Police have seized 1,640 kg of ganja worth over Rs one crore from a truck in Assam’s Karimganj district along the Assam-Tripura border, and apprehended two persons. Based on secret information, the police team of the Churaibari police watch post on Saturday conducted naka checking at the Churaibari area and […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
HP: Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra suspended for 2 days; 1 pilgrim dead, 2 missing
One pilgrim was killed and two others went missing after falling from a hill near Parvati Bagh during the Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra in Himachal Pradesh, said officials on Sunday. As per information, the three pilgrims slipped while undertaking the Yatra from Parvati Bagh. Deputy Commissioner of Kullu Ashutosh Garg said that in […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
J-K: 2 killed, 2 injured after landslide hits bus in Doda village
Two persons were killed, while two others were injured after a bus they were travelling in was hit by a landslide near Bhanghroo Gandoh village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Sunday morning, officials said on Sunday. The accident took place at around 8.00 am. According to officials, a rescue operation […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Himachal Pradesh: ‘Unexpected’ snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti village
Losar village in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh received an ‘unexpected’ spell of snowfall on Sunday as various parts of north India remain affected due to heavy rainfall. The entire village was covered with a thick layer of snow after it experienced the surprise snowfall on Sunday morning. “Losar village received an unexpected sudden snowfall on Sunday […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
BSF, Punjab Police recover another Pak drone near International Border in Amritsar
A joint team of Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, on Sunday morning recovered another Pakistani drone near India-Pakistan International Border in Amritsar district. The drone was recovered from the outskirts of Kakkar village in Amritsar following a search operation launched by the BSF and Punjab Police on specific information. During the search, the BSF said, its troops along […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Monsoon fury: Uttarakhand on red alert, several roads blocked due to landslide
As an intense spell of monsoon rain continued over the northwestern Himalayan region on Saturday and Sunday morning, numerous roads were blocked and several people were stuck due to landslides. In Uttarakhand, Badrinath National Highway was closed due to a landslide near Chhinka and NH-9 was closed in the Kumaon division at […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Flood situation in Assam’s Dhemaji continues to be grim, about 18,000 people affected
The flood situation in the Dhemaji district of Assam has become grim as nearly 18,000 people have been affected by the current wave of flood. 48 villages under four revenue circles of the district have been inundated by flood waters and submerged 530.07 hectares of cropland. Following torrential rain in the past couple of days, the water levels of […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
J-K: Amarnath Yatra resumes on Pahalgam route as weather improves
The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed on Sunday afternoon on the Pahalgam route following an improvement in weather conditions, officials said. The Yatra on the other route, Baltal, is yet to resume. Earlier, the Yatra was halted since Friday due to bad weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir. Authorities on Sunday […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
Telangana: 3 shops gutted as fire breaks out in Secunderabad’s Palika Bazar
Three shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Secunderabad on Sunday morning, officials said. Locals of the area noticed the fire that broke out at Secunderabad’s Palika Bazar and raised an alarm. On receiving information, a team of fire tenders reached the spot and started the operation. Officials said […]