Heavy rain triggers mudslides in Ramban, Jammu-Srinagar NH closed
Ramban/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed after cloudburst-induced heavy rain triggered mudslides in Ramban district on Friday, a traffic police officer said. The heavy rain triggered flash floods in the Chenab river, prompting the authorities in Reasi and Akhnoor sectors to issue warnings about avoiding the riverbank. “Vehicular movement has stopped from both sides […]
Airspace curbs: Air India explores alternative routes for North America flights
New Delhi: Air India is looking at various alternatives for its North America flights from the national capital, including operating the services with a technical stop in a city within India, to reduce operational costs that have shot up due to the Pakistan airspace closure, sources said on Friday. Currently, Tata Group-owned Air India operates […]
SC refuses to entertain fresh plea challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a fresh plea challenging constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan is scheduled to hear petitions on the issue on May 5. The bench, which had earlier made it […]
Pony ride operators were first to help: Pahalgam attack survivor
Mumbai: Pony ride operators were the first to help him after he was injured by a terrorist’s bullet during the April 22 attack on tourists in Pahalgam, 60-year-old Subodh Patil said on Friday. Patil, who underwent treatment at the army hospital in Pahalgam, returned to his home in Kamothe in Navi Mumbai on Thursday night […]
Pahalgam attack: UK appeals for measured approach, de-escalation
London: The UK has called on all parties involved to take a measured approach and urged de-escalation in the aftermath of the “despicable” terrorist attacks in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives last week. After an urgent question in the House of Commons, the issue of “Kashmir: Increasing Tension” was debated in the House of Lords […]
Data lost in floods: SC grants time to JK govt to submit report on Pak nationals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted more time to the Jammu and Kashmir government to inform it about the number of Pakistani nationals detained under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan gave six more weeks after the authorities […]
21 Pakistani nationals stranded at Attari-Wagah allowed to cross border
Several more in queue Amritsar: About 21 Pakistani nationals stranded at the Attari-Wagah border following the expiry of the Indian government’s deadline for them to leave the country crossed over into Pakistan through the land route of the Integrated Check Post on Friday, officials said. In wake of last week’s Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian […]
Kashmir Pandits protest against Pahalgam terror attack
Thane: Hundreds of people belonging to Kashmiri Pandit community on Friday held a protest at Vashi in Navi Mumbai to condemn the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the lives of 26 persons. The protesters, including a large number of women, carried placards and shouted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans at the main square in Vashi […]
Will hunt down every terrorist involved in Pahalgam attack: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday vowed to hunt down each and every terrorist involved in the Pahalgam attack and said all of them will be made answerable for the heinous act. Shah asserted that the Narendra Modi government will not spare any terrorist. “Whoever has carried out the dastardly attack in […]
Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan completely shut
New Delhi: The Attari-Wagah border crossing point between India and Pakistan was shut completely on Thursday following a week-long heavy rush of people from either side to cross over after the Union government ordered all Pakistani citizens with short-term visa to leave India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, sources said. The Attari-Wagah […]