Death toll in China highway collapse jumps to 48
Beijing: The death toll in the collapse of a section of a mountainside expressway in China’s Guangdong province doubled to 48 on Thursday, the official media reported, as more than 20 vehicles tumbled down a slope. The disaster involving a large number of vehicles was caused on Wednesday by a landslide at the Chayang section […]
One person killed, 11 injured in road accident in Ramban
BANIHAL/JAMMU: One person was killed and eleven others injured when a vehicle collided with a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said. The accident occurred late on Wednesday when a tempo traveller on its way to Srinagar from Jammu collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction […]
BJP candidate Tashi Gyalson files nomination for Ladakh LS seat
Leh: BJP candidate Tashi Gyalson on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from the Ladakh parliamentary constituency, saying his primary focus will be resumption of dialogue between the Centre and the Ladakh leadership for resolution of “pending issues”. Gyalson, who is also chief executive councilor-cum-chairman of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, submitted his nomination […]
EC revises protocol on storage of symbol loading units after SC order
New Delhi: The Election Commission has come out with a new protocol for handling and storage of symbol loading units following the directions of the Supreme Court which had ordered that the machines should be sealed and secured in a container and stored in a strongroom along with the EVMs at least for 45 days […]
Don’t divide this country on basis of religion: Farooq Abdullah to PM Modi
Rajouri/Jammu: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to divide people of the country on the basis of religion and said Muslims cannot snatch anyone’s rights. He said the Congress-led INDIA bloc was formed to unite people and counter the challenge posed by the present dispensation, which, […]
Search operation to track down terrorist groups extends to Kathua
Jammu: Security agencies have widened the ambit of the search operation to Kathua district to track down two groups of terrorists involved in the killing of a village defence guard in Udhampur district. A village defence guard (VDG) was killed in a brief encounter with terrorists in remote Panara village in Chochru Gala heights early […]
Pak intruder shot dead along IB in Samba
Samba/Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by Border Security Force personnel along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening, officials said. The intruder was fired upon by the BSF personnel when he ignored repeated warnings and tried to sneak into this side from across the border around 8.20 […]
Mehbooba Mufti criticises ECI for deferring polls in Anantnag-Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for deferring the polls on the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, accusing the Jammu and Kashmir administration of filing a “wrong” report to justify the postponement of the elections. Lok Sabha elections in the redrawn Anantnag-Rajouri constituency was slated for May 07. […]
Farooq Abdullah attacks ECI over postponement of election in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat
Rajouri/Jammu: National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah took a dig at the Election Commission of India (ECI) for postponing polling in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat to May 25. Dr Abdullah maintained that they have the full support of people of the constituency. “See, it was not up to us (to defer the elections). […]
T20 World Cup: Drop-in pitches being transported for installation at New York venue
New York: The drop-in pitches prepared for the upcoming T20 World Cup are being transported from Florida to New York in semi-trailer trucks for installation at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, the ICC said on Tuesday. Among other matches, the venue will also host the marquee India-Pakistan group stage fixture on June 9. Ten drop-in […]
