Today is Dussehra or Vijayadashami as many call it. Well actually, in North Indian states it’s called Dussehra while in West Bengal it’s called Vijayadashami. It is that time of year when the well-known Ramlila is performed, gorgeous fairs are held, crowds swarm to see Ravan effigies burst into flames, […]
J-K Police wages war against drug menace in Bandipora
The Jammu and Kashmir Police is confronted by the challenge of curbing the “scourge of drugs” which was feared to be rampant in Bandipora. “People for the past several years had feared that the scourge of drugs was rampant in the district and wanted to curb it as much as […]
J-K: Construction of 6-km flyover on Jammu-Akhnoor highway completed
The construction of the 6-km flyover from Kanal Road to Mithi on the Jammu-Akhnoor highway has been completed on which two-way traffic has been flowing for the past few days. The construction of a four-lane flyover on the 32-km Jammu-Akhnoor road up to Ganesh Vihar has greatly reduced traffic pressure. […]
Uttarkashi avalanche: 1st team of ITBP reach mountain base camp, rescued mountaineers arrive in Matli
Six mountaineers who were rescued by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) reached Matli in Uttarkashi on Wednesday where they are being provided with first aid treatment. These people were evacuated via chopper to the 12th Battalion ITBP in Matli, Uttarkashi. The first team of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel reached […]
Soldiers are “real pride of India”: Rajnath Singh after performing Shastra Puja in Auli Uttarakhand
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday expressed confidence in the armed forces of the country and said that they are the “pride of the nation”. “We are confident that our country is safe in the hands of our armed forces. The jawans of our armed forces and paramilitary forces […]
President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi condole deaths Uttarakhand bus accident
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have each offered their condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Pauri Garhwal bus accident in Uttarakhand district. Taking to social media, Murmu said, “Deeply saddened by the accident of many casualties when the bus fell into […]
HP: 3 killed in road accident in Sirmour
A total of three persons died on Wednesday after their pickup vehicle fell into a ditch at Tikkari road in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmour, District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC) informed. The deceased have been identified as Ramsawroop, Ishwarchand, and Geeta Ram from the village Tikkari in Sangrah tehsil of Sirmour. More […]
PM Modi condoles loss of lives in car crash on Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences for the loss of lives in the car accident on Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link that killed five people. “Pained by the loss of lives due to an accident on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope that those who have […]
Mumbai: 5 killed after speeding car drives into Bandra-Worli accident site, ambulance hit too
At least five people have been reported dead after a speeding car rammed into an accident site on the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai in the early morning hours of Wednesday. Earlier according to reports, over 10 people sustained injuries in the incident when an ambulance and a car and some other […]
YMCA in Telangana, Andhra extends support to KCR ahead of national party launch
The Young Men’s Christian Association in Telangana and Andhra has extended its support to K Chandrashekhar Rao’s decision to float a new national party stating that the Chief Minister is doing so for the “development of minorities”. The Association, which has nearly 250 units in both Telugu states comprising over […]
J-K: 4 local terrorists killed in two encounters in Shopian
As many as four local terrorists were killed in two separate encounters that broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian, said the police on Wednesday morning. In the first encounter that broke out last evening in the Drach area of Shopian, three local terrorists linked with the proscribed terror outfit […]
Uttarakhand: 25 people dead in Pauri Garhwal bus accident
Twenty Five people were killed in the Pauri Garhwal bus accident that took place on Tuesday night in the Birokhal area of Dhumakot in Uttarakhand, informed Deputy General of Police Ashok Kumar. Police and SDRF rescued 21 people overnight and the injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals, he added. […]
BJPs’ step is ‘draconian’, says Gaurav Gogoi after Congress loses IT committee
Deputy Leader of the INC in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) step is “draconian” after Congress loses its chairmanship of the parliamentary committee on IT. He alleged that BJP is building the foundation of a surveillance state where citizens’ rights are subjugated and […]