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Tragedy Strikes Kathua: Relentless rains trigger landslides in Kathua, eight killed, four children among them

July 20, 2023 Editor

At least eight people, including four minor cousins, were killed and two injured in separate incidents as heavy rains triggered landslides and damaged several houses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said. The incidents took place in Bani Tehsil at around 6 am, the officials said. In ward number 3 of Surjan Morha village, 250km from Kathua headquarters, five members of a family were buried alive after two mud houses were hit by the landslide. “It took three hours for a police team to reach the area…

Pune-Based Company Falls Victim to New Email Scam, Loses Rs 22 Lakh

July 20, 2023 Editor

Emails are an essential part of professional communications and also serve as an identification address. Therefore, to ensure that communication is encrypted and safe, it is always important to verify the email ID. Otherwise, you might end up facing cyber attacks, such as scams. This is exactly what happened to a Pune-based engineering supplies firm, which reportedly lost 24,000 EUROS after failing to notice a single letter change in the email address they were supposedly in contact with for business. According to a recent case reported by The Indian Express,…

Complaint Filed against 26 Opposition Parties for ‘Improper Use’ of Term ‘INDIA’

July 20, 2023 Editor

A police complaint was registered against 26 Opposition parties at Barakhamba Police Station in Delhi for alleged improper use of the name of INDIA and use of the said name for the undue influence and personation at elections,” news agency ANI reported. Expressing objection to the name of the alliance, Dr Avinish Mishra, the complainant urged necessary action against the parties as the term ‘INDIA’ is being used for the undue personation at elections has hurt the sentiments of the people. “26 political parties have misused the name of the…

Traffic Disrupted on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway due to Shooting Stones, 2 Workers Dead and 6 Injured in Udhampur Landslide

July 19, 2023 Editor

The traffic on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was disrupted for 5 hours due to triggering of shooting stones from a hillock on the Mehar-Cafeteria Stretch near Ramban on Tuesday. Traffic authorities said that the highway remained blocked for 5 hours due to shooting stones on the Mehar-Cafeteria stretch of Ramban. They said that the movement of traffic remained slow due to the breakdown of 10 Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) between Nashri and Banihal. Officials said that due to shooting stones on the Mehar-Cafeteria stretch of the highway near Ramban, traffic remained suspended…

Tragedy Strikes Kathua: Two Houses Collapse in Heavy Rains, 5 Feared Dead with 3 Bodies Recovered

July 19, 2023 Editor

Three persons died and two others are feared dead after two houses collapsed following heavy rains in Bani area of Kathua district, officials and reports said on Wednesday. They said two Houses belonging to Mushtaq Ahmed and Abdul Qayum collapsed in Surjan Morha Aruad Block in Bani due to heavy rainfall. Five persons including children got buried under these houses and the bodies of three persons one of them identified as Mohammad Arif son ofAbdul Qayum have been recovered so far by the rescuers including police and local volunteers, they…

Terror Attack in Anantnag: 2 Migrant Labourers Injured in Assault

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 Editor

Two migrant labourers were injured in a terrorist attack in Anantnag district of south Kashmir late Tuesday evening. Their condition is said to be stable and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the attackers. The incident took place in Lal Chowk area of Anantnag town. They have been identified as Akshay, 20, son of Kanta of Sangli, Maharashtra and Saurav, 20, son of Pradeep of Sangli, Maharashtra. “Terrorists fired at two outside labourers in Anantnag. Both the injured civilians have been shifted to a hospital, where they are stated…

BJP Criticizes Opposition Alliance Over Use of ‘INDIA’ Name: ‘Won’t Make Them More Credible’

July 18, 2023 Editor

Shortly after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that the opposition alliance will be called Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said the “same players…regrouping under a different name won’t make them any more credible.” BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya asserted that people will re-elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024, saying the “country is too precious to be risked with one of the self-serving, corrupt, dynastic parties.” Malviya even compared the renaming of the alliance with the regrouping of members of the…

Environmental Concerns: Plastic Waste and Garbage Dumps in Gulmarg Forests Spark Outrage

July 18, 2023 Editor

By: Parvaiz Bhat Images of garbage “dumped openly in a forest area” in ecologically fragile Gulmarg range which went viral on social media a few days ago, has once again highlighted the unending problem of mishandling of solid waste and overall issues related to management practices in health resorts of Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Pahalgam and other tourist destinations within Kashmir valley. The photographs circulated on social media depicted a sorry state of affairs with solid waste — mostly plastic bags, plastic wrappers and plastic containers — dumped openly in the forest…

Devastating Floods in Haryana: Death Toll Climbs to 34

July 18, 2023 Editor

Four more deaths in rain-related incidents were reported in Haryana on Monday, taking the death toll to 34, according to state government data. The state was lashed by heavy rains recently, leading to flooding in various districts. As many as 1,378 villages and 1.67 lakh hectares of crop area have been affected, the data updated at 5 pm stated. A total of 6,477 people have been evacuated from the affected areas, it stated. As many as 3,078 of those evacuated are staying in 41 relief camps set up in the…

Historic Moment: Yamuna River Reaches Walls of Taj Mahal for the First Time in 45 Years

July 18, 2023 Editor

After wreaking havoc in Delhi, the Yamuna River rose to 495.8 feet in Agra, breaching the ‘low flood level’ mark and reaching the walls of the iconic Taj Mahal on Monday, a sight unseen for 45 years. As per the visuals shared on social media, the waters of Yamuna can be seen submerging a garden located behind the majestic monument. The last time the Yamuna approached the world heritage site was during the floods of 1978. The water level had surpassed the ‘low-flood level’ at 495 feet, reaching 497.9 feet.…