SRINAGAR: Ladakh tourism numbers hit a 121 per cent increase in May this year, the start of the region’s peak tourism season, compared to May last year. A statement issued by the Ladakh administration on Saturday states that foreign tourist arrivals also rose by more than 15%, with most tourists from Thailand, Vietnam and the…
JAMMU: Cracking down on lapses in the handling of crimes against children, the SSP of J&K’s Samba district suspended the SHO of Ramgarh police station, a sub-inspector, two ASIs, and a munshi over allegations of facilitating a compromise in a Pocso case. They have been attached to police lines pending an investigation into the charges.“This…
Australian NRI Sunil Sharma was murdered by his brother in India over crores of property. A week after Surbhi Sharma, the daughter of an NRI maths teacher in Australia, launched a plea to find her father, the chilling murder plot has been revealed by the police in India as they made four arrests. And the…
SRINAGAR: A visit by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti to an upcoming AIIMS in Pulwama’s Awantipora on Friday and her review of the project with officials has sparked a political storm in J&K, with the governing NC alleging the Centre orchestrated the move at a time it has intensified demands for restoration of statehood.National Conference (NC)…
‘Donald, Donald Trump’: US president posts self-praise anthem claiming world can’t stop loving him US President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated music video celebrating himself on his Truth Social platform on Saturday and later reposted a message from the song’s creator, who said he was proud to receive the president’s endorsement.The song, credited to Anthony…
House prices fall in Texas, coinciding with the exodus of Indian-origin people. Republican Brandon Gill, who rarely hides his hatred for immigrants, including Indians, despite being married to Indian-origin Danielle D’Souza, reacted to a report on the housing market decline in Texas owing to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on H-1B visa abuse. Bloomberg recently reported…
Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: An army officer died after falling into a gorge during an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said, as cited by PTI.The officer, a lieutenant, was part of the security forces involved in Operation Sheruwali, which entered its 15th day. The operation is being carried…
James Weston Higginbotham (top left, long hair) has been missing since May 29 A 20-year-old Auburn University student from Alabama who went missing during a family vacation in Japan has been found dead, bringing a tragic end to a weeklong search that drew international attention. James “Weston” Higginbotham, a junior studying biosystems engineering at Auburn…
NEW DELHI: India and Nepal share a “very special relationship” and there is now an opportunity to “decisively shift the trajectory” of bilateral engagement to realise its full potential, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday during talks with Nepal foreign minister Shisir Khanal in New Delhi.In his opening remarks, Jaishankar underlined the depth…
NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned politician Yusuf Pathan on Saturday dismissed reports claiming that the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee either directly or through Sourav Ganguly had asked him to resign from his Lok Sabha seat to pave the way for her to contest a by-election.In a video shared on social media, Pathan termed the reports “completely false”…