No imminent flood threat in valley: I&FC Deptt
Srinagar, Apr 28: The Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department on Sunday said there is currently no immediate threat of flooding in the valley, despite heavy rainfall predictions for isolated areas of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly on April 28 and 29. A senior official from the I&FC Department in Kashmir said that they are actively […]
4 killed, 2 missing in road accident in Ganderbal
Srinagar, Apr 28 (PTI) Four persons died while two others were missing after a passenger vehicle rolled down into Nallah Sindh in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, an official said here. A passenger vehicle with nine persons on board skidded off the road and fell into the fast-moving stream at Gagangir […]
Teenage girl goes missing in Srinagar, family seeks help
Srinagar, Apr 28: A 13-year-old girl has gone missing from her home in Srinagar district with family seeking help to trace her. One of the family members said that on Saturday afternoon Maliha Mudasir daughter of Mudasir Ahmed of Rajbagh Srinagar has gone missing from Srinagar. They said that Maliha was last seen at Kabi […]
Property worth lakhs seized under UAPA in Pulwama
Srinagar, Apr 28: Jammu and Kashmir police have seized property worth lakhs under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. In a statement, issued here a spokesperson said that the property is located in Monghama Pulwama which has been used by terrorists for their shelter and stay in addition to all […]
MeT says present wet spell to continue as temp drops in J&K
Srinagar, Apr 28: Weather department here on Sunday forecast more rains and light snowfall over higher reaches during next few days in Jammu and Kashmir where present wet spell led to considerable drop in night temperature. “Generally cloudy weather is expected with light to moderate rain/snow (light snow over higher reaches) at most places with […]
Village defence guard injured in firing in UUdhampur
Jammu, Apr 28 (PTI) A village defence guard (VDG) member was injured in a firing incident in a remote village in Udhampur district early Sunday, officials said. The firing was reported from Panara village of Basantgarh when a patrolling party of VDGs confronted some suspiciously moving persons, believed to be terrorists, in a forest area, […]
Suspected criminals open fire outside sweet shop in Jammu
Jammu, Apr 28 (PTI) Suspected criminals opened fire outside a sweet shop in the outskirts of the city on late Saturday evening, officials said. However, no one was injured in the firing by at least two pistol-borne youths who reportedly came on a motorcycle to the shop at the Miran Sahib area, the officials said. […]
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Java Island, felt in Jakarta
Jakarta, Apr 28 (AP) A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or significant property damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 102 kilometers (63 miles) south of Banjar city at a depth of 68.3 kilometers […]
Chants of shame on you’ greet guests arriving for the annual White House correspondents’ dinner
Washington, Apr 28 (AP) An election-year roast of President Joe Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with large protests outside the event condemning both Biden’s handling of the conflict and the Western news’ media coverage of it. […]
Make Narendra Modi PM for third term to rid country of terrorism and Naxalism: Amit Shah
Porbandar, Apr 27 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged people to make Narendra Modi the prime minister for the third term to rid the country of terrorism, Naxalism and poverty, and to make India the third largest economy in the world. In the last 10 years, PM Modi took several tough decisions […]
