They were just a kilometre away from where they lived Four people returning home after a New Year party-cum-birthday bash died when their car hit a roadside barrier before careening into a parked truck near Kullu on Chandigarh-Manali highway early Friday. The victims, including three women, died less than 1km from their homes. Police identified...
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BSF nabs Bangladeshi national near border; hands him over to police
Representational image JAMMU: BSF apprehended a 19-year-old Bangladeshi national in forward areas near international border in Jammu district’s Gajansoo during routine border surveillance on Thursday.“After completing initial formalities, BSF handed Shariful Islam Bhuiyan, a resident of Bangladesh’s Comilla district, over to local police for further legal action. Shariful is being interrogated to ascertain the circumstances...
J&K govt will discuss Kashmiri shawl sellers’ harassment with states concerned, says NC
NC chief Farooq Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference on Thursday expressed concern over the alleged assaults on Kashmiri shawl sellers in different parts of the country and said the Jammu and Kashmir government would take up the issue with the state governments concerned.NC chief Farooq Abdullah said, “It is unfortunate that some people want...
Ladakh’s new chief secy Ashish Kundra vows peace
Ladakh chief secretary Ashish Kundra (left) calls on Ladakh LG Kavinder Gupta NEW DELHI: Ladakh’s new chief secretary Ashish Kundra has listed addressing people’s aspirations as a key priority, stressing the Union territory’s “civilisational history of peace must be treasured and preserved”.The senior IAS officer, who took charge Thursday, comes in at a time of...
Pakistan-based terror handler’s property attached in Poonch
Representational image JAMMU: In a major offensive against cross-border terrorism and its support networks, Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached property of a Pakistan-based terror handler under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Rafiq Nai is the launch commander of banned terror outfit Tahreek-ul-Mujahideen / Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Force.“The accused is actively involved in supervision of...
Combing op in Poonch after drone drops ‘IED’ along LoC
Representative Image JAMMU: Security forces on Thursday launched a combing operation along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district after a drone reportedly dropped an IED and weapons between Rangar Nallah and Poonch River in Chakkan da Bagh belt of Khari village early in the morning.“Searches conducted by Army, special operations group, and local police...
NHL trade rumours: Canucks linked to Sherwood, Pettersson; Bruins eye Maccelli
Kiefer Sherwood (Image Via Getty Images) The NHL rumor roundup is getting hotter as the speculation around Vancouver Canucks trades involving Kiefer Sherwood and Elias Pettersson heats up, while the Boston Bruins are rumored to be inquiring about Matias Maccelli ahead of the March 6 trade day. With several clubs looking into the market from...
‘Worst tragedy’: Around 40 killed in Swiss bar fire; many victims ‘quite young’
Swiss Federal President Guy Parmelin (AP) Swiss President Guy Parmelin described the deadly fire at the bar in Crans-Montana that killed 40 and injured 115 as “one of the worst tragedies” the country has known.A fire broke out shortly after midnight on Thursday during New Year celebrations at Le Constellation, a bar popular with international...
Microsoft at 50: Nadella’s big reshuffle; New CEO named to focus on company’s biggest biz
Microsoft turned fifty-year-old this year. In the year Microsoft turned 50, CEO Satya Nadella announced one of the biggest-ever leadership overhaul and some big hires. Microsoft hired former Meta engineering boss Jay Parikh. The company also and elevated senior executives, including commercial head Judson Althoff and Ryan Roslansky, chief executive of LinkedIn. In October 2025,...
‘You are nominated, I am elected … ‘: TMC’s offensive against CEC sets stage for rough SIR ride
NEW DELHI: “You are a nominated official, but I am an elected representative … ” The Trinamool Congress’s offensive against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has set the stage for an all-out confrontation over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ahead of upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, who...
