India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts
New Delhi: The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds blow across swathes of north India, including New Delhi where temperatures have crossed 49 degrees Celsius, and flash floods ravage parts of the northeast. A day after two weather stations in Delhi saw temperatures of […]
US deaths from COVID hit 1 million: Reports
Washington: The US death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. The confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days. It is roughly equal to how many Americans […]
Rahul Bhat’s killing: Kashmiri Pandits continue to stage protests
Srinagar: Protests by Kashmiri Pandits over the killing of Rahul Bhat by terrorists inside his office last week continued in Ganderbal and Anatnag districts on Monday, officials said. Scores of Kashmiri Pandits assembled at Tulmulla in Ganderbal district to protest against the killing of their community member, the officials said. The protesters held photographs of […]
LeT module busted, eight held
Srinagar: Security forces busted a terror module of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit by arresting seven terrorists and their associates in Bandipora, a police spokesman said. Investigating the recent encounters in Bandipora, police and security forces busted a terror module of LeT by arresting an active Pakistani-trained terrorist, two hybrid terrorists and four terrorist associates including a […]
Minor raped, impregnated by man in Reasi
Jammu: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped and impregnated by a man in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said on Monday. A person of Pouni tehsil lodged a complaint with the police on Saturday alleging that a man repeatedly raped her daughter who is two months pregnant, they said. Subsequently, a case was lodged […]
Tourist from Delhi dies after slipping into river
Srinagar: A tourist from Delhi died after he slipped into a river in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Mohammad Anwar, a resident of the Okhla area in Delhi, slipped into Sindh river at Sonamarg while he was using his mobile phone, they said. Anwar was retrieved from the river by locals […]
