‘J&K’s financial situation grim’
Chanderkote (J&K): Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the State’s current fiscal situation is grim since its total annual income of Rs 6,500 crore was not sufficient to meet expenditure making it totally dependent on central assistance.
Hazarika’s 87th Birth anniversary
Guwahati: People from all walks of life came together on Sunday to observe Assam’s legendary lyricist, musician, singer, poet and filmmaker Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s 87th birth anniversary across the State.
2 Reasi kids injured in wild bear attack
Jammu: Two children were injured when a wild bear attacked them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi belt on Sunday, officials said. Parveena and her brother Younus, both in their teens, were collecting grass for livestock in Kendora village on the higher reaches of Pir Panjal mountains when they were attacked by a black bear.
2 hurt in explosion of suspicious device
Parbhani (Mah): Two persons were injured while handling a country-made explosive device in the Gangakhed tehsil of the Parbhani district on Saturday evening. The incident took place at Kodri Road in MIDC area.
Three Action Dimasa ultras arrested
Haflong (Assam): Three armed cadres of a new underground outfit, Action Dimasa, were apprehended in a joint operation by the 25th Assam Rifles and Police at 26 Kilo Umrangshu in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, police sources said on Sunday.
9 injured as vehicle falls into gorge
Jammu: Nine pilgrims were injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.
Pregnant woman electrocuted
Coimbatore: A woman, who was pregnant, was electrocuted when she came in contact with a live wire in a construction site here on Sunday. The woman was a construction worker and living in a temporary shed near the site. She went to the fetch water and accidentally stepped on to the
10 Sandalwood
trees seized
Erode: A 40 ft sandalwood tree was on Sunday found smuggled from the Government Hospital at nearby Sathyamangalam. Police said 10 sandalwood trees were planted in the premises about 20 years back.