Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath yatra
Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) A fresh batch of over 3,000 pilgrims left here for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas on Tuesday, officials said. While 1,160 pilgrims left in a convoy of 38 vehicles for the Baltal base camp, another convoy of 81 vehicles carrying 1,865 pilgrims left for Pahalgam. Over 3.30 lakh […]
Yamuna floodwater yet to recede, despair grips farmers at relief camps
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Puja Devi (47) visited the area along the Yamuna river multiple times in the past 15 days in the hope that the water that inundated her home will have receded. But every time her hopes are dashed and she returns to the relief camp dejected. Now, she fears that she […]
Army’s Command Hospital undertakes first corneal transplant surgery in J&K
Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) Setting a new milestone by opening eye-bank facilities and a corneal transplant centre, the Command Hospital of the Army has helped two elderly persons to regain vision in Udhampur district, a defence spokesperson said on Tuesday. He said the eyes donated by a deceased person in Katra were retrieved by the […]
2 LeT terror associates held in Baramulla: Police
Srinagar, July 25: Police on Tuesday said to have arrested two terror associates affiliated with Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit in Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla. Police said that on a specific information regarding movement of terrorists in Village Chak Tapper Kreeri, Joint forces of Baramulla Police & 29 RR placed a MVCP at Bus Stop Chak […]
Pak following Punjab model in JK to lure younger generation towards drugs: DGP
Srinagar, July 24: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Monday said that the neighbouring country is following the Punjab model to lure J&K’s younger generation towards drugs as militancy is on its deathbed. “When terrorism ended in Punjab, youth and people were lured towards drugs. While terrorism vanished in Punjab, drugs remained there to […]
Lt Governor Chairs High Level Meeting to review Muharram arrangements with eminent representatives of Shia
SRINAGAR, JULY 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high level meeting today to review arrangements for Muharram. The meeting at Civil Secretariat was attended by heads of religious organisations, eminent members of Shia Community; Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Sh M.K Sinha, ADGP Hqrs; […]
Two dead as truck falls into ditch in Jammu
Jammu, Jul 24 (PTI) Two persons, including a Madhya Pradesh resident, were killed after a truck crashed into the safety barriers before landing into a ditch at a road construction site along the Jammu-Pathankot national highway here, police said. The accident took place near Kaluchak on the outskirts of Jammu city around 6.30 am when […]
Climate change may be changing colour of Earth’s oceans: Study
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Climate change has likely changed the colour of the Earth’s oceans significantly over the past two decades, according to a study. The research, published recently in the journal Nature, detected changes in ocean colour over the past 20 years that cannot be explained by natural, year-to-year variability alone. These colour […]
COVID-19: India records 47 fresh cases
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) India has recorded 47 fresh COVID-19 cases while the number of active cases of the infection in the country stands at 1,464, the health ministry said on Monday. The death toll due to the disease stands at 5,31,915, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am. The tally of […]
Govt ratifies 8.15 pc interest rate on Employees Provident Fund for 2022-23
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) The government has ratified the rate of interest at 8.15 per cent rate on deposits under the Employees Provident Fund scheme for the financial year 2022-23. Retirement fund body EPFO on March 28, 2023, had marginally raised the interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits to 8.15 per cent […]