Singing legend Asha Bhosle dies at 92
Mumbai, Apr 12 (PTI) Asha Bhosle, India’s beloved singing icon, died on Sunday following multiple organ failure, doctors treating her said. She was 92. “She passed way due to multi organ failure a few minutes ago,” Dr Pratit Samdani told PTI. Bhosle was admitted to Breach Candy hospital here on Saturday evening due to chest […]
415 building permits issued by TDAs in 2025–26, highest in 3 years
Jammu, Apr 12 (PTI) In a sign of a boom in the tourism sector in J&K, up to 415 building permissions were issued by tourism development authorities (TDAs) in 2025–26, exceeding the combined total of the preceding two financial years. Overall, 807 building permissions were granted between 2023 and 2026 in the Union territory, according […]
Iran took ‘principled stand’, resolution cannot happen overnight: Mehbooba Mufti on peace talks
Srinagar, Apr 12 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the talks between Iran and the United States have not failed as it would take time to resolve their problems, and asserted that Tehran had taken a principled stand. “I do not think the dialogue has failed. It is a complicated matter for which […]
Man ferrying cow, calves missing after getting assaulted in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Apr 12 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was reported missing on Sunday after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of unidentified assailants and is believed to have fallen into a stream in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Mohammad Alyas Khan, and Senior Superintendent of Police, Arun Gupta, visited […]
Russia accuses Ukraine of violating Easter truce
Moscow, Apr 12 (PTI) Moscow on Sunday accused Ukraine of violating the Kremlin-declared 32-hour Orthodox Easter truce by targeting positions of Russian troops. Russia recorded nearly two thousand ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces during the initial 16 hours of the truce, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday. “Although the Easter ceasefire had been declared, […]
Modi govt wants to put caste census in cold storage: Congress
New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday alleged that the government wants to put the caste census in “cold storage” and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to amend the women’s reservation law with the agenda of “misleading” the country. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed the Modi government wants to amend Article […]
Security forces destroy 21 illegal bunkers, seize 13 IEDs in Manipur
Imphal, Apr 12 (PTI) Security forces have destroyed 21 illegal bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, where a BSF personnel was recently shot dead, a police statement said on Sunday. They also seized 13 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from Tengnoupal district in a separate operation. Security forces destroyed 14 bunkers in Sikibung village and seven in […]
PM pitches speedy CAA implementation, warns infiltrators
Says UCC rollout after BJP forms govt in Bengal Katwa/Jangipur/Kushmandi (WB): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave the BJP’s Bengal campaign a sharp ideological edge, weaving together citizenship, identity and infiltration as he promised to speed up citizenship under the CAA for refugee communities if voted to power, pledged to implement the Uniform […]