Australia eye Ashes success with record run chase
London, July 31 : Australia will need to break a host of records if they are to win the fifth and final Ashes Test, but batting coach Michael Di Venuto is confident his team can do it. If Australia can reach their victory target of 384 at The Oval it will be the second largest […]
Amarnath Yatra: Batch of 1550 pilgrims leave from Jammu base camp
Jammu, July 31 :A fresh batch of 1550 pilgrims amidst the chants of ‘Bam Bam Bhole’ on Monday left from Bhagwati Nagar Base camp here for Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas. An official said that 1550 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 66 vehicles. A group of 1068 pilgrims […]
Suspected object found on Baramulla highway, BDS called to look into
Srinagar, July 31: A suspicious object has been found on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway, forcing security forces to suspend traffic on the road on Monday, officials said. The object was lying on a flyover in the Zangam Pattan area of north Kashmir. Traffic was suspended on the road, and security forces laid a cordon around the […]
Typhoon Doksuri deaths in Philippines rise to 25, 20 missing
Manila, July 31: The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by typhoon Doksuri climbed to 25, with at least 20 more missing, the Philippines’ national disaster agency said on Monday. Many parts of the country remain underwater as heavy rain continues to pour even after Doksuri blew away from the Philippines last week. Typhoon […]
28 detained for hiding deaths of 43 mine workers in China’s Shanxi
Taiyuan, July 31: Police authorities have detained 28 suspects involved in hiding the deaths of 43 mine workers and 40 safety accidents over nearly two decades in Daixian County, north China’s Shanxi Province, the joint investigation team of the province announced on Sunday. Shanxi Province has launched an investigation into the alleged underreport of mine […]
7 killed, 23 injured in passenger bus accident in E. Türkiye
Ankara, July 31: At least seven people died, and 23 others were injured after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned on a highway in the eastern Kars province of Türkiye on Sunday, state-run TRT broadcaster reported. The passenger bus overturned into a stockade after passing the viaduct at the entrance of Karakurt […]
July 2023: 8 persons including 4 non-local militants killed in J&K
In the first seven months of the current year, 46 people have been killed in militancy-related incidents. These include 10 civilians, 23 infiltrators, 4 non-local militants, 8 local militants and 11 soldiers. Three infiltrators this month were killed in the Nowshera Sector of Rajouri and Machil Sector of Kupwara along the Line of Control. Four […]
Infiltration bid foiled, intruder shot dead along Jammu border
Jammu, July 31: Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration bid and neutralised one intruder along the international border in the Arnia sector of Jammu. The BSF spokesman on Monday said that in the intervening night of July 30-31, the vigilant BSF troops observed a suspicious movement across the international border […]
Revolt brewing up in Gilgit Baltistan
By Samuel Baid A fish jumps out of a frying pan for freedom, but, alas, it falls into the fire. This is the tragic story of the people of Gilgit – Baltistan. The British, when they held Gilgit on lease from Maharaja Hari Singh of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, treated the locals as […]
PRI representatives have vital role in creating targeted policies, welfare programs for general public: Advisor Bhatnagar
Visits Gurez, interacts with PRI representatives, locals Gurez, July 29: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar on Saturday visited Gurez subdivision of Bandipora district and interacted with DDC members, PRIs representatives including BDCs, Sarpanchs, Panchs as well as locals and took stock of various issues and demands raised by them related to the region. […]