Over 20,000 pilgrims visit Amarnath shrine in first 2 days of Yatra: LG
6,400 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp for Kashmir Srinagar/Jammu: Over 20,000 pilgrims have had darshan of the naturally formed ice ‘Shivling’ in the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas during the first two days of the pilgrimage, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday. The LG said there is an atmosphere […]
Admin allows 8th Muharram procession for 3rd consecutive year
Thousands of mourners march from Guru Bazar to Dalgate Srinagar: For the third consecutive year, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday allowed the 8th Muharram procession along its traditional route—from Guru Bazar to Dalgate, in which thousands of mourners participated amid heightened security and volunteer support. The pre-dawn procession began at 5:00 AM from […]
CJI Gavai assures ‘complete transparency’ in collegium system
Says no compromise on merit Mumbai: Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai on Friday assured to infuse “complete transparency” in the collegium system of appointment of judges, wherein merit will never be compromised and all sections of society will get representation. The CJI, who was sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice […]
Air India pays compensation to 2/3rds of June 12 crash victims
Mumbai: Air India on Friday said it has paid the compensation to families of nearly two-thirds of the victims who died in the June 12 plane crash in Ahmedabad. An Air India Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed moments after takeoff on June 12, killing 260 people onboard and on the ground. “Our teams […]
CUET-UG: One candidate scores 100 percentile in four subjects
17 bag top score in three subjects New Delhi: One candidate has scored 100 percentile in four subjects in the Common Entrance University Test-Under Graduate (CUET-UG), while 17 candidates from across the country have bagged the top score in three subjects, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced. The NTA conducted CUET-UG in […]
PM Modi conferred with Trinidad and Tobago’s highest civilian honour
Port of Spain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Friday conferred with ‘The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’, becoming the first foreign leader to receive the Caribbean country’s highest civilian honour. This is the 25th international honour bestowed upon PM Modi by a country. In a special ceremony at the President’s House, […]
Pilgrim from UP dies after falling unconscious
Srinagar: A pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh died after falling unconscious at Sheshnag base camp of the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials on Friday said. The pilgrim, identified as Dileep Srivastav, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhmipur Kheri, fell unconscious at Sheshnag base camp on the second day of the 38-day pilgrimage, the officials said. Srivastav was […]
Police personnel injured in accidental firing
Srinagar: A police personnel was injured on Friday in an accidental fire from his service rifle while on Amarnath yatra duty in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. Service rifle of Selection Grade Constable Shabir Ahmad, presently deployed for yatra duty, went off accidently at Pahalgam in the south Kashmir district, they said. Ahmad was […]
Centre to set up Clean Plant facility in Kashmir
Move aimed to provide disease-resistant plants to horticulturists Srinagar: The central government will establish a Clean Plant Centre for Rs 150 crore under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture scheme to provide disease-resistant plants to the horticulturists in Kashmir, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Thursday. Addressing a press conference here, […]
Amarnath Yatra begins as pilgrims set out for cave shrine
Srinagar: The first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims set off Thursday from the Baltal and Nunwan base camps towards the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The yatra started early in the morning from the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route and the 14-km Baltal route. Pilgrims left from the Nunwan base camp […]