Mortar shell found near IB in Samba
SAMBA/JAMMU, Jan 19 (PTI): A rusted 82-mm mortar shell was recovered on Sunday by the Border Security Force (BSF) near the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by a BSF patrolling party near Border Outpost Kamour area in Ramgarh sub-sector around 9.45 am, the officials […]
18-coach trial run conducted on Katra-Budgam track, say officials
Anantnag, Jan 19: An 18-coach trial run was conducted on the Katra-Budgam track of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, officials said on Sunday. An official said that an 18-coach rake departed from Katra at 8 am and is heading to Budgam for the trial run. He said that top railway officials are also monitoring […]
Bangladeshi national who attacked Saif Ali Khan arrested: Police
Mumbai, Jan 19 (PTI) Mumbai police on Sunday said a 30-year-old man who stabbed Saif Ali Khan at the actor’s residence here has been arrested. Preliminary investigation suggests that the man had entered actor’s home with an intention of theft, a senior police official told reporters. Saif Ali Khan’s attacker, who was arrested from adjoining […]
Mysterious deaths in Rajouri: HM Amit Shah orders constitution of inter-ministerial team
Srinagar, Jan 18: As Jammu & Kashmir government remains clueless over cause of 16 deaths in Rajouri, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stepped in and ordered constitution of an inter-ministerial team led by the Ministry of Home Affairs to visit the affected village to ascertain the causes of deaths in 3 incidents in the […]
Curbs on flight operations at Delhi airport till Jan 26
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (PTI): Delhi airport operator DIAL on Saturday said there will be no flight arrivals and departures between 10.20 am and 12.45 pm for the next eight days till January 26 in view of the Republic Day week. Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is the country’s busiest airport and handles around 1,300 […]
Army soldier killed in accidental fire at Hyderbeigh in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 18: An Army soldier was killed in an accidental discharge of fire in the Hyderbeigh Palhallan area of Baramulla district. Official sources said that an army personnel died after his service rifle went off accidentally, resulting in grievous injuries. He was immediately evacuated to the hospital for treatment where doctors declared him brought […]
NGT directs Budgam DC to appear before it in ‘illegal’ river bed mining case
SRINAGAR, Jan 18 (PTI): The National Green Tribunal has directed the deputy commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district to appear before it in a case of “illegal and unscientific” river bed mining in the Sukhnag that “adversely affects” the river ecology. The green panel was hearing an application moved by activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat, […]
Minimum temperatures rise in parts of Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 18 (PTI) Minimum temperatures improved at many places in Kashmir with the mercury rising over seven notches to minus 3.4 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam, officials said on Saturday. The meteorological department has forecast spells of very light to light snowfall in the valley in the coming week. The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled […]
6 crore citizens aged 70 and above brought under Ayushman Bharat: Union Health Minister
Ahmedabad, Jan 18 (PTI) ‘Ayushman Bharat’ has brought 6 crore citizens aged 70 and above under it, and the Centre’s flagship health insurance programme now covers over 45 per cent of India’s population, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said here Saturday. The Union Cabinet in October last year approved health coverage to all citizens aged […]
Attack on Saif Ali Khan: Suspect detained at Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh
Durg, Jan 18 (PTI) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) detained a suspect in the case of knife attack on actor Saif Ali Khan from a train at Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh on Saturday afternoon, an official said. The man, identified as Aakash Kailash Kannojia (31), was traveling by Jnaneshwari Express which runs between Mumbai […]