Arun Sharma Jammu: Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp on Monday after it was suspended due to cloudburst near the holy cave shrine three days earlier. Sixteen persons died in the cloudburst while 40 others are still missing and the rescue operation to locate them is still on. Despite the tragedy, pilgrims have been arriving at the base camp … Read more
RANCHI, July 9: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 5.32 crore cash after it conducted raids at about 18 locations in Jharkhand as part of a money laundering investigation against Pankaj Mishra, the political representative of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and those linked to him, officials said Saturday. The searches were launched on Friday … Read more
JAMMU, July 9: Amidst rains, thousands of devotees drawn from all walks of life participated in the impressive Rath Yatra of Lord Shree Jagannath, which was taken out here today. The Yatra, which started from Shiv Dham, Canal Road, was organized by ISKCON Temple Dream City Muthi. Thousands of people drawn from different parts of … Read more
JAMMU, July 9: While Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha couldn’t make it to Northern Zonal Council meeting at Jaipur today which was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur joined the conclave which discussed internal security, cyber crime and issues of border areas among others. … Read more
JAMMU, July 9: The death toll in the yesterday’s flash flood triggered by heavy rain near Shri Amarnath Ji cave shrine rose to 16 today as the search operations continued without a break amid fears that many are still trapped under the debris. Officials said 15,000 stranded pilgrims were shifted to the lower base camp … Read more
NEW DELHI, July 9: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said the deaths and destruction near the Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir were due to a highly localized rain event and not due to a cloudburst. According to weather scientists, the shrine reported 31 mm of rainfall between 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm on … Read more