Srinagar: A masjid and several houses were damaged in a massive fire that broke out in the Umer Colony area of Srinagar’s Eidgah, officials said. An official said that fire broke out in Umer Colony area today morning and soon after fire tenders reached to the spot. He said by the time […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Tourism Department on Tuesday banned the entry of school buses in the tourist resort of Gulmarg on weekends as part of regulatory measures to manage a heavy rush of visitors. In an advisory, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Tourism Development Authority, Gulmarg, said in view of the heavy rush of […]
WASHINGTON: China has developed multiple spy facilities in Cuba, less than 100 miles from Florida, according to a US think-tank report. “China has historically lacked access to ground stations in North America. Accessing installations in Cuba could help close that gap,” Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think-tank, said in a report which […]
Hathras: Over 50 people died and several others were injured in a stampede at a religious congregation here on Tuesday, officials said. They said the incident occurred at a ‘satsang’ event in Pulrai village where people had gathered in large numbers. Senior Superintendent of Police, Etah, Rajesh Kumar Singh said, “Twenty-seven bodies have arrived […]
Islamabad: A United Nations human rights working group has called for the immediate release of incarcerated former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and said he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”.The 71-year-old Imran has been behind bars since August last year and has been convicted in a volley of cases in […]
Srinagar: Security forces on Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said.Based on specific inputs from Kupwara Police, the search operation was launched by security forces in general area of Nangari Forest, Dardpora Kralpora, in the north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said.He said a cache […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked NDA MPs to follow parliamentary rules and conduct, and learn from senior members about the best practices, comments that came a day after the ruling alliance accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of making a “most irresponsible” speech. Addressing a meeting of NDA MPs, Modi said […]
Jammu: Over 50,000 pilgrims from different parts of the country paid obeisance at holy cave of Shri Amarnath Ji in first three days of the pilgrimage, which started from twin tracks of Baltal and Nunwan- Pahalgam on June 29. Officials said that 23,437 pilgrims paid obeisance at holy cave by till evening. With this, the […]
Achabal: A motorcyclist lost his life on Tuesday morning after colliding with a boundary wall at Jogigund area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, an official said. An official said that the motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle bearing registration number JK03J-6064 and hit the boundary wall. “He died on the spot”, the official […]
Anantnag: As many as ten residential houses and eight shops were gutted in a fire incident in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday night, sources said. Sources said that fire broke out in one of the residential houses in the area last night and quickly spread to nearby houses, causing extensive damage to ten houses. “Eight […]