JAMMU — Two army soldiers were injured in an accidental blast at a firing range in Jhullas area in Poonch district on Wednesday, official sources said. They said that the incident took place around 1400 hours while the soldiers along with other fellow colleagues were engaged in training at the at firing range. The injured—Mukesh […]
MECCA — Thousand of maskless worshippers gathered to circle Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Wednesday, kick-starting the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and a once-in-a-lifetime duty for all able-bodied Muslims to perform if they can afford it. Around one million […]
KANDAHAR — Mullah Omar, the elusive and reclusive one-eyed founder of the Taliban, once hid his personal vehicle by burying it when the US forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 in retaliation to the 9/11 attacks, media reports said. Now, in 2022, the Taliban have dug up the vehicle of their founder in Zabul province, where […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti lauded security forces and two militants’ family members, who persuaded the ultras to lay down arms and surrender during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Mehbooba said such efforts should continue in order to give a second chance to the youngsters who have […]
NEW DELHI — The price of domestic liquid petroleum gas cylinders on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, the third increase in rates since May. Non-subsidised LPG will now cost Rs 1,053 per 14.2-kg cylinder, according to a price notification of oil companies. Non-subsidised LPG rate is the one that common household users […]
SRINAGAR — At least seven persons were injured after a vehicle they were on board fell into a gorge near Tulbagh Kharpora along Srinagar-Jammu highway in Banihal area of Ramban district this morning. Local sources told GNS said that a Tavera vehicle bearing registration number JK01AP 5877 enroute to Srinagar from Jammu skidded off the […]
MUMBAI — A 35-year-old Muslim community religious leader hailing from Afghanistan was shot dead by a group of four unidentified persons in Yeola town of Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Tuesday, police said. A possible motive behind the murder was not immediately known. The incident took place in the evening at an open plot in the […]
SRINAGAR — Light to moderate rain is likely to occur during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Wednesday. Weather remained mainly cloudy in the union territory during the last 24 hours. An official of the Met department said, “Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in […]
SRINAGAR — After remaining suspended for a day, Amarnath Yatra resumed on Wednesday with improvement in weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Yatra has resumed through both routes from Chandanwari and Baltal in Pahalgam and Ganderbal areas respectively. Meanwhile, divisional commissioner Jammu […]
BARAMULLA — An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which was found on Baramulla—Srinagar highway near Kutta Mode in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, has been diffused. A senior police officer told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that security forces including Army’s 29RR detected the explosive device lying by roadside, following which […]