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Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that his government will not yield to any pressure regarding the handling of the alleged Dharmasthala murders case. Dharmasthala is a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre in Karnataka. Responding to demands by a retired judge for an SIT probe, he said the government will take legal action in the matter. "We can't take action by ignoring the law." "The individual connected to the case came forward and gave a statement to the police after r ...Read More >
Dimapur, Jul 18 (PTI) Two persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Nagaland, a health department official said on Friday. Chief Medical Officer, Dimapur, Dr Yartenla Jamir, said that of the seven JE cases detected in Dimapur, Chumoukedima, and Niuland districts, two persons have died so far. She expressed concern over the rise in Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases in the three districts, especially during the monsoon season, which increases the risk of transmission. The Health departm ...Read More >
Dharmasthala murders: Will not yield to any pressure, says K'taka CM Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that his government will not yield to any pressure regarding the handling of the alleged Dharmasthala murders case. Dharmasthala is a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre in Karnataka. Responding to demands by a retired judge for an SIT probe, he said the government will take legal action in the matter. "We can't take action by ignoring the law." "The individual connect ...Read More >
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): Five Amarnath yatra pilgrims were injured today morning after a truck hit their car near Battal Ballian in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 137 Bn, Udhampur, Kartar Singh said that five people got injured out of the eight people in the car. These injured people have been transferred to a hospital and are now in a stable condition. Singh said, ' At 6:13 AM, a UP vehicle carrying Pahalgam yatris had ei ...Read More >
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): Five Amarnath yatra pilgrims were injured today morning after a truck hit their car near Battal Ballian in Jammu and Kashmir Udhampur district. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 137 Bn, Udhampur, Kartar Singh said that five people got injured out of the eight people in the car. These injured people have been transferred to a hospital and are now in a stable condition. Singh said, At 6:13 AM, a UP vehicle carrying Pahalgam yatris had eight ...Read More >
Jhargram, Jul 18 (PTI) Three elephants, including two calves, were run over by an express train near Banstala railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore district, police said on Friday. The incident, which took place on Thursday night, occurred when an elephant herd that probably came from Jharkhand's Dalma forest was traversing, they said. The three pachyderms were mowed on the tracks by a speeding Janshatabdi Express on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section, a police officer said. It was ...Read More >
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): The 16th batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, consisting of 7908 pilgrims, departed from Jammu early in the morning today amid tight security. Due to heavy rainfall in the region, the yatra had been suspended temporarily on Thursday. But the pilgrimage was permitted to continue once the conditions improved. Pilgrims have been visiting the Shrine from all parts of the country and abroad since the beginning of the Yatra and have expressed great e ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): After being suspended for a day, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday along both the Pahalgam and Ganderbal Baltal routes. The 16th batch of 7,908 devotees departed from Jammu early in the morning today and crossed Udhampur district amid tight security arrangements. The authorities facilitated unhindered movement with increased vigilance to ensure that the pilgrims remain safe. Of 7,908 devotees, 5,029 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 2879 for Ba ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A retired Supreme Court judge and several activists have demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the shocking Dharmasthala murders, to be monitored by the Supreme Court or the Karnataka High Court. The case involves the alleged killings of multiple women and others. Dharmasthala is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage centre in Karnataka. Addressing a press conference at the Bengaluru Press Club on Thursday, retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice V. Gopala Gowda demanded that, "G ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): After being suspended for a day, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday along both the Pahalgam and Ganderbal's Baltal routes. The 16th batch of 7,908 devotees departed from Jammu early in the morning today and crossed Udhampur district amid tight security arrangements. The authorities facilitated unhindered movement with increased vigilance to ensure that the pilgrims remain safe. Of 7,908 devotees, 5,029 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 2879 for ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wan ...Read More >
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 18 (ANI): A few locals from Mansoorpur village in the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh are undertaking the Kanwar Yatra while highlighting the efforts made by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath against illegal encroachment. CM Adityanath has gained the nickname bulldozer baba due to his emphasis on bulldozer justice against lawbreakers in Uttar Pradesh. The Kanwariyas from Mansoorpur took out a Bulldozer Baba kanwar, featuring Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. ...Read More >
Srinagar: After remaining suspended for a day due to inclement weather and slippery track conditions, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday morning on both the Baltal and Pahalgam routes, officials told the news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) They said hundreds of pilgrims were allowed to proceed towards the holy cave shrine, nestled in Himalayas, for darshan. Pertinently, no pilgrim was allowed to move from either of the twin base camps towards the cave shrine on Thursday as a precautio ...Read More >
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. PMO India posted on X: "Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri @manojsinha, met Prime Minister @narendramodi." Though details about the meeting were not made public, it is believed that LG discussed the current security and developmental situation of J&K with the PM. The ongoing smooth Amarnath Yatra too was in the focus, and the LG is supposed to have told the PM about ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) After a day-long suspension due to heavy rains and landslides in Kashmir, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday with a fresh batch of over 7,900 pilgrims leaving Jammu for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The Yatra also resumed from the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir, officials said. Also Read | 'A Decade of Digital India' Reel Contest by Government of India: How To Participate and Win Up To INR 15,000 ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) After a day-long suspension due to heavy rains and landslides in Kashmir, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday with a fresh batch of over 7,900 pilgrims leaving Jammu for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The Yatra also resumed from the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir, officials said. Escorted by CRPF and police personnel, the 16th batch of 7,908 pilgrims -- including 5,957 men, 1,613 women, 26 children ...Read More >
Jammu, July17 (UNI): After a one-day suspension of the Shri Amarnath Yatra from the Jammu base camp, a fresh batch of 7,908 pilgrims chanting 'Bam Bam Bhole' left today morning for the holy cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas from the Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar base camp. No batch was allowed to proceed from Jammu and Pahalgam-Chandanwari base camp yesterday due to landslides and heavy rains along the Baltal track. However, officials said the pilgrims departed today from the base camp i ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from th ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday, a day after it was suspended due to heavy rains across Kashmir, officials said. A fresh batch of pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine from Nunwan and Baltal base camps, they said. The yatra was suspended on Thursday as heavy rains triggered landslides and shooting stones at several places along the treacherous trek. This is the first time the yatra has been suspended from Jammu this year. Nearly 2.5 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880 ...Read More >
The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday (July 18) after being temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall and landslides in parts of Kashmir. Pilgrims were once again allowed to proceed towards the holy cave shrine from the Nunwan (Pahalgam) and Baltal base camps, officials confirmed. The suspension was enforced on Thursday (July 17) as heavy rains triggered landslides and shooting stones, rendering the steep mountain paths unsafe for travel. Authorities had halted movement for urgent repairs and ...Read More >
Mumbai: The BMC is set to begin structural strengthening work on the Parel TT flyover in October this year. To minimise traffic inconvenience, the repairs will be carried out in phases by closing one lane at a time. The repair work was originally planned two years ago but was deferred as the Delisle Road Bridge in Lower Parel was still under reconstruction at the time. Undertaking both projects simultaneously would have worsened traffic congestion in central Mumbai. Constructed in 1980, the Pa ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 18 (PTI) The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday, a day after it was suspended due to heavy rains across Kashmir, officials said. A fresh batch of pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine from Nunwan and Baltal base camps, they said. The yatra was suspended on Thursday as heavy rains triggered landslides and shooting stones at several places along the treacherous trek. More than 2.50 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas since ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this res ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Though Amarnath Yatra was suspended today due to heavy rain in the Valley for the last 36 hours from Baltal and Nunwan tracks, 9200 pilgrims who had a night halt at Panchtarni and lower cave paid obeisance at cave shrine by this evening, officials said. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO With this, a total number of 2,56,233 pilgrims offered prayers at 3880 metre high Himalayan cave in South Kashmir during last 15 days of darshan since over one month long holy pilgrimage started on July ...Read More >
Amritsar: Hoping that India and Pakistan will lift their ongoing travel suspension, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday invited devotees to submit their passports for visa processing to travel across the border for the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Nov.SGPC secretary Partap Singh informed that since Guru Nanak's birth anniversary fell over three and a half months from now, SGPC was hopeful the govt will resume Pakistan travel. "Given that the entire process of ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Thursday due to heavy rain in the valley for the last 36 hours, officials said. A weather advisory had warned of more heavy rain in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. This comes a day after a woman pilgrim died and three sustained injuries in a landslide along the Baltal route of the yatra in Ganderbal district. Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for 17.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps. Continuous heavy rains over the last two days have nec ...Read More >
Rajneesh Gangwar is a teacher at MGM Inter College ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A teacher in Bareilly sang a song referencing the Kanwar Yatra to students at MGM Inter College * The song urged students to light the lamp of knowledge instead of carrying Kanwars * A case was filed after BJP leaders and a local corporator complained to police Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Lucknow: A schoolteacher in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district has landed in trou ...Read More >
As the sacred month of Sawan (Shravan) commences, several districts in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have announced school holidays on Monday, July 14, 2025, due to the ongoing Kanwar Yatra. This annual pilgrimage involves thousands of Kanwariyas travelling long distances on foot to collect Ganga water for Jalabhishek, leading to packed roads and major traffic challenges. To ensure student safety and ease congestion, local authorities have ordered the closure of all government and private schools o ...Read More >
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