Frigid in Kashmir Valley; Kargil freezes at -20 deg C
Srinagar: Normal life crawled at -20 degrees Celsius in Kargil in the cold desert of Ladakh even as temperatures remained several degrees below the freezing point elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley. Light rain or snow at isolated places over the next 48 hours may add to the discomfiture, the weatherman said. Srinagar, the summer capital […]
Maha bandh: 16 FIRs registered in Mumbai, over 300 detained
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police registered 16 FIRs and detained over 300 people in connection with protests by Dalit groups during the day-long bandh yesterday against the Bhima Koregaon caste clashes, while Internet services were suspended in Kolhapur following tension in the district. Over 200 buses of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation were damaged in […]
Protests in Sopore against killing of youth
Sopore: Protests erupted in Unisoo village early Thursday morning against the killing of a youth by unknown gunmen Wednesday evening in Harwan- Bomai Sopore. The slain youth, identified as Arif Ahmad Sofi son of Mohammad Maqbool Sofi, local head of Peoples Leauge, belonged to Wahipora area of Unisoo village. He was 26. Arif was the […]
Handwara: Hundreds attend last rites of slain Unisoo youth
HANDWARA: Hundreds of people, including women and children, gathered at Unisoo village of Handwara to attend the last rites of Arif Ahmad who was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Sopore outskirts on late Wednesday evening. Men and women lined the streets as the body of 25-year-old Arif was being marched towards a local ground […]
IG CRPF suffers cardiac arrest in Bhaderwah
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Jammu records lowest temperature of season
Srinagar: With cold wave intensifying further in Jammu and Kashmir, the winter capital Jammu Thursday recorded the coldest night of the season at 2.7 degrees Celsius , a MeT official said. “There is no immediate relief in sight for at least another two to three days,” a Met official said. Foggy mornings have been adding […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Arnia Sector, one killed
Jammu: Border Security Force on Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and killed an ‘intruder’ in the process. The infiltration bid according to Defence officials was foiled in Jammu and Kashmir’s Arina sector. “Border Security Force (BSF) personnel noticed the movement of a group of 4-5 […]
Army foils infiltration bid Arnia Sector, one killed
Srinagar: Indian army on Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and killed an ‘intruder’ in the process. The infiltration bid according to Defence officials was foiled in Jammu and Kashmir’s Arina sector. “Border Security Force (BSF) personnel noticed the movement of a group of 4-5 […]
Iran says Trump’s ‘absurd tweets’ have incited disruption
United Nations: Iran today charged that the US “has crossed every limit” in international relations by expressing support for Iran’s anti-government protesters and said President Donald Trump’s “absurd tweets” have encouraged disruption. In a letter to UN officials, Iranian Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo complained that Washington was intervening “in a grotesque way in Iran’s internal affairs.” […]
4 dead, 5 injured in fire in Mumbai
Mumbai: Four people, including two children died and five were seriously injured after an upper floor of a residential building in suburban Marol caught fire here today, an official said. “Mumbai Fire Brigade got call at 2.10 am about fire at the fourth floor of Ground plus Mamoon Manzil building at Marol in Andheri East. […]
