Heavy rains create flood-like situation in Jammu

Many rivers breach danger mark

Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended, while authorities ordered the closure of schools in Doda and Kishtwar districts as heavy rains lashed the Jammu region, creating a flood-like situation at many places, officials said on Wednesday. They said rivers and rivulets at many places, especially in Kathua and Samba districts, have reached […]

Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath cave

Jammu: Braving heavy rains, a fresh batch of over 4,900 pilgrims left the base camp here on Wednesday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. Jammu is witnessing heavy rains since early morning. While 2,566 pilgrims, headed for Pahalgam, left in a convoy of 107 vehicles for the valley, another convoy of 81 vehicles […]

India has come out strong from challenges posed by COVID: World Bank Prez

New Delhi: India has come out strong from the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic but the momentum needs to be maintained, World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Wednesday. Talking to reporters at a skill centre in Dwarka, the first-ever Indian-American to head the top global financial institution said India is doing a lot […]

Railways to offer affordable meals, packaged water to general coach passengers

New Delhi: The railways has decided to offer affordable meals and packaged water designed specially for general coach passengers to make their travel experience better, officials said on Wednesday. Counters serving these meals would be placed on platforms aligning with the general coaches, according to an order issued by the Railway Board. The meals have […]

Govt cuts price of subsidised tomato to Rs 70 per kg

New Delhi: The Union government has reduced prices of subsidised tomatoes to Rs 70 per kilogramme from Thursday from Rs 80 per kg now to provide relief to common man from high retail prices. The Centre is selling tomatoes to people at a subsidised rate of Rs 80 a kg in Delhi-NCR and some other […]

Terrorists fire on Forest department employee, one killed

Srinagar: A forest guard, injured in a terror attack in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, officials said. Terrorists had fired upon a team of forest department employees who had set up a checkpoint to apprehend timber smugglers near the Bangender Bridge in the south Kashmir district on Tuesday […]

Army officer killed, 3 soldiers injured in fire in Siachen

Siachen: An Army officer was killed while three soldiers were injured in a fire incident in the Siachen glacier in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. The incident took place at the Siachen glacier at around 3 am on Wednesday, the officials said. They said four Army personnel suffered injuries in the incident. While […]

Parliament’s Monsoon session starts today

New Delhi: The situation in Manipur and the Delhi services ordinance are set to dominate the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Thursday with the Opposition gearing up to raise these issues to corner the government. The session begins close on the heels of 26 opposition parties forming the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to […]

Two terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid in Kupwara

Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Kupwara district north Kashmir, killing two terrorists, the Army said. “In a Joint Operation launched by Indian Army and J&K Police, an infiltration bid was foiled today morning by alert troops along LOC in Macchal Sector, Kupwara,” Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said […]