SRINAGAR: Grief paused at a border that rarely yields. A coffin set by the narrow Kishanganga river in Keran sector of J&K became a bridge of sight, if not touch, as mourners gathered on both sides of LoC, calling out across distance for a final farewell.In Keran — a village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district…
Veteran singer Asha Bhosle once addressed the long-standing criticism that she and her sister Lata Mangeshkar dominated the Hindi film music industry, a claim often described as a ‘monopoly’. In a frank and no-nonsense response, Asha dismissed the notion, suggesting it was more a matter of perception than reality.At a time when debates around equal…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd (DKMUL) president Raviraj Hegde said that the union has plans to set up a mega dairy unit, an ice cream plant, a paneer production unit and a bottled water manufacturing unit in the coming days.He told reporters here on Monday that detailed discussions on the proposed projects…
An eternal night seems like something out of a fairy tale, but it is an actual and regular event in certain areas around the globe. Because of the tilt of the Earth, areas located near the Arctic and Antarctic Circles have continuous sunlight in their summer season. Here, the sun stays up for weeks and…
Ladakh gets five new districts, LG Saxena approves notification SRINAGAR: Ladakh’s number of districts rose from two to seven after five more were added — Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass — in a notification issued Monday by lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, days before Union home minister Amit Shah is due to visit.Calling it…
Jammu: Separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah arrives to appear before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in connection with a 1996 Srinagar violence case, in Jammu. (PTI Photo) JAMMU: A designated NIA court in Jammu Monday extended the remand of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah till May 6 in connection with a three decades old…
The conversation around Govinda’s declining career refuses to die down, even as fans continue to wait for his big comeback. Now, actor Ashwin Kaushal has weighed in on the subject, sharing his take on what led to the superstar’s downfall — and why he still believes a comeback is possible.In an interview with Siddharth Kannan,…
Mangaluru: Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai said the Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd (DKMUL) should set up a milk plant in Puttur.The MLA told reporters on Monday that directors from the region were also supporting the proposal of setting up a plant in Puttur. The DKMUL gets more milk from Belthangady, Sullia, Puttur,…
Bengaluru: Rail commuters in the city may face a tough few weeks as yard remodelling work at KSR Bengaluru railway station — approved by the railway board — is set to disrupt train services from mid-June to early Aug. The scheduled work will cause cancellations of regular services, including express, passenger and Memu trains, forcing…
Steve Shand leaving court A man convicted in a human smuggling case linked to the deaths of an Indian family at the US-Canada border has moved an appeals court seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence, reports CBC News.Steve Shand, one of two men found guilty in 2024, has asked the court to quash the…
