist other close partners to […]
Govt firmly committed to rooting out terrorism: HM Amit Shah
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government is firmly committed to rooting out terrorism from the country. Shah also said Prime Minister Modi’s vision is behind the policy of zero tolerance for terrorism adopted by the country. The home minister said this ahead of an […]
Student shot at, injured in Anantnag
Srinagar, Oct 4: A student was shot and injured by terrorists on Wednesday evening in Watrigam Wanihama area of Anantnag district. A police officer said that terrorists fired upon a youth identified as Sahil Bashir son of Bashir Ahmad Dar resident of Watrigam Dialgam a student at Wanihama. He was immediately shifted to nearby hospital […]
CS reviews progress of IT initiatives in JK
SRINAGAR, OCT 4: In order to review the status of implementation of various on-going initiatives of the IT Department, Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a detailed meeting of the IT Department at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, IT Department, Prerna Puri; CEO, JKeGA; State Informatics Officer, NIC […]
Lt Guv inaugurates Jagadguru Sri Ramanujacharya Saraswathi Bhandaram Digital Library
SRINAGAR, OCT 4: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated Jagadguru Sri Ramanujacharya Saraswathi Bhandaram Digital Library and Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt Branch, Kashmir at Shivpora, Srinagar. In his address, the Lt Governor congratulated the Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt and followers of Jagadguru Sri Ramanujacharya ji on the occasion. Union Home Minister, Amit Shah has conveyed […]
Two terrorists killed in Kulgam south Kashmir encounter, operation continues: Police
Srinagar, Oct 4: Two terrorists have been killed in the encounter that broke out in Kujjar area of Kulgam district on Wednesday, police said. Kashmir Zone police in a post on ‘X’ said that two terrorists have been killed, while operation is on. Police said that bodies of the terrorists are being retrieved from the […]
Youth held for raping minor girl in Srinagar: Police
Srinagar, Oct 4: Police on Wednesday arrested a youth from Bemina area of Srinagar for rape, a police spokesman posted on ‘X’. “One Irshad Ahmad Langoo S/o Bashir Ahmed Langoo R/o Hamdaniya Colony arrested for raping a minor girl. FIR No. 97/2023 u/s 376 of IPC, sections 5(N), 6 of POCSO Act registered in Bemina […]