LEH TOLL 165

SNEHESH ALEX PHILIP

Leh, Aug 9: Rescue and relief efforts were being carried out on a war-footing in cloudburst-hit Leh region as the death toll mounted to 165 and 400 others remained missing. 165 people have been killed of whom 150 have been identified so far, official sources said, adding the victims include More

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MPs express grief

New Delhi, Aug 9: The Parliament Members today expressed sorrow over the loss of life and property in the flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir last week. “The House expresses its profound sorrow over the loss of life and property due this catastrophe,” More

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‘India studying ICJ view on Kosovo independence’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 9: Against the backdrop of its hesitation to recognise Kosovo as an independent country, India today reserved its view on the International Court of Justice’s endorsement of the 2008 unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo from Serbia. “We are studying the Opinion of More

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Open Leh-Manali Highway in 3 days: Omar to BRO

Leh, Aug 9: In his second visit to Ladakh since Friday, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today directed the Border Roads Organisation to clear the Manali-Leh highway within next three days and asked the officials engaged in relief work to ensure that procedural formalities do not delay the operation.
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Dal Khalsa moved by Kashmir sufferings'

New Delhi: The Dal Khalsa has said the people of Punjab were moved by the sufferings of Kashmiris. Speaking at a sit-in protest outside the Jantar Mantar on Saturday, its spokesman, Kanwarpal Singh said Dal Khalsa members participated to protest the unabated killings across the valley since More

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