Condition of former PM Vajpayee continues to be critical

The condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical and he continues to be on advanced life-support system, sources said. The 93-year-old BJP veteran was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. […]

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J&K guv expresses concern over condition of Mughal Road

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to conduct a physical and financial audit of the Mughal Road to ascertain the reasons behind its poor maintenance. The strategic Mughal Road provides alternate connectivity to Kashmir with rest of the country. “The governor expressed dismay over the dilapidated condition […]

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Four drug peddlers arrested

Four people were arrested with 60 grams of heroin in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said today. A police team had setup a check post on Bhalla-Droundi link road in Bhaderwah when they intercepted a car. During its search, they recovered 60 grams of heroin from the four occupants, they said. “The driver tried […]

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CM Yogi Adityanath to inaugurate elevated road in Ghaziabad

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate an elevated road here on Friday, District Magistrate Ritu Maheswari said. The district administration and Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has started preparing for a ceremonial function, she said. However, a confirmation of his arrival is still awaited, she said, adding he will address a public meeting in […]

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2 dead in separate road accidents

Two men died and one was injured in two road accidents here, the police said. In the first incident, a school principal and a teacher were returning to Mau yesterday evening after their examination duty, when their motorcycle collided with a moving tractor at Seura village, they said. Both of them were rushed to a […]

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Major fire at scrap market in Mumbai

A major fire broke out at a scrap market in suburban Kurla this morning, a fire brigade official said. No casualty has been reported in the incident, he said. “The blaze started at a scrap shop in the market near Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road in Kurla around 6 am and spread to other adjacent galas (shops),” […]

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Two killed, 10 injured in road accident

Two persons were killed and 10 others injured when a jeep lost control and overturned here, police said. The injured have been admitted to a hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable, the police said. The police is probing the matter. PTI

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2 students killed in road accident

Two engineering students were killed after their motorcycle hit a divider near the Indira Mill overbridge, police said. The accident took place last night. They were final year B.Tech students at the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, they said. The bodies have been sent for postmortem. PTI

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Two killed in road accident in Samba

Two persons, including a woman, riding on a motorcycle were killed today after being hit by a truck on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. The driver of the truck, bearing a registration number of Punjab, abandoned the vehicle after the accident. Efforts were on to […]

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Five killed in separate road accidents

Five persons were today killed and two others injured in two different road accidents near here, police said. In the first incident, an unidentified vehicle hit a motorcycle on Amba-Sherpur road, some 60 kms away from the district headquarters, killing four persons who were riding it, said Piplauda police station inspector RC Bhati. The deceased, […]

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