Cloudburst hits Kishtwar, seven dead, 17 injured
Jammu, Jul 28 (UNI) Cloudburst hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Wednesday, killing seven people and injuring 17.At least 38 people were trapped in flash floods that triggered due to cloudburst in a remote village of Dachhan, of whom seven have been found dead, an administrative official said. “We have recovered seven bodies from […]
On Party’s foundation day, Mehbooba Dares Delhi: ‘Whatever was snatched in Aug 2019, will have to be returned with interests’
Says J&K was made scapegoat for gaining votes, IGP must probe killings of three youth in recent encounters, youth must stay away from gun culture, follow peaceful path of Gandhi Sheikh Danish Srinagar, Jul 28 (KNO): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that whatever was snatched from Kashmiris […]
J&K will be granted statehood after normalcy is restored: Home Ministry
In a written response to Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi in Rajya Sabha, MoS Home Nityanand Rai said statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be granted at an appropriate time after normalcy is restored. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its statehood on August 5, 2019 after the removal of Articles […]
LS adjourned till 1400 hrs amid Oppn protests over Pegasus snooping row, farm bills
New Delhi, Jul 28 (UNI) Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 1400 hrs on Wednesday amid ruckus by the Opposition over various issues, including Pegasus row and contentious farm bills. As the Question Hour commenced, the Opposition Members, carrying placards, entered the Well of the House and started sloganeering over the Pegasus snooping […]
Taliban delegation meets Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi
This is the first time a senior Taliban leader has visited China since the group launched a massive offensive to capture territory across Afghanistan, coinciding with the rapid drawdown of US and NATO forces A Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar held talks in China with foreign minister Wang Yi on Wednesday against […]
Kishtwar cloudburst: Closely monitoring situation, Air Force authorities contacted, says Dr Jitendra Singh
Jammu, Jul 28 (UNI) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that the situation in Kishtwar is being closely monitored after the district was hit by cloudburst on Wednesday. Air Force authorities have also been contacted for airlifting the injured if required, he added. Dr Singh, who is Member Parliament from Kathua-Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha Constituency, tweeted, […]
ACB Sleuths Raid Residential House of Kupwara-based Contractor
Srinagar, Jul 28 (GNS): An Anti-Corruption Bureau team on Wednesday morning raided house of a Kupwara-based contractor in connection with a case registered under FIR number 08/2021, official sources said. They said that the residential house of Mohabbat Ali Khan son of Rahmatullah Khan at Shatpora Haihama is being raided by a team. “He (Mohabbat) […]
Joint Forces arrest Hizb militant from Khrew area of Saffron Town
Awantipora, July 27, KNT: Police Wednesday claimed that joint forces apprehended a militant in Sharshali Khrew area of saffron town Pampore. A police official said that based on specific information, Awantipora Police, soldiers from 50 RR and CRPF 185 Battalion launched a joint cordon and search operation during morning hours in SharShali Khrew area of […]
Altaf Bukhari grieved over cloudburst casualties in Kishtwar
Urges Apni Party workers to help people in relief and rescue works SRINAGAR, July 28: Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday expressed deep shock and grief over the fatalities caused by the cloudburst that triggered heavy flash floods in Kishtwar villages. In a statement issued here, Bukhari extended solidarity with the bereaved families […]
Kishtwar Cloudburst: One more body recovered, toll reaches 5
12 injured persons also rescued, NDRF, Air Force teams roped in for rescue work, Say Officials Jammu, Jul 28 (KNO): One more body was recovered by rescue teams engaged in rescue work after a cloudburst hit Hanzor village of Dachhan tehsil of Kishtwar district on Wednesday morning, taking total number of deaths to 5. An […]