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New Delhi/Srinagar, July 9 At least 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir due to a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, an ITBP spokesperson said on Saturday. The border-guarding force had also…

Srinagar, July 9 Six pilgrims were evacuated by Army’s helicopters on Saturday as rescue operations continued through the night near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst swept away scores of people, killing at least 13, officials said. The cloudburst that occurred at…

New Delhi/Srinagar, July 9 At least 16 people have been killed while 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir due to a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, officials said on Saturday. A…

New Delhi/Srinagar, July 9 At least 16 people have been killed while 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir due to a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, officials said on Saturday. A…

Saurabh MalikChandigarh, July 8Five years ago, the Chandigarh Administration had assured the Punjab and Haryana High Court of undertaking an exercise to remove at the earliest all public hazards, such as dead trees and potholes.Some of the injured students undergo treatment at the GMSH, Sector 16, Chandigarh.The High Court Bench…

Chandigarh, July 8Heerakshi, a Class X student of Carmel Convent School here, was killed and 19 others were injured after an old tree fell on them during recess. Heerakshi, who sustained a serious head injury, was rushed to the PGIMER where she was declared ‘brought dead.’ A staff attendant too…

Chandigarh, July 8 Heerakshi, a Class X student of Carmel Convent School here, was killed and 19 others were injured after an old tree fell on them during recess. Heerakshi, who sustained a serious head injury, was rushed to the PGIMER where she was declared ‘brought dead.’ A staff attendant…

Samaan LateefSrinagar July 8At least 13 pilgrims were killed, several injured and over 50 went missing after a cloudburst in the Amarnath cave shrine area triggered flash floods on Friday.The cloudburst occurred around 5.30 pm. At least three community kitchens and two dozen tents of pilgrims were washed away near…

Nusa Dua, Indonesia, July 8 G20 foreign ministers called for an end to the war and grain blockade in Ukraine on Friday, as Russia’s top diplomat walked out of a meeting and denounced the West for “frenzied criticism” and squandering a chance to tackle global economic problems. Russia’s invasion of…

New Delhi, July 8 The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday set up a helpline for the Amarnath Yatra, which has been suspended after a cloudburst near the holy cave left 10 persons dead and scores of others missing. The Lt Governor administration and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB)…

Hisar, July 8 A villager was killed and some other persons, including three policemen, suffered injuries as a protest demonstration turned violent in Khedar village of the district today evening. SP Lokender Singh said a tractor tried to speed away and hit four persons at the protest site. As a…

London, July 8Rishi Sunak, the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Friday formally launched his leadership bid to succeed Boris Johnson as the new Conservative Party leader and future British Prime Minister.The British-Indian Minister, who resigned from Johnson’s Cabinet earlier this week setting off events in motion that ultimately…

Sandeep Dikshit Though Shinzo Abe’s first term as Japan Prime Minister in 2006-7 was undistinguished, he showed his ultraconservative tendencies in the foreign policy plane by confronting China on the Senkaku islands, even if the ploy was to outflank an even more conservative politician. Abe also was the pivot…

Srinagar, July 8 At least eight persons were killed in a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas Friday evening, damaging 25 tents and three community kitchens, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was anguished by the incident and offered condolences…

Srinagar, July 8 At least 10 persons were killed when a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas triggered flash floods Friday evening that also damaged 25 tents and three community kitchens, police officials said. Three persons have been rescued, they said. Prime Minister Narendra…