Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) A tourist from the USA died on Wednesday while he was staying in a houseboat in the world-famous Dal Lake in Kashmir. Police said 83-year-old John David Anderson was rushed to a nearby private hospital after he complained of uneasiness in the chest.Doctors at the local hospital said he was dead on arrival. Anderson was staying in the houseboat with his wife, Judith Anne McCarthy.Police have taken cognisance of the incident and started proceedings to ascertain the exact cau…
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Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Srinagar district said on Tuesday that they have attached property worth Rs 1.20 crore of a notorious drug peddler during the 100-day-long ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’.A police statement said that while continuing the relentless drive against drug trafficking under the ongoing 100 Days Campaign of Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, Srinagar Police have attached immovable property worth belonging to a notorious drug peddler.Police Stat…
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) The J&K Police’s Crime Branch said on Tuesday that it has arrested a government employee involved in a fraud case of forgery and illegal appointments.Officials of the Crime Branch Jammu said that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has arrested a Health Department employee in connection with a long-pending fraud case involving alleged forgery and illegal appointment.The arrest was made in FIR No. 19/2017, registered under Sections…
Jaipur, May 4 (IANS) A grand celebration was held at the Rajasthan BJP headquarters following the party’s victories in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. BJP State President Madan Rathore, along with Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, ministers, party office-bearers and a large number of workers, marked the occasion with enthusiasm by distributing sweets and sharing traditional Bengali delicacies such as “sandesh”, “mishti doi” and “jhal muri”.Addressing party workers, Madan Rathore…
Bhopal, May 1 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhopal has released a comprehensive weather report for Madhya Pradesh, indicating a phase of significant atmospheric instability along with a temporary cooling trend as of May 1 (Friday).Looking ahead to May 2 (Saturday), the forecast predicts continued instability with isolated rainfall or drizzle accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning across several districts, including Gwalior, Rewa, Jabalpur, and Panna.Winds are expected t…
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) Hundreds of local residents expressed gratitude to the government for the launch of a direct Vande Bharat train service between Jammu and Srinagar. Describing the advantages, people said they would now be able to escape the traffic on the National Highway and that the service would especially benefit students and tourists.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the train service on Thursday, while regular services for the public to commence from May 2.A passenger …
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) There have been several reports about the fate of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, Masood Azhar, with some reports even suggesting that the media in Pakistan has been instructed not to report anything about him. Intelligence agencies are closely tracking developments within the Jaish-e-Mohammad. An Intelligence Bureau official said that recent reports suggest that Azhar’s health has deteriorated considerably and he is in no position to walk. However, the ISI wants this …
Srinagar, April 29 (IANS) J&K Crime Branch said on Wednesday that it has registered an FIR in a fake overseas job scam after a man was duped and trafficked to Cambodia on the promise of overseas employment.A press statement by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir said that in a shocking case of fraud and human trafficking, it has registered a case after a man was allegedly duped by a fake job consultancy and trafficked to Cambodia under the pretext of overseas employm…
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Monday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir administration for declaring a seminary unlawful, alleging “harassment and disempowerment of Kashmiri people”. He also questioned the ‘silence’ of the elected government.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on X today, “First we have multiple agencies chasing citizens under one pretext or another. Then properties of locals are confiscated. Students protesting alleg…
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan considers proxy warfare as a cost-effective tool to pressurise India with an aim to inflict sustained, low-intensity damage that would drain India’s resources, unsettle internal stability, and elevate disputes like Kashmir to the global stage. While conventional war carries the risk of escalation and defeat, proxy conflict offers a way to sustain hostilities without triggering the nuclear threshold that emerged after both countries developed nuclear capabiliti…