Loco pilot injured after train suffers bird hit in Anantnag
Anantnag, Nov 8: A loco pilot was injured after a train suffered a bird hit on Baramulla-Banihal route today morning, officials said. An official said that the incident occurred between Bijbehara and Anantnag section when train was en route to Banihal. He said that an eagle hit the train windshield, causing damage to it and […]
PM Modi to join silver jubilee celebrations of Uttarakhand’s formation
NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will join celebrations in Dehradun that mark 25 years of the formation of Uttarakhand, and lay the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 7,210 crore in the hill state. The prime minister will also launch a commemorative postal stamp to mark the occasion and […]
Two terrorists killed in failed infiltration bid in Kupwara
SRINAGAR, Nov 8 (PTI): Two unidentified terrorists were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said an operation was launched on Friday based on specific intelligence inputs from agencies about an infiltration […]
Raids conducted in Kashmir jails
SRINAGAR, Nov 8 (PTI): Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday conducted searches at various jails across the Valley, officials said. “The CIK is carrying out searches in various jails of Kashmir. Legal action will be taken if anything illegal is recovered during searches,” the officials said. Further details were awaited, […]
Army foils infiltration bid in Keran sector of Kupwara, operation underway
Srinagar, Nov 8: Army on Saturday said that it have foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Taking on micro-blogging platform X, the army’s Chinar Corps wrote, “On 07 Nov 2025, based on specific intelligence input from agencies, regarding infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched in Keran sector […]
Global study estimates India had second highest chronic kidney disease cases in 2023
NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (PTI): India had the second-highest number of people with chronic kidney disease in 2023 at 138 million, following China at 152 million, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal. The condition was the ninth-leading cause of death and claimed nearly 15 lakh lives globally the same year, researchers […]
150th year celebration of ‘Vande Mataram’
Our commitment, dedication to motherland will ensure Viksit Bharat: LG Pays tributes to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay JAMMU: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that our commitment and dedication to motherland will take our nation to its destiny of a Viksit Bharat. While attending the 150th year celebration of ‘Vande Mataram’, organised by Department […]
NH beautification: Lavender plantation begins along 16-km Banihal–Qazigund stretch
Banihal/Qazigund: To enhance aesthetics and promote aroma tourism, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started lavender plantation along a 16-kilometre stretch of the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway between Banihal and Qazigund. Shubham Yadav, Project Director NHAI said the initiative aims to combine environment-friendly beautification with livelihood generation. “The primary purpose of introducing lavender cultivation […]