Former India captain Bishan Bedi dies
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) Former India captain and country’s greatest ever left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi died on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 77 years old and is survived by his wife Anju, son Angad and daughter Neha. Born in Amritsar in 1946, Bedi played 67 Tests for India and took 266 wickets […]
Karan Singh asks to be dropped from executive committee in J-K’s Cong unit
Jammu, Oct 23 (PTI) Veteran Congress leader Karan Singh has asked that his name be dropped from the 22-member executive committee of the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, saying he has not been active in state politics for several years. The 92-year-old conveyed his request to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in a letter dated October […]
Cross-border drug smuggling racket busted in Punjab, 12 kg heroin seized
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (PTI) The Punjab Police on Monday said it has busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket with the arrest of one of its members and the seizure of 12 kilograms of heroin. Announcing the development in a post on ‘X’, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the narcotic network used drones […]
India records nine fresh Covid cases
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) India has logged nine fresh coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 245, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,291, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,01,061). The number of people […]
Markets trade flat in early trade on weak global trends
Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty traded almost flat in early session on Monday amid weak trends in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 56.3 points to 65,453.92 in opening trade. The Nifty gained 14.2 points to 19,556.85. Both the benchmark indices faced volatile trends later and were trading with […]
Fresh snowfall forces closure of Mughal road
Poonch, Oct 22: The Mughal road, connecting Kashmir Valley’s Shopian district with the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch, was closed due to fresh snowfall, officials said on Sunday. The thoroughfare was closed due to snowfall en route, the officials said. Police Post Incharge Behramgla G P Singh said that road has been closed due […]
Lt Governor pays obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine
KATRA, OCT 22: On the auspicious occasion of Maha Ashtami, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine and prayed for the peace, prosperity and progress of the UT of Jammu Kashmir. The Lt Governor launched and dedicated the ‘Live Darshan Facility’ and Bi-lingual chatbot on the website of the […]
India sends humanitarian aid to people of Palestine
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) India on Sunday sent nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine. The consignments were sent in a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The plane is transporting the aid to El-Arish airport in Egypt. “India sends Humanitarian […]
Infiltration attempt foiled along LoC in Uri, ops on: Army
Srinagar, Oct 22: The Army on Sunday said that an infiltration attempt from terrorist along the Line of Control in Uri sector in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district was foiled. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Army said that the based on a specific input a joint operation was launched along the LoC on Saturday. […]
CRPF Jawan dies of cardiac arrest in Shopain
Srinagar, Oct 22: A 32-year-old Central Reserve Police Force Jawan died of cardiac arrest in Wachi area of south Kashmir Shopain district on Sunday officials said. The trooper identified as Jai Prakash of 14battalion fell unconscious at Wachi CRPF camp.He was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, […]