Search operation resumes at Gujarat bridge tragedy site, two still missing
VADODARA, Jul 11 (PTI): The search-and-rescue operation resumed in the Mahisagar river on Friday morning on the third day, as two persons are still missing following the Gambhira bridge tragedy in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, officials said. Several vehicles plunged into the river after a segment of the four-decade-old bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara districts, collapsed […]
Over 6,400 pilgrims leave Jammu for twin base camps of Amarnath
JAMMU, Jul 11 (PTI): More than 6,400 pilgrims, accompanied by a multi-tier security escort, left for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Friday, officials said. Over 1.30 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the shrine since the start of the 38-day annual yatra through […]
Trump plans to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%
Washington, Jul 11 (AP) President Donald Trump said in a Thursday letter that he will raise taxes on imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance. The letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is an aggressive increase to […]
Amarnath Yatra 2025: Chhari Mubarak taken to Pahalgam for Bhoomi Pujan
ANANTNAG, JUL 10: On the auspicious occasion of Ashad Purnima, the saffron-robed silver mace of Lord Shiva, traditionally known as ‘Chhari Mubarak’, was ceremoniously taken to Pahalgam for the Bhoomi Pujan ritual, marking the formal commencement of the age-old traditions associated with the annual Amarnath Yatra. Amid the chanting of Vedic hymns, a group of […]
Preserving our ecosystem, a collective responsibility: Assembly Committee on Environment
SRINAGAR, JUL 10: The Legislative Committee on Environment of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today expressed serious concern over the environmental degradation and called for coordinated efforts to address the escalating crisis. The meeting was presided over by Chairman of the Committee, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami and attended by MLAs Peerzada Mohammad Syed, Yudhvir Sethi, […]
Indian team to soon visit Washington again for trade talks with US: Official
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) An Indian commerce ministry team will soon visit Washington for another round of talks on the proposed trade agreement with the US to iron out differences in sectors, like agriculture and automobiles, a government official said on Thursday. “We are not differentiating between an interim or the first phase of […]
CM Omar Abdullah says tourism bouncing back in J&K post Pahalgam attack
Kolkata, Jul 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that there is an air of optimism about the revival of tourism in the Union Territory after the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people, mostly visitors, dead. Speaking at a travel and tourism event here, Abdullah said there is hope […]
SC says ECI’s roll revision drive mandated in Constitution, but questions timing
NEW DELHI, Jul 10 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Election Commission of India on the timing of the Special Intensive Revision drive in poll-bound Bihar saying it went to the “root of democracy and power to vote” while rejecting the argument that the poll panel did not have any power to carry […]
Minor girl killed after hit by stone during landslide in Mendhar Poonch
Jammu, Jul 10: A minor girl was killed after being hit a stone during landslide in Chak Bonalla area of Mendhar in Poonch district on Thursday. Officials said that an 11-year-old girl was hit by a stone during landslide, resulting in her on spot death. She has been identified as Afiya Kousar daughter of Mukhtar […]
Man, sister arrested with heroin worth Rs 70 lakh in Jammu
JAMMU, Jul 10 (PTI): A brother-sister duo were arrested with 550 grams of heroin worth Rs 70 lakh on the outskirts of Jammu city on Thursday, police said. They said the accused have been identified as Gurjeet Singh and his sister Navneet Kour from Tanda village in R S Pura. During routine checking at the […]
