Death toll in Amarnath cloudburst rises to 16; 15,000 stranded pilgrims evacuated
New Delhi/Srinagar, Jul 9 (PTI) At least 16 people have been killed while 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir due to a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, officials said Saturday. A Border Security Force spokesperson in […]
Moving train crushes man to death
Srinagar, July 9: An unidentified man was crushed to death by a moving train on Nowgam-Budgam railway section in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday morning. Reports said that train (74626) from Budgam to Banihal hit one unknown person at KM No 65/7 in between Budgam to Srinagar section, resulting in on spot death of […]
Rescue ops near Amarnath cave shrine continue overnight
Srinagar, Jul 9 (PTI) Six pilgrims were evacuated by Army’s helicopters on Saturday as rescue operations continued through the night near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst swept away scores of people, killing at least 13, officials said. The cloudburst that occurred around 5.30 pm on Friday […]
Amarnath tragedy result of highly localised rain event: IMD
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department on Friday said that the deaths and destruction near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir was due to a highly localised rain event. According to weather scientists, the shrine reported 31 mm of rainfall between 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Friday. At least 13 […]
Eidul Azha strengthens our belief in God
Mushtaq Hurra Distribution of mutton and beef steaks on Eidul Azha acquaints us with the unprecedentedly glorious tradition of apportionment, oblation, absolute submission to the will of God, obedience, the value of uterine relationships, rights of paupers, destitute and poor. Young boys carrying these meat pieces in beautifully designed hampers, visiting neighbours and relatives, fills […]
Single-use plastics ban
A big leap towards better planet
Bhupender Yadav In 2018, when India hosted World Environment Day on the theme Beat Plastic Pollution, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi gave a call for eliminating single-use plastics (SUP). A year later, in his Independence Day speech, PM Modi raised the issue again and said, “Can we free India from single-use plastic? The time for […]
Deosharan Singh: The pioneer of social revolution
Er. Prabhat Kishore The holy land of Bharatvarsha is more precious and more virtuous than heaven. The credit of India’s great pride goes to our revolutionary Mahatmas, Sants, poets, rulers, craftsmen, scholars of science-religion philosophy, workers, farmers and people of various professions, from whom we are inspired today. Among these great personality was Shri Deosharan […]
J-K admin sets up helpline for Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar, Jul 8 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday set up a helpline for the Amarnath Yatra, which has been suspended after a cloudburst near the holy cave left 10 persons dead and scores of others missing. The Lt Governor administration and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) gave out four telephone numbers where […]
5 killed in cloudburst near Amarnath cave
Srinagar, Jul 8 (PTI) At least five persons were killed in a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas Friday evening, damaging 25 tents and three community kitchens, officials said. The cloudburst struck around 5.30 pm amid heavy rainfall, they said. The gushing waters hit the base camp outside the shrine, […]
JK reports 101 covid-19 cases, no fatality
Srinagar, July 8: Jammu and Kashmir reported 101 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 56 cases were reported from Jammu division and 45 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 455807. Giving district wise details, […]