JAMMU — The track laying work commenced on Tuesday on the Chenab railway bridge, located 359 metres above the riverbed, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The 1.3-kilometre-long bridge, which is 35 metres higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, forms a crucial link in the 111-km stretch from Katra to […]
SRINAGAR — State Investigation Agency (SIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in central, north and south Kashmir parts on Tuesday morning as part of its investigation of a militancy related case registered at SIA. Quoting an official news agency KDC reported that sleuths of the investigating agency with the assistance of the local […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. It said, there is no likelihood of rain and snowfall till February end. An official of the Meteorological Department said, weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours. There is no likelihood […]
ANKARA — Three people are now confirmed to have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region. More than 680 people have been injured in Turkey and Syria. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu also said 213 people had been injured. Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency Afad […]
JAMMU — Police arrested four people, including two women, who were involved in human trafficking and rescued five minor girls here, officials said on Monday. A police team received input about some minor girls standing near a bus stand. During questioning, the police found that the girls were being trafficked, they said. The police teams […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Monday sealed the office of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (NPP) here, drawing strong criticism from its former chairman Harsh Dev Singh who recently rejoined the party after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Director of Estates department A K Sharma refused to comment on the sealing of the […]
KULGAM — A youth was killed after a vehicle he was travelling in met with an accident at Shamsipora railway crossing along Jammu-Srinagar national highway in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that a youth identified as Aqib Mehmood Sheikh son of Ghulam Mohammad, a resident of Bankoot Banihal who […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Monday forecast light rain, thundershowers in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather was dry in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, light rain/thundershowers are likely in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, Srinagar recorded 5.3 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 1.7 […]
JAMMU — A man stuck between rocks on a hillock in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district was rescued on Sunday, police said. Jaffer Hussain, a resident of the remote Malipath village, was on his way to Kishtwar from the upper reaches of Shalimar when he accidentally slipped and got stuck between the rocks, a police […]
KARACHI — Pakistani actress Anum Fayyaz has announced that she is leaving the showbiz industry for Islam. Anum announced her parting ways with the entertainment industry through an Instagram post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ᴀⁿᵘᵐ Aسad 🦋 (@anumfayyazofficial) Anum, in an Instagram post said, “Asalam 0 alikum This is a […]