New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that in a matter involving personal liberty, courts are expected to pass orders at the earliest in one way or the other taking into account the merits of the case. The apex court, while hearing a petition against a June 2 order of the Delhi High Court, observed […]
Kabul: An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 155 people, authorities said. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6 temblor that struck Paktika province. The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the detall and said rescuers were arriving by helicopter. “A severe earthquake shook four districts of Paktika province, killing and injuring hundreds […]
Qazigund: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after heavy rains triggered landslides, shooting stones, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded at various places on the route, officials said. “Highway is closed. There have been several landslides, shooting stone incidents triggered by rains at various places in Banihal-Ramban section […]
Srinagar: At least eight persons including a driver and conductor were rescued by police along Srinagar-Sonmarg highway on Wednesday, officials said. “Due to landslide at Bajri-nallah and Chenni-nallah on SSG road, two passenger vehicles were stuck on zojilla road along with eight passengers. However police party sonamarg reached the spot and rescued them and brought […]
Srinagar: The border town of Gurez, and some other upper reaches, including Baltal Base Camp near Amarnath holy cave, received fresh snowfall on Wednesday while rains lashed other parts of Kashmir valley, resulting in considerable dip in the maximum temperature. An official said that Gurez sector of Bandipora district, received light to moderate snow since […]
Bandipora: A driver and conductor miraculously escaped unhurt after a truck, on way from Srinagar to Bandipora, rolled down into Baedkul Nallah in Ajas village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. Reports said that a cement laden truck skidded off the diversion constructed on either side of the newly constructed Ajas bridge, and fell […]
Srinagar: Authorities in Anantnag and Ramban districts on Wednesday ordered suspension of class work in all schools in the twin districts. Official sources said that the decision was taken in view of the heavy rains in the districts. “In view of very heavy rains in Anantnag district, class work in all primary , middle and […]
New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board on Tuesday named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA’s candidate for the presidential election. BJP president J P Nadda announced her name at a press conference following a meeting of the party top brass. Murmu (64), a former Jharkhand governor, will […]
Mumbai: After Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde went incommunicado triggering a crisis in the ruling Shiv Sena, the Congress, a constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, on Tuesday said all its 44 MLAs were in touch with Legislature Party leader and state revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat. The statement from the Congress came in […]
SRINAGAR – Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a Hybrid militant of Lashkar-i-Toiba in Juhama area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement, the police said that today at around 1600 hrs, joint parties of Police and Army 52 RR was conducting naka checking near Juhama Crossing. During checking the naka party observed […]