India defeated powerhouses South Korea to win the first archery gold of the 19th Asian Games on Wednesday before two world stars of track and field look to end their seasons with a bang. Gold medals were up for grabs on the 11th day in an overcast Hangzhou in everything from athletics and boxing to […]
Flags flew at half-mast over Venice on Wednesday after 21 people including a toddler were killed when a bus careered off an overpass and caught fire. “The bus flipped upside down. The impact was terrible because it fell from over 10 metres (32 feet)” landing next to railway tracks below, said Mauro Luongo, Venice’s fire […]
Gangtok:A sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim has resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River in Lachen valley on Wednesday, which was compounded by the release of water from a dam, leading to 23 army personnel being washed away, camps and vehicles being submerged, officials said. The floods started around […]
Srinagar: Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Kujar area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Kujjar area. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the […]
Srinagar: A minor girl died after she was hit by a dumper in Reshipora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. An official said that the girl (10) identified as Areeba Arshad was hit by dumper, resulting in injuries to her. He said that soon after the incident she was shifted to […]
Srinagar: Inspector General of CRPF (Srinagar Sector) Ajay Kumar Yadav Tuesday said that Srinagar is a peaceful district and there is no militancy here. “Today, we saw LG Manoj Sinha flagging off women bikers to Gujrat from Lal Chowk. Our women cops are taking part with their counterparts in counter insurgency operations, airport security, road […]
Rajouri: Two soldiers have sustained injuries in an ongoing encounter between forces and terrorists in forest area of Soom-Broh village in Jammu and Kashmirs’ Rajouri district, official said Tuesday. An official said , the encounter started on Monday late evening after the contact got established between search team of forces and terrorists during an Anti […]
Lt Governor addresses the UT-level celebration of Gandhi Jayanti; pays tributes to Father of the Nation Eternal values of Mahatma Gandhi have been inspiring generations across the world and the power of truth, ahimsa, satyagraha, simple living is guiding entire humanity on path of peace and brotherhood: LG Sinha Bapu’s thoughts are powerful instrument for […]
Kupwara: Three residential houses were damaged in two separate fire incidents in Lolab area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Officials said two residential houses were damaged at Batagagal village in Lolab, while another house was damaged in Shartmuqam area of Lolab. They said that there were, however, no reports of any loss to […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline to exchange and deposit Rs 2000 notes to October 7, 2023. “As the period specified for the withdrawal process has come to an end, and based on a review, it has been decided to extend the current arrangement for deposit/exchange of Rs2000 banknotes until October […]