Man dies, 3 others injured in landslide at Ramban
Ramban: One person died while as three others suffered injuries after a landslide occurred at Khari Mahoo road in Khari tehsil of Ramban district, police said. They said that a person identified as Mohammad Qasim Gujjar (33), son of Ghulam Hussain Binth, a resident of Aarmarg Mahoo died while the landslide hit a group of […]
Baramulla resident dies in highway mishap
Jammu: One person was killed and two others were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident on Sunday. According to reports a Travera vehicle coming from Jammu towards Srinagar bearing registration number JK11-6419 met with an accident at Mand NHW sector Tikri. One person identified as Fazel Rashid age 36 […]
India to post Customs intelligence officers in China to check financial frauds
New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) India has decided to post Customs intelligence officers in China in its effort to check black money, trade-based money laundering and other financial frauds, officials said Sunday. Two posts of the Customs Overseas Intelligence Network (COIN) have been created in the Indian Embassy in Beijing and in the Consulate General […]
Forces launch search operation in Pulwama village
Pulwama: Government forces on Sunday morning launched Cordon and Search Operation in Chewa khurd area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants joint team of forces including RR launched search operation in the area. Local sources said that huge contingents of forces have been deployed […]
At least 42 dead in floods in Indonesia’s Papua: official
Jakarta, Mar 17 (AFP) At least 42 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province, an official said Sunday. The floods in Sentani, near the provincial capital of Jayapura, were triggered by torrential rain on Saturday, and also left 21 people injured. (AFP)
BJP likely to replace Shatrughan Sinha with Ravi Shankar Prasad for Patna Sahib
New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The BJP is set to drop sitting MP from Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha and he is likely to be replaced by Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, sources said. Prasad’s name was discussed in the BJP’s central election committee here which was attended by party chief Amit Shah and Prime Minister […]
5 Indians confirmed dead in New Zealand terror attack
Christchurch, Mar 17 (PTI) Five Indians were among the 50 people killed by a white supremacist, who opened fire on worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, in the worst attack on Muslims in New Zealand, the Indian High Commission said Sunday. The attacker, identified by authorities as Australia-born Brenton Tarrant, 28, reportedly targeted immigrants during Friday […]
Death toll rises to 50 as New Zealand mourns victims
Christchurch, Mar 17 (AFP) New Zealanders flocked to memorial sites to lay flowers and mourn the victims of the twin mosque massacres Sunday, as testimony emerged of epic heroism and harrowing suffering in the gun attack that has claimed 50 lives. Police Commissioner Mike Bush said officers had finally been able to share a list of […]
Government schools need more attention
The facilities available in various government schools spread across the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been debated a lot. Not only the basic facilities but the very buildings that house the schools spread across the state are in an appalling state giving us an insight about the real picture that depicts lack of infrastructure […]
Snow clearance operation starts on Mughal Road
Shopian: On the direction of District Administration Shopian, snow clearance operations commenced on 84 km long Mughal Road today. The work was started by mechanical division in presence of ADDC Shopian, Saleem Malik. It was said that the work to clear snow from the road would take around 20 days depending on the amount of […]