Army Chief reviews operational preparedness along LoC in J-K
Poonch/Jammu, Jul 3 (PTI) Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of the troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Gen Dwivedi, who assumed charge as the 30th chief of the Indian Army on June 30, reached Jammu this morning and flew […]
Masjid, several houses damaged in massive fire in old city area of Edgah in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 3: A masjid and several houses were damaged in a massive fire that broke out in the Umer Colony area of Srinagar’s Eidgah, officials said. An official said that fire broke out in Umer Colony area today morning and soon after fire tenders reached to the spot. He said by the time fire […]
Over 5,700 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine
JAMMU, July 3 (PTI): A fresh batch of more than 5,700 pilgrims left for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here on Wednesday, officials said. More than 74,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine till Tuesday evening and over 2,500 on-the-spot registrations of devotees were done on Tuesday, they […]
Hathras stampede claims woman’s life, family searches for her missing five-year-old son
Hathras (UP), Jul 3 (PTI) “It’s only the poor who meet this fate, not the rich,” says Rajkumari Devi as she sits in an ambulance besides the body of her sister-in-law Ruby who died in the Hathras stampede. Rajkumari, who came here along with her husband from Unnao district, is yet to come to terms […]
Teenager drowns in canal in Jammu
Jammu, Jul 3 (PTI) A 17-year-old boy drowned in the Ranbir canal on the outskirts of Jammu city on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred near the Babe Talah area of Kanachak. Akash Choudhary drowned in the Ranbir canal in the evening. Police, locals and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) promptly launched a search […]
Lt Guv chairs high level meeting to review Muharram arrangements
SRINAGAR, JULY 02: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting to review arrangements for Muharram, today at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; RR Swain, DGP; Vijay Kumar, ADGP, Law & Order; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Administrative Secretaries, […]
Climate change cannot be ignored, says CJI, bats for incorporating green lifestyle
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Flagging recent heatwaves followed by heavy rainfall in Delhi, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said climate change cannot be ignored and stressed the need to adopt a “green lifestyle” to reduce carbon emissions. The CJI was speaking at a foundation stone-laying ceremony at Karkardooma, Shastri […]
Pak intruder shot dead by BSF troops in Abohar Sector
Ferozepur (PB), Jul 2 (PTI) BSF troops shot dead a Pakistani intruder near border outpost Sadqi in Abohar sector, officials said on Tuesday. On observing suspicious movement during the intervening night on July 1-2, the BSF guard on duty warned the intruder. However, the intruder continued to move forward towards the border fencing after which […]
NEET-UG row: SC to hear batch of pleas on July 8
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 8 a batch of pleas related to the controversy-ridden NEET-UG, including those alleging irregularities in the examination held on May 5 and seeking a direction that it be held afresh. According to the cause list for July 8 uploaded on the […]
Arms, ammunition recovered during search operation in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
Srinagar, Jul 2 (PTI) Security forces on Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. Based on specific inputs from Kupwara Police, the search operation was launched by security forces in general area of Nangari Forest, Dardpora Kralpora, in the north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said. […]