Amritsar (IANS) Angry residents blocked traffic around the Joda Phatak area in Amritsar on Sunday to protest against the apathy of the Punjab government and the railways towards the families of 59 people who lost their lives when a speeding…
Srinagar (IANS): Seven civilians were killed in an explosion at an encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday after a gunfight that left three militants dead was over, officials said.
A police spokesman said the gunfight…
Jammu (IANS): Two infiltrating militants and three soldiers were killed on Sunday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district where the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid.
"Army in Sunderbani sector of…
Jammu/Srinagar (IANS): The counting of votes for the recently concluded municipal polls began in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Poll officials said that the counting started at 8 a.m., and all the results would be declared later in the day.
…Lucknow (IANS) Violence and communal clashes have been reported from many parts of Uttar Pradesh during the idol immersion procession of Goddess Durga, police said on Saturday.
A minor girl and a teenage boy died while a woman…
Amritsar (IANS): The Punjab Police has launched an investigation into the Dusshera tragedy here on Friday evening in which a local train crushed at least 58 people while watching the burning of a Ravana effigy from a railway track.
The incident…
Srinagar (IANS) Seven soldiers were injured when militants triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said on Friday.
The explosion took place when an armored Army vehicle was…
Sabarimala (Kerala) (IANS) Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women on Friday to call off their journey towards the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
At 10.50…
Amritsar (IANS) In a terrible disaster, at least 12 people watching the burning of Ravan effigy were mowed down by a train here in Punjab on Friday, police said.
A large number of people were watching the Ravan effigy in flames…
Amritsar (IANS) In a terrible disaster, at least 50 people watching the burning of a Ravan effigy from a railway track were crushed by a speeding train here in Punjab on Friday, triggering anger in the area and nationwide outrage.
A large number…