CAIRO — Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, derailing several carriages, killing four and injuring dozens, according to the authorities. Egypt’s railway authority said a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to the city of Aswan. The health ministry said […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
SYDNEY — Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and found by […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was mainly clear in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Saturday that mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely during the next 24 hours. “Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” MeT department official said. Srinagar had […]
BANIHAL — The main conspirator behind last month’s grenade attack on a police post was arrested and two grenades were recovered following his disclosure from a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, police said on Friday. Four operatives of the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) were arrested earlier in connection with the […]
SRINAGAR — The body of labourer, who had drowned in river Jhelum while extracting sand, was retrieved on Saturday after two days in Rajbagh area of Srinagar. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the labourer identified as Jaffar Wani (22) of Banihal drowned into river Jhelum while extracting sand in Sonwar […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea that alleged that relatives of former judges and staff were favoured in the appointments in judicial institutions and courts in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued notice and sought a response from the Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Taking cognizance of a video that went viral on social media regarding children of Oasis School of Education wherein school children were having lunch in shallow area below the floor of the school buses, the District Magistrate Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad constituted a team to investigate the matter. The team is headed by […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a Hybrid militant of Lashkar-i-Toiba outfit in North Kashmir’s Sopore. In a handout, the police said that today at about 21:15 hours, a joint naka was established by PC Sopore along with 22 RR, 179/BN CRPF at Shangergund crossing in the jurisdiction of police station Sopore. […]
SRINAGAR — A 33-year-old female dies in Tangmarg hospital after family alleges negligence on the part of doctors in sub district hospital at Wadvun Tangmarg on Friday. Talking with Media, family members of the deceased and locals of the area said, that the doctors are playing hide and seek as they always show irresponsive behaviour […]
SHARJAH — Pakistan set up a second showdown against arch-rivals India in as many weeks with a record 155-run win over Hong Kong in a must-win Asia Cup match here on Friday. Mohammad Rizwan had to work hard for his 78 off 57 balls as Pakistan got a much-needed final flourish to post 193 for […]
SRINAGAR — A labourer from Banihal died during a scuffle between labourers in Murad Pora area of Shopian district on Friday evening. An official told that the labourers, who were putting up at a rented accommodation in Shopian, had a scuffle today evening. He said that in the incident one labourer namely Nasir Ahmad Naik […]
JAMMU — A couple from Punjab were arrested and seven kg of heroin seized from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Friday, a senior police officer said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Mukesh Singh said Lovepreet Singh and his wife Mandeep Kaur were travelling in a private car when they were […]
