Uri ‘Tragedy’: Body of one among two missing persons recovered
Srinagar, Jul 14: Authorities on Monday retrieved the dead body of one of the two missing person from Canal in Uri, taking the death toll in the unfortunate incident to two. As reported four persons of a family slipped into water canal of lower Jhelum Hydroelectric project during an outing yesterday. One person, 13-year-old was […]
Second suspected Nipah death in Kerala; tracing, surveillance stepped up
PALAKKAD (KERALA), Jul 14 (PTI): A 57-year-old man from Palakkad district in Kerala, who died on July 12, is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus, prompting the government to ramp up contact tracing and field-level surveillance in the area. The man had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in this northern […]
Markets decline in early trade dragged by IT stocks, foreign fund outflows
Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty dropped in early trade on Monday amid selling pressure in IT stocks and foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 232.93 points to 82,267.54 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 71.4 points to 25,078.45. From the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, […]
Air India replaced module in cockpit in crashed Dreamliner following Boeing directive
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Air India replaced the Throttle Control Module (TCM) of the crashed Boeing 787-8 plane twice in the last six years following a directive from Boeing in 2019, according to sources. TCM includes fuel control switches, which have come to focus in the ongoing probe into the fatal crash as these […]
Family outing turns tragic as minor among three drown in canal at Uri, north Kashmir
Uri, Jul 13: A 13-year-old boy died, two people are missing and another was rescued after an outing near canal here turned tragic for a family on Sunday. Reports said that four persons slipped in Water Canal of Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project, a power project located on the Jhelum River near Uri in Baramulla. Soon […]
Govt to re-open cases, return properties of terror-hit families in J&K: LG Sinha
Baramulla, Jul 13: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the administration will investigate all unregistered cases involving terror-affected families and ensure the return of confiscated properties to their rightful owners. Speaking to reporters in Baramulla, LG Sinha after distributing appointment letters to the families of terror victims said after consultations with […]
Several Amarnath pilgrims injured after 3 Yatra vehicles collide in Kulgam
Kulgam, Jul 13: Over ten Amarnath pilgrims were injured after three vehicles collided during a Yatra convoy movement in the Khudwani area of Kulgam along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said. An official said that a convoy heading towards Baltal met with an accident near Tachloo crossing on the highway when three buses collided with […]
ICMR says Indians taking too much salt, launches study to address issue
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Excessive salt consumption is fuelling a silent epidemic in India with people at increased risk of hypertension, stroke, heart disease, and kidney disorders, according to scientists from ICMR’s National Institute of Epidemiology. The scientists have initiated a community-led salt reduction study to address the issue and are focusing on low […]
Authorities seal roads leading to martyrs’ graveyard, NC says leaders put under house arrest
Srinagar, Jul 13 (PTI) Authorities on Sunday sealed all roads leading to Martyrs’ graveyard in Nowhatta area of the old city even as the ruling National Conference claimed that several of it’s leaders have been placed under house arrest. Police and central paramilitary forces were deployed in strength at all entry points leading to Srinagar […]
Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of over 7,000 pilgrims leave from Jammu base camp
JAMMU, Jul 13 (PTI): The 12th batch of 7,049 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Sunday to pay obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, including 1,423 women, 31 children and 136 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam […]
