Scooty-rider dies during road mishap at Kupwara
Kupwara, Aug 16: A 42-year-old man, riding a scooty was killed after allegedly being hit by a sumo vehicle in Bumhama area in Kupwara district, reports and officials said. They said that a scooty bearing registration number (JK05 7327) and a Sumo vehicle bearing registration number (JK01W 4834) were involved in a head-on collision, resulting […]
Yamuna recedes after crossing danger mark in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The Yamuna’s water level in Delhi followed a downward trend Wednesday morning after the river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres for a brief period on Tuesday following torrential rain in the river’s upper catchment areas over the past two days. According to the Central Water Commission’s (CWC) website, […]
Chandrayaan-3 completes last Moon-bound manouevre, gears up for propulsion and lander module separation
Bengaluru, Aug 16 (PTI) India’s ambitious Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Wednesday successfully underwent a fifth and final lunar-bound orbit manoeuvre, bringing it even closer to the surface of the Moon. With this, the spacecraft has completed all of its Moon-bound manouvres, and it will now prepare for separation of the lander module — comprising the lander […]
Train from Pakistan: Veteran recalls Partition horrors, travelling with bodies; finding money on corpses
Noida, Aug 15 (PTI) He was six years old when his family moved from Peshawar to India after Partition in 1947. They travelled for almost three days in a train with dead bodies, witnessing bloodshed and massacre across the new border that was created between India and the new-formed Pakistan. Now in 2023, Peshawari Lal […]
Himachal rains: 8 houses collapsed in fresh Shimla landslide, 2 persons feared trapped
Shimla, Aug 15 (PTI) At least eight houses, including six makeshift ones, were razed to the ground and a slaughterhouse was buried under debris in a landslide in Krishnanagar locality here on Tuesday evening. Two persons are feared trapped under the rubble of the houses, officials said. Uprooting of a large tree caused a landslip […]
Man dies, two others injured in road mishap at Bijbehara
Srinagar, Aug 15: A motorcycle borne person was killed and two others injured in a collision involving a tipper and a motorcycle in Bijbehara area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. They said that a tipper bearing registration number (JK03M-1190) collided with a bike (JK15-4617) at Doonipora Sangam in Bijbehara, leaving […]
I-Day celebrated in Jammu; advisor to LG says J-K witnessing new era of peace, progress
Jammu, Aug 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed the rise of a new era in the last four years which promises harmony, development and affluence, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, the advisor to the Lieutenant Governor said on Tuesday. Bhatnagar, who hoisted the tricolour at the main Independence Day function here, said Jammu and Kashmir has […]
Thousands attend Independence Day function in Kashmir, authorities do away with restrictions in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) After a gap of two decades, thousands of Kashmiris thronged the Independence Day celebrations at Bakshi Stadium here on Tuesday, with authorities this year doing away with restrictions on the movement of people imposed in the past in view of the terror threat. It was a pleasant surprise for the 1.5 […]
Donald Trump indicted on 2020 election fraud charges in Georgia
Washington, Aug 15 (PTI) Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury for racketeering and other charges related to efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia, the fourth set of criminal charges brought against the former US president ahead of his bid to reclaim the White House in 2024. […]
3 Army officers, JKP cop awarded Shaurya Chakra for eliminating 64 terrorists in south Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 15: Three army officers and a Jammu and Kashmir police constable, who had participated in anti terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir from 2020 to 2023, resulting in elimination of nearly 64 hardcore terrorists, have been awarded Shaurya Chakras 2023 for their bravery. President Droupadi Murmu has approved 76 Gallantry awards to Armed […]