Khelo India Games in Gulmarg set to begin on time: Div Com Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 19: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Thursday said that administration is committed to ensuring timely and efficient preparations for the upcoming winter season and major events. Speaking to reporters in Handwara, Bidhuri, said that Khelo India Games in Gulmarg, are all set to proceed as per schedule. “Last time, delay in snowfall […]
Longest surviving top Hizb Commander Farooq Nali killed in Kulgam gunfight: Top Official
Srinagar, Dec 19: In a major breakthrough for security forces, Top Hizb Commander Farooq Nali was killed along with other four terrorists in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday. A top police officer said that Farooq Nali was most wanted terrorist and one of the longest surviving ultra in the Valley has been killed in […]
NDA, INDIA bloc MPs come face to face at Parliament’s Makar Dwar; BJP alleges Rahul pushed its MP
New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) Competing marches by opposition and NDA MPs led to shoving and jostling inside Parliament House premises on Thursday with BJP’s Pratap Sarangi getting injured in the melee amid allegations that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed him. Sarangi was taken to hospital with an injury on his forehead. Both the marches […]
Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan kill 50 people and injure 76
Kabul, Dec 19 (AP) Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan have killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman said Thursday. One was a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker on the Kabul-Kandahar highway late Wednesday, said Hafiz Omar, a spokesman for the governor of Ghazni province. […]
Kashmir reels under intense cold conditions; Srinagar experiences coldest night
SRINAGAR, Dec 19 (PTI): Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season so far as Kashmir reeled under intense cold conditions with the minimum temperature plummeting several degrees below the freezing point, officials said here on Thursday. A thin layer of fog was also witnessed in many parts of Srinagar city which recorded a minimum […]
Cop’s body found in mysterious circumstances in Rajouri
Jammu, Dec 19: A body of a cop was found in mysterious circumstances near district police line Rajouri on Thursday, officials said. They said that a cop was found lying near DPL Rajouri in unconscious state. Soon he was shifted to nearby hospital where doctors declared him as brought dead. The deceased cop has been […]
13 dead, 99 rescued after Navy boat rams into ferry off Mumbai coast; FIR filed
MUMBAI, Dec 19 (PTI): Thirteen persons died and 99 others were rescued after a Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday, the Navy said. At about 4 pm, a Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with passenger ferry Neel Kamal off Karanja near Mumbai, the Navy said […]
Five terrorists killed, 2 soldiers injured in south Kashmir’s Kulgam; search continues
Srinagar, Dec 19: Five unidentified terrorists were killed, and two army personnel were injured in an encounter in the Kadder village of Behibagh in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. An official said that a joint team of police, the Army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifles, and the CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in Kadder village during […]
CM expresses grief over Kathua fire tragedy, assures best treatment for injured
Jammu, Dec 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of six lives in a devastating fire incident in Kathua district. In his condolence message, the Chief Minister described the incident as deeply painful, particularly as it claimed the lives of six people and injuring another four. “It is heartbreaking […]
Police thwarts Congress’ March to Raj Bhavan in Srinagar, Jammu
Srinagar/Jammu, Dec 18 (PTI): Police on Wednesday prevented Congress workers from marching to the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar and Jammu as part of a nationwide demonstration to highlight several issues, including BJP’s policy to “defend” Gautam Adani, its “utter failure” to maintain peace in Manipur, and restoration of statehooh to J-K. In Srinagar, the Congress […]
