116 killed in stampede in UP’s Hathras, most victims women
Hathras: A stampede at a religious congregation here killed 116 people on Tuesday as devotees suffocated to their deaths and bodies piled atop each other in the worst such tragedy in recent years. The stampede took place as people headed home after a ‘satsang’ in the district’s Phulrai village, conducted by a preacher known as […]
Indian Army averts a Probable Accident as part of smooth conduct of Amarnath Yatra
Ramban: Indian Army along with the JK Police averted a major tragedy on NH-44, as a langar vehicle moving from Amarnath to Hoshiarpur, Punjab lost control due to brake failure. Indian Army jawans along with JK Police persons attempted to slow down and finally stop the Bus from plunging down into the Nalaveh by placing […]
Around 50-60 killed in UP’s Hathras stampede, death toll likely to increase
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh): In a tragic incident, a stampede at a private event in Hathras has claimed 50-60 lives, Hathras DM Ashish Kumar confirmed. He said that the district administration is actively investigating the incident.”District administration is investigating the matter. The injured are being taken to the hospital and people are still being recovered. A […]
DC Poonch conducts extensive tour of Surankote Sub-Division, oversees developmental works
Interacts with locals, resolves grievances, Directs authorities to expedite ongoing projects POONCH: Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Yasin M. Choudhary conducted an extensive daylong tour of the Surankote sub-division here today. The Deputy Commissioner was accompanied by SDM Surankote Farooq Khan; BRO Officer O.P. Sharma; Executive Engineer PMGSY Imtiaz Mir; Executive Engineer R&B Showket Choudhary and other […]
District level Committee reviews implementation of Road Safety measures in Doda District
DODA: Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh, who is also the chairman of the District Road Safety Committee (DRSC), today reviewed the road safety measures and issues here at a meeting of the Committee. The meeting was held in the mini-conference hall of the DC office complex and attended by SSP Javid Iqbal; ADC Sudershan Kumar; CPO […]
DC Reasi reviews arrangements for Kounsar Nag Yatra-2024
REASI: Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Vishesh Mahajan, chaired a meeting to review the preparations for the Kounsar Nag Yatra, scheduled from August 7th to August 10th, 2024. The meeting focused on ensuring seamless arrangements for security, medical care, transportation, power and water supply for the convenience of the devotees. The President of the Kounsar Nag Yatra […]
DC Ramban assesses arrangements for pilgrims at Yatri Niwas Chanderkote
RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary visited Yatri Niwas Chanderkote here today and interacted with the Yatries staying there. The DC was accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Varunjeet Singh Charak; ACD, Shrinath Suman and other concerned officers. The Deputy Commissioner also took stock of facilities from Camp Director, S. J P Singh available for the […]
LG Manoj Sinha chairs high level meeting to review Muharram arrangements
SRINAGAR: LG Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting to review arrangements for Muharram, today at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; RR Swain, DGP; Vijay Kumar, ADGP, Law & Order; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Administrative Secretaries, Deputy Commissioners, Heads […]
Indian Army contingent departs for India-Thailand joint military exercise Maitree
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India]: The Indian Army contingent departed on Monday for the 13th edition of India-Thailand joint military Exercise MAITREE that is scheduled to be conducted from July 1-15 at Fort Vachiraprakan in Tak Province of Thailand, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The last edition of the same exercise was conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya […]
Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest
New Delhi [India]: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea moved by Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Excise Policy case. The bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna after hearing initial submissions of Senior […]
