Death toll in Amritsar train mishap touches 61
Amritsar: Over 61 people were killed and 72 injured after two trains speeding in opposite directions mowed down people standing on the tracks near a railway crossing watching a Ravan effigy being burnt at a Dussehra celebration near Amritsar on Friday. There were at least 300 spectators at the Dhobi Ghat ground, barely 2 km […]
Fuel prices fall for third consecutive day, petrol in Delhi settles at Rs 81.99, diesel at Rs 79
New Delhi: Fuel prices fall for third consecutive day; petrol in Delhi settles at Rs 81.99, diesel at Rs 79 in Mumbai The price for diesel in Kolkata was Rs 77.21 per litre and in Chennai, it was Rs 79.69. On Friday the prices of both petrol and diesel across the country decreased. The petrol […]
Amritsar Train Accident: Punjab CM announces Rs 5 lakh aid to deceased
Officials say toll may go high
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced compensation of Rs five lakh each to the kin of the deceased in the Amritsar train accident Friday and said he was rushing to the spot to personally supervise rescue and relief operations. At least 50 people were killed when a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto […]
Pregnant woman killed in cross firing in Shadimarg: Police
Srinagar: Police on Friday evening said that a woman was killed during the cross firing in Shadimarg area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. SP Pulwama Chandan Kholi said that militants fired a UBGL grenade towards an army camp in Shadimarg. Soon after the blast, there was an exchange of fire for some time, he said, adding […]
Govt seeks Centre’s assistance in declaring Mughal Gardens World Heritage Sites
Union Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture calls on Advisor Ganai
Srinagar: The Governor’s Administration has sought central government assistance to project Mughal gardens as World Heritage sites. The matter was discussed during a meeting between Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Nirupama Kotru. During the meeting, Ganai sought central governments’ assistance in preparing a Detailed Project […]
FLASH: 50 feared dead in major train accident in Amritsar
Amritsar: At least 50 people are feared dead in a train accident in Amritsar in Punjab. The accident occurred at Joda Phatak when the train ran into a burning effigy of Ravana. The effigy was being burnt near the railway tracks by some locals at Choura Bazar area. The train was coming from Pathankot to […]
Grenade attack in Pulwama
Srinagar: Suspected militants Friday evening fired a UBGL grenade towards army’s 44 RR camp in Shadimarg Camp in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, which was followed by a brief exchange of fire between militants and Government forces. So far no loss of life or injury has been reported. More details are awaited.
ICPS team locks down ‘Gulistan Children Home’ for violation of norms
SRINAGAR: A team of the officials of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) today locked down a children’s home here for violating various provisions of J&K Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2013 and shifted its inmates to a better facility. The team conducted the surprise inspection of ‘Gulistan Children Home’ […]
J&K State Forest Corporation asked to end zoning system for determining timber rates
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Finance, Navin K Chaudhary Saturday asked the Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation (JKSFC) to do away with the archaic ‘zoning system’ for determining the rate of timber. The Finance Secretary made these remarks while chairing a meeting of JKSFC management regarding ‘Revision of Sale Rates of Timber’. The meeting was […]
Municipal Election-2018: Counting of votes on Oct 20
SRINAGAR: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K, Shaleen Kabra today said that the counting of votes for the Municipal Polls-2018 will be held across the State tomorrow on 20th October 2018 and the results will be also declared the same day. He said the counting updates and results shall be declared by the concerned Returning Officers from […]
