JAMMU — Over 3.65 lakh pilgrims have so far performed the annual Amarnath Yatra as another batch of 4,821 Yatris left for Kashmir on Friday. Since it started on June 29, a total of 3.65 lakh Yatris had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine so far. Over 14,000 pilgrims arriving both from Baltal and Pahalgam […]
AGARTALA — Twenty-seven mortar shells, which seem to have been used during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, were recovered while digging a fish pond at Rangutia in West Tripura district, the police said on Thursday. Officer-in-charge of the Bamuthia outpost, Anthony Jamatia, said that 27 mortar shells were found buried near the house of Dulal […]
SRINAGAR — A man from the Dalgate area of Srinagar died at Paras Hospital here, with family members and relatives alleging medical negligence. The family of Gulzar Ahmad, the deceased, told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that they had taken him to Paras Hospital for bypass surgery after doctors assured them that the procedure […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Srinagar Police on Thursday took cognizance of the incident of posting of sensitive content against religious sentiments of a particular community by some individuals on a Social Media platform. Police said that they have registered an FIR No. 29/2024 u/s 299, 196, and 353 (2) of BNS in Police Station Shaheedganj […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The University of Kashmir announced on Thursday a 10-day summer vacation for its main and satellite campuses, starting from July 25, 2024, to August 3, 2024. According to a communique, the teaching departments of the University and its satellite campuses shall observe summer vacations during this period. The communique states that the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two militants were killed after the army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Thursday. Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps stated that an infiltration attempt has been successfully prevented by eliminating two militants in an ongoing […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court today directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to publish the results of all NEET UG students on their website city-wise and centre-wise masking the identity of the candidates. NTA has been given time till Saturday 12 pm to upload the result on their website. A bench comprising Chief Justice […]
JAMMU — Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security – which also includes Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday afternoon. The meeting took place amid a rush of militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir; hours before the meet two soldiers were injured in an […]
SRINAGAR — Citing environmental concerns and illegal activities, the Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) on Thursday said that no tents will be allowed in Gulmarg without proper permission. Chief Executive Officer Gulmarg Development Authority, Waseem Raja, in a communique said that to protect the eco-fragile zone of Gulmarg and maintain its status as a world-famous tourist […]
DHAKA — India on Thursday advised its citizens residing in Bangladesh to avoid travel and minimise their movement after ongoing protests demanding reforms in the quota system in government jobs turned violent and left at least six people dead across the country. The violence prompted the government to close all public and private universities alongside […]