New Delhi/Srinagar, May 10 It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent spiral-horned Markhor, the largest member of the goat family, has for centuries inhabited the high mountains of Kashmir. But human greed and interference have placed this graceful animal on the 'critically endangered' list with barely 350 members remaining.
Srinagar, May 9 Police foiled a march by employees in Srinagar even as work in government offices remained paralyzed across the state Wednesday for the second successive day.
New Delhi, May 8 The Supreme Court Tuesday sought details of the reservation of 11,000 seats for various categories in India's annual Haj quota, saying the subsidy for the pilgrimage and sending a goodwill delegation to Makkah should be done away with.
Srinagar, May 8 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday criticised the strike by Air India pilots, calling it "a cruel joke on tax payers".
Jammu, May 8 A 12-year-old boy, the son of a Special Police Officer, was killed when suspected militants lobbed a grenade at their house late Monday night in a remote village of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, May 9 The Supreme Court Wednesday indicated that it would take a look at the government's build-operate-transfer (BOT) policy that allows private operators to build roads and charge toll tax to cover their costs.
Jammu, May 9 It was Jammu's own 'premier league', where hundreds of young cricketers vied for a chance to play the game at the national and international level. And the tournament's organiser was no sports body, but the Indian Army.
Verna (Goa), May 8 The Maharashtra boys team, the defending champions, thrashed Chhattisgarh 65-32 in their opening match of the 39th Sub-Junior Boys and Girls National Basketball Championship at the Agnel Complex here Tuesday.
Srinagar, May 8 Jammu and Kashmir government employees across Kashmir Valley began a two-day strike Tuesday to press the state government for the implementation of their demands.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) The presence of the highly endangered, elusive western tragopan can now be felt more clearly in the Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh, with its numbers multiplying.
