SRINAGAR: Chairperson of J&K Waqf Board, Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi on Wednesday led the clearance drive for rental liabilities of Waqf Board tenants at Waqf Complex in Hazratbal and received cash in cheques on the spot operating from the shop keepers in Waqf property there. Dr Andrabi made this sudden tour after the Board’s repeated […]
AWANTIPORA: In order to make the general public aware about cybercrimes, Police organized Cyber Awareness Day cum Cyber Jagrukta programmes in Police District Awantipora. In Sub-Division Awantipora, the programme was chaired by SHO PS Awantipora at Police Station Awantipora. Similarly in Sub division Tral, the programme was chaired by SHO Police Station Tral at Akmal […]
HATHRAS (UP): Asphyxia due to compression was the leading cause of death among the victims of the Hathras stampede who were brought to the district hospital in neighbouring Etah on Tuesday, a senior doctor said. The hospital performed four times the usual number of autopsies in a day in the aftermath of the stampede, he […]
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday offered condolences for the loss of lives in the stampede in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh. The Upper House of Parliament also observed a silence to mourn those who were killed in stampede at a religious gathering on Tuesday. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun […]
NEW DELHI: Sakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba, at whose religious discourse a massive stampede took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, leaving 121 dead, is now absconding. The police conducted search operations at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district in search of ‘Bhole Baba’, but he was nowhere to be found. Interestingly, the FIR does […]
GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam remains grim with human fatalities rising to 38 as three more people drowned in the last 24 hours. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the latest victims include two from the Tinsukia district and one from the Dhemaji district. The surging waters of the mighty Brahmaputra […]
WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden is facing growing pressure from within his party to prove he is physically and mentally fit for office, with a Democratic lawmaker publicly calling on him to end his re-election bid for the first time. Biden’s candidacy has been under a cloud since a disastrous debate performance against Republican […]
OCCUPIED WEST BANK: Israeli authorities have green-lighted the largest West Bank land seizure in more than three decades as the rate of land grabs in the occupied Palestinian territory peaks, an Israeli anti-settlement watchdog says. The planned seizure, approved by Israel’s government late last month but only publicised on Wednesday, targets 12.7sq km (4.9sq miles) […]
Astana (Kazakhstan): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met UN chief Antonio Guterres and discussed global hotspots and their larger implications apart from the reform of the UNSC. Mr Jaishankar, who is here to represent India at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and carrying out various bilateral meetings on the sidelines, […]
GANDERBAL: Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A Ravinder Nath on Wednesday emphasized the varsity’s commitment of resolving the students’ grievances and issues through constructive dialogue and discussions. In a day-long interaction with the aggrieved students of the Departments of Law, Physics, IT and Education, Prof. A Ravinder Nath, reiterated the importance of open […]