NEW DELHI — Over 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes across India in 2021 — an average of 426 daily or 18 every single hour — which is the highest death figures recorded in any calendar year so far, according to official data. Besides the deaths, 3.71 lakh people were also injured in […]
NEW DELHI — India recorded over 1.64 lakh deaths due to suicides in 2021 – an average of nearly 450 daily or 18 every hour, with the figures reaching highest for any calendar year so far, according to official data. Of those who died by suicide, there were nearly 1.19 lakh males, 45,026 females and […]
SRINAGAR — In a first, security forces on Sunday claimed to have recovered magnetic improvised devices in Sopore village in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement, a spokesperson said that a suspect namely Saqib Shakeel Dar was apprehended with war like stores in a joint operation by security forces on Friday based on a […]
NEW DELHI — Addressing the ‘Mehngai Par Halla bol rally’ at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP-led Central government and said fear and hate were on the rise in the country since the party came into power. “The condition of the country is known to all. Since the BJP came […]
JAMMU — Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad addressed his highly-anticipated political rally in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, announcing the start of his new outfit, after breaking away from his five-decade-long association with the grand old party. “I am a Common man, now,” he said at the rally, attacking the Congress and that the […]
JAMMU — Ghulam Nabi Azad, who recently broke his five-decade-long association with the Congress, will begin his fresh political journey Sunday from Jammu where he would set up the first unit of his own party. All preparations have been completed for Azad’s first public rally in Jammu, a close aide of the former chief minister […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was mainly clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours. However, the MeT office on Sunday predicted partly cloudy weather/light rain in the Valley while light to moderate rain in Jammu division. “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy with chances of light rain in the Valley and light to […]
SHARJAH — Sri Lanka produced a commanding performance to beat Afghanistan by four wickets in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2022 at the Sharjah International Stadium, here on Saturday. An excellent attacking knock by Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84 off 45) powered Afghanistan to a challenging 175/6 in 20 overs. Apart from Gurbaz, Ibrahim […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani militant, who was arrested during an infiltration attempt about a fortnight ago, died on Saturday of cardiac arrest at a military hospital where he underwent a surgery in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Tabarak Hussain (32), a resident of Sabzkot village of Kotli in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), was […]
NEW DELHI — India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary” will be set up in Ladakh within the next three months, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. “India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary” to be set up in Ladakh as a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary and the proposed Dark Sky Reserve will be completed at Hanle […]