Migrant worker dies of suffocation in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 18: A non-local worker died of suffocation at his rented accommodation in Bijbehera area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Monday morning, officials said. An official said that the worker identified as Mohammad Shahbaz son of Mohammad Yousuf of UP died due to suffocation in Tak Mohalla. He said his body is lying at […]
PM Modi inaugurates world’s largest meditation centre Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi
VARANASI (UP) Dec 18 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday inaugurated the world’s largest meditation centre Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi. Following the inauguration, he along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a tour of the centre that can seat 20,000 people at a time for meditation. Verses of the Swarveda have been carved […]
Man from J&K held for raping, impregnating minor girl in Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec 18 (PTI) The Mumbai police have arrested a 19-year-old man hailing from Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly raping and impregnating a girl, an official said. The police recently nabbed the accused when he arrived to visit the girl who was admitted to Bhabha Hospital in the western suburb of Bandra, the official said. […]
Night temp falls to season’s coldest in Gulmarg at 8°C, rises in Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 18: Night temperature in Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir Valley recorded a rise but it plummeted to season’s coldest at minus 8.0°C in the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that today’s minimum temperature in Srinagar was 0.5°C, up from previous night’s minus […]
India to become third largest economy in my third term, guarantees PM
Surat, Dec 17 (PTI) India will be among the top three economies in the world in his third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday after inaugurating the sprawling Surat Diamond Bourse, which he said was the “symbol of strength and determination of new India”. Addressing a gathering on the occasion, Modi said […]
3 ‘hybrid’ terrorists involved in attack on policeman arrested: DGP
Srinagar, Dec 17 (PTI) Three “hybrid” terrorists involved in last week’s attack on a policeman in Bemina area of Srinagar city have been arrested, Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir R R Swain said on Sunday. Constable Mohammad Hafeez Chak was attacked on December 9 while he was returning home. The DGP said the […]
Hybrid terrorist arrested along with arms, ammo in Pulwama
Srinagar, Dec 17: Security forces have arrested a hybrid terrorist affiliated with JeM outfit in Naina Batapora village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. According to a statement, the terrorist has been identified as Rohail Abdullah S/O Mohammed Abdullah Thoker of Shopian, who was missing from his home since December 08. The statement reads that one […]
J&K is on the move with confidence towards the goal: LG Sinha
JAMMU, DEC 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, during this month’s Awaam ki Awaaz programme, called upon the PRI members, Youth, Women Self-Help Groups, entrepreneurs, voluntary organizations and every section of the society for their active participation in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra. He said: “Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, largest-ever outreach initiative of the Government of India, […]
Night temp improves further, Gulmarg coldest place at minus 6.0 degree Celsius
Srinagar, Dec 17: The night temperature has improved further across Kashmir while Gulmarg, a famous ski-resort was coldest at minus 6.0 degree Celsius. According to reports the sub-zero temperature has been recorded across all the stations while Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir shivered at minus 0.5 degree Celsius. Qazigund, the gateway of […]
Police reviews security at Mata Vaishnodevi shrine in Katra
JAMMU, De 17 (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday reviewed the security at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi and of the route leading to the temple complex atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district’s Katra town, officials said. The review comes ahead of new year day, when a large number of people […]