Kashmir

300 tourists rescued in seven-hour operation after Gulmarg Gondola malfunctions

SRINAGAR — Around 300 tourists in 65 cabins of Gulmarg Gondola were stranded mid-air on Monday after the Asia’s highest ropeway developed technical problems, and were rescued after an arduous seven-hour operation. No casualties were reported in the incident, officials said. The major multi-agency rescue operation, which also involvedthe army, was launched soon after the […]

Jammu

Authorities demolish ‘illegal’ commercial property of drug peddler in Udhampur

JAMMU — Police and civil administration said they demolished an alleged “illegal” commercial property of a drug peddler in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district as part of an ongoing crackdown against narcotics trafficking, officials said. The drive targeted shops allegedly built on government land near Dewal bridge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Samroli […]