Two truck drivers stranded at Zojilla Pass from Sunday
Kashmir 05 Nov: Two truck drivers are stranded at Zojilla Pass in Sonamarg region from Sunday and officials said that efforts are on foot to rescue and evacuate them.
The Snowfall on Saturday disrupted traffic and blocked major connecting…
Five Maoists killed in encounter in Odisha: DGP
Odisha Nov 5: At least five Maoists, including a woman, were gunned down in an exchange of fire with security personnel in a forest in Malkangiri district Monday, a senior police official said.The gun battle took place near Paplur area…
Massive landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway, clearance operation underway
JAMMU : A massive landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district Monday, with authorities mobilising men and machinery to restore the all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, officials said.…
Damage to crops due to snowfall: Crop Insurance scheme could have proved critical, KCC&I decry…
Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday said that delay in implementation of Crop Insurance Schemes has ensured that farmers and orchardists are deprived of any sort of insurance cover which could have proved to be…
Sonipat accident: 12 killed, 9 injured
New Delhi/Sonipat: Situation of the nine people, who were injured other than the 12 causalities in the Sonipat Highway accident, were now said to be stable and recovering, the police sources said on Monday morning.
Atleast 12 people were…
Leopard enters Gujarat secretariat; search operation on
Ahmedabad: A leopard sneaked inside the premises of the high-security Gujarat government secretariat in Gandhinagar in early hours Monday, prompting the Forest Department to launch a search operation for the feline.The secretariat, or…
France’s New Caledonia rejects independence in tighter-than-expected vote
Noumea: Islanders on the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have rejected independence in a referendum that revealed weaker-than-expected support for Paris in the resource-rich and strategic outpost.On the final count, 56.4 per…
Iran will ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions: Rouhani
Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic “will proudly bypass sanctions” by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country’s oil and financial sectors.“I announce that we will proudly bypass…
After 4 days, life returns to normal in Pampore town of south Kashmir
Pulwama: Life returned to normal on Monday in Pampore town of this south Kashmir district four days of shutdown to mourn the the killing of local Lashkar militant.All shops and business establishments reopened in the Saffron town after…
Rupee falls 34 paise against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 34 paise to 72.79 against the US dollar in early trade at the interbank forex market Monday on foreign fund outflows.The rupee opened lower at 72.76 per dollar against previous close of 72.45 and dropped…