IPS officer Ravi Sinha appointed RAW chief
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha was on Monday appointed as the chief of the country’s external spy agency RAW, succeeding Samant Kumar Goel who will complete his four-year tenure on June 30, an official order said. Sinha, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, is […]
Jammu and Kashmir completes 5-year central rule
Srinagar, Jun 19 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Monday completed five years without an elected government. On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into two Union territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti resigned from the post […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 1,910
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) India logged 63 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have dipped to 1,910 from 1,925, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll was recorded at 5,31,896, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally stood at 4.49 crore (4,49,93,543) while […]
Wanted in India, Khalistan Tiger Force chief shot dead in Canada
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Canada-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, one of the most-wanted terrorists in India who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in the north American country, officials here said on Monday. A resident of Bharsinghpur village in […]
Burglary attempt made on a bank in Dhargalon Poonch
Srinagar, Jun 19: A burglary attempt has been made on Grameen Bank in Dhargalon in Mendhar of Poonch on intervening Sunday and Monday night, sources said. They said that some unknown persons have broken a wall of the Bank last night. “Once the staff arrived for their routine duties today morning, they noticed a hole […]
Five people detained in connection with murder case over land dispute in Thanamandi
Srinagar, Jun 19: Five persons were detained in connection with a murder case over land dispute in Thanamandi in Rajouri district, sources said. They said that wife of a man Shafiq Ahmed of Sora Pul Thanamandi has been alleging murder of her husband by some villagers including PRIs over land dispute. Taking cognisance of the […]
Night temp settles above normal at most places across JK
Srinagar, June 19: Amid forecast for hot and humid weather, night temperature settled above normal at most places barring Jammu and Katra where rainfall was recorded along with Gulmarg last evening, officials said on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that during the past 24 hours till 0830 hours, mostly last evening, Jammu city […]
Saudi announces Dhul Hijjah moon spotted; Eid Al Adha on June 28
Jeddah, June 18: The crescent moon that signals the start of Islamic month Dhul Hijjah was spotted in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, the kingdom’s Supreme Court has announced. The last month in the Islamic Hijri calendar, therefore, begins on Monday, June 19. The day of Arafah — considered the holiest in Islam — will […]
Boy Dies, Another Hospitalized After Drowning in Lidder Nallah
Srinagar, Jun 18: A boy died and another was hospitalized after the duo drowned in Lidder Nallah at Trail Srigufwara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday evening, official sources said. They said that two boys namely Manzoor Ahmad Bhat resident of Trail Srigufwara and Bashir Ahmad Bhat resident Darigund Trail drowned while ‘crossing over’ […]
Srinagar, 5 other places record hottest day of season in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 18: Several areas across the Kashmir Valley including the summer capital Srinagar recorded the hottest day of the season on Sunday. Data reveals that Srinagar recorded the hottest day of the season at 31.8 degree Celsius. The data further added that Pahalgam, Qazigund, Kupwara and Gulmarg also recorded the hottest day of the […]