36 Amarnath pilgrims suffer minor injuries after 5 buses collide in Ramban
Ramban/Jammu, Jul 5 (PTI) At least 36 Amarnath pilgrims suffered minor injuries when five buses slammed into each other in Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. The buses were part of a convoy headed for Pahalgam base camp in south Kashmir from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar. The accident took place near Chanderkoot, along the Jammu-Srinagar National […]
NIA arrests 2 key men involved in human trafficking to US via ‘dunki’ route
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two key men allegedly involved in trafficking of humans to the US via the infamous ‘dunki’ route, officials said on Saturday. The arrests came after searches at a location each in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, they said. The accused, Sunny alias Sunny Donker […]
Heatwave: Sgr records 2nd hottest day of season at 35.3 degrees
Srinagar, Jul 4: Amid the persistent heatwave conditions, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recorded the second hottest day of this season at 35.3 degrees on Friday. An Independent Weather Forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng while sharing the details said that the second hottest day of the season was recorded in Srinagar today […]
CUET-UG: One candidate scores 100 percentile in four subjects, 17 bag top score in three subjects
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) One candidate has scored 100 percentile in four subjects in the Common Entrance University Test-Under Graduate (CUET-UG), while 17 candidates from across the country have bagged the top score in three subjects, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced. The NTA conducted CUET-UG in computer-based test (CBT) mode for […]
I urge everyone to come and see Kashmir: Shivraj Chouhan in Valley
SRINAGAR, Jul 4 (PTI): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday appealed to the general public to visit Jammu and Kashmir, the region recently hit by several terror killings. “I want to tell my citizens that the people here are waiting to welcome with their hearts filled with love and warmth. So, come here without […]
Boy drowns while bathing in river Jhelum near Srinagar’s Shivpora
Srinagar, Jul 4: A boy drowned while taking a bath in the river Jhelum near Shivpora area of Srinagar on Friday, eyewitnesses said. Eyewitnesses said that three boys were taking a bath in the Jhelum when one of them drowned. Soon after the incident, locals rushed to the spot and also appealed to the authorities […]
JK’s future lies in hands of young scientists: CM Omar at SKAUST-K Convocation
Srinagar, Jul 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the agriculture sector in Jammu and Kashmir is not only the backbone of the economy but also central to the region’s culture and identity while the future of the Union Territory lies in the hands of young scientists. Speaking at the 6th Convocation of […]
SKUAST-K Convocation: HADP improving income of 13 lakh farmer families in Kashmir: LG Sinha
Srinagar, Jul 4: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday said Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) is improving the income of 13 lakh farmer families. Speaking at the 6th Convocation of SKUAST-K Sinha said that SKUAST-K has made a lot of efforts to make the HADP scheme successful in Kashmir. Sinha further said that HADP in Kashmir […]
For New India, even sky is not the limit: PM Modi in Trinidad & Tobago
Port of Spain, Jul 4 (PTI) India will soon be among the top three economies of the world, and its missions on artificial intelligence, semiconductor and quantum computing are becoming the new engines of growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. In an address at a gathering of the Indian diaspora on Thursday, Modi said […]
Div Com, IGP, DC, SSP Sgr, join Muharram procession at Lal Chowk; Serve water to mourners
Srinagar, Jul 4: With a symbolic gesture of unity and service, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Inspector General of Police ((IGP) Kashmir, V K Birdhi, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Akshay Labroo, and SSP Srinagar Dr Sundeep Chakarvourti on Friday joined the traditional 8th Muharram procession at Lal Chowk Srinagar, where they served water to […]