Two terrorist associates arrested in south Kashmir’s Shopian district
Srinagar, May 11 (PTI) Two terrorist associates have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district and incriminating material has been seized from them, police said on Saturday. Suhaib Iqbal Malik and Tufail Yousuf Malik, both residents of Baba Mohalla in Shopian, were arrested from a checkpoint set up at Malik Chak Crossing, a police […]
Rusted mortar shell destroyed in Jammu
Jammu, May 11 (PTI) A rusted mortar shell was found in an open field here and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion by the bomb disposal squad, officials said on Saturday. The 82-mm mortar shell was noticed by some farmers near Ratnal village Friday evening, the officials said. They said the farmers informed the police […]
Flash floods kill hundreds and injure many others in Afghanistan, Taliban says
Islamabad, May 11 (AP) Flash floods from seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed hundreds of people and injured a “substantial number,” a Taliban official said Saturday, without giving exact figures. The floods hit mostly the northern region of the country. The province of Baghlan bore the brunt of the deluges Friday with officials preliminary reporting […]
Severe solar storm triggers rare auroral arc in Ladakh sky
New Delhi, May 11 (PTI) A crimson glow lit up the dark sky in parts of Ladakh in a rare stable auroral red arc event at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in the high Himalayas due to the strong solar magnetic storms launched towards Earth. The solar storms or coronal mass ejections are from the […]
Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
Cape Canaveral, May 11 (AP) An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the US this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects […]
Congress won’t win even 50 LS seats, will not get opposition party status after polls: PM
Phulbani (Odisha), May 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that the Congress will not win even 50 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and will not be able to get opposition party status after the polls. Addressing an election rally in Phulbani in Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat in Odisha, he asserted that […]
Girl dies after being hit by shooting stone in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu, May 11 (PTI) A 13-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a shooting stone in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said. Shazia Akhter was hit by a rolling boulder while passing through a landslide prone area near her Dandote village in Budhal area, the officials said. They said the girl […]
BSF opens fire on Pakistani drone along IB in Samba
Samba/Jammu, May 11 (PTI) BSF personnel opened fire on Friday night to shoot down a Pakistani drone near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) detected the movement of the drone from the Pakistan side late in the night and fired nearly two dozen […]
Two dead, 23 injured in storm-related incidents in Delhi
New Delhi, May 11 (PTI) At least two people were killed and 23 injured in storm-related incidents as strong winds uprooted trees, electricity poles and led to portions of walls collapsing across Delhi. Power was also disrupted in many areas as the dust storm swept the national capital late Friday night. According to officials, they […]
Speedy vehicle kills 60 sheep, injures 40 in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Srinagar, May 11: At least 60 sheep died while 40 more were injured after a flock of sheep were crushed to death by a speedy tempo vehicle on national highway in Kulgam late last night. An official said that a flock of sheep were hit by a speedy tempo near Khudwani on national highway late […]
