Three more Amarnath yatries dies
Srinagar, : Three more yatries died due to health reasons during the ongoing pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said on Monday. A 52-year-old yatri Dimple Sharma, son of Mohan Lal Sharma, resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, suffered a massive cardiac arrest near the cave shrine. He was immediately […]
Two Amarnath pilgrims die
Srinagar,: A yatri from Gujarat and another from Jharkhand died during the pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said on Friday. Sixty-three-year-old pilgrim, identified as Shrikanth Doshi, resident of Gujarat, died at Sheshnag on traditional Pahalgam cave shrine track. The cause of his death was being ascertained, he […]
Fresh batches leave base camps for holy cave, 1.32 lakh have darshan so far
Srinagar, : ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and ‘Bam Bam Bholay’ rented in the air as fresh batches of pilgrims left base camps on Thursday for the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where so far 1.32 lakh yatris have darshan of the self made Ice-Shivlingam since the commencement of the annual pilgrimage from July 1. […]
NIA attaches DeM chief Asiya’s property in Srinagar
Srinagar, : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached property of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) chief Asiya Andrai on the city outskirts under Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act. Andrabi and two of her close confidantes Nahida Nasreen and Sofi Fahmeeda were arrested in Soura area of Srinagar in July 2018 in connection with terror funding and other cases […]
Three persons die due to electrocution in J&K’s Kupwara
Srinagar,: Three people died and two others were injured critically due to electrocution in frontier district of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of Wednesday, official sources said. They said a high tension (HT) transmission line fell on a local power supply at 0300 hrs at village Nard, Karnah. Five persons were […]
Train services suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar,: Train services were suspended on Monday as a precautionary measure for security reasons in the Kashmir valley, where separatists had called for a general strike on the third death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani in an encounter by security forces. No train will operate in the Kashmir valley Monday following an […]
Governor visits yatra base camp in Srinagar, DGP highway
Srinagar, : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik reviewed the facilities being made available at transit camp in Srinagar for the devotees undertaking annual pilgrimage to the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir, an official spokesman said. Meanwhile, a police spokesman said Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh has been reviewing security […]
10 drug peddlers arrested, huge quantity of contraband recovered in Budgam
Srinagar, : Ten drug peddlers were arrested in separate operations by the police in the central Kashmir district of Budgam, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. He said large quantity of contraband, including charas, poppy straw and Codiene Phosphate were recovered. Giving details, he said a Police Party of Police Station (PS) Budgam while checking […]
After highway ban, no train service on Qazigund-Banihal track for 5 hrs
Srinagar,: After banning civilian traffic movement on 97-km-stretch for five hours on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the authorities have now announced that no trains will chug between Qazigund in south Kashmir to Banihal in Jammu region between 1000 hrs to 1500 hrs from Wednesday. However, train service on other routes will continue in the Kashmir […]
Amarnath yatri from UP dies due to cardiac arrest
Srinagar,: A pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh died due to cardiac arrest on way to holy cave on traditional Pahalgam track, a yatra official said on Tuesday. He said 65-year-old yatri Krishen, son of Assaram, a resident of Meerut of UP suffered a massive cardiac arrest at Sheshnag. He was rushed to a nearby medical centre […]