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File photo: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR/JAMMU: BJP served a Rs 100-crore defamation notice on J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Monday over his allegation that a party functionary tried to poach one of his National Conference MLAs from Jammu by offering up to Rs 30 crore, a ministerial berth and restoration of…
British couple Joanne Lees and Peter Falconio were ambushed by a gunman near Barrow Creek while on a road trip around Australia in 2001.(Reuters) They were a couple in their twenties embarking on a trip that is a rite of passage for so many young Brits. But a chance encounter with a stranger in the…
JAMMU: At least 18 pilgrims in a Pahalgam-bound Amarnath Yatra convoy were injured in a multi-vehicle collision involving two SRTC buses, a car, and a private bus in J&K’s Ramban district on Monday morning. The pile-up temporarily affected vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said.The accident occurred at Langar Point in Chanderkote around…
About every fourth rescue, Callum Herbert heads out to retrieve people who haven’t properly prepared for a walk in Tasmania’s wilderness. In the 12 months to the end of June, more than 100 of the 375 emergency rescues Tasmania Police took on were due to people failing to take proper precautions. Callum Herbert frequently has…
A man accused of coordinating the alleged murder and kidnapping of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian has been charged. Mr Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his North Ryde home on February 13, triggering an 11-day search. His remains were later found near a golf course in Pitt Town in Sydney’s north-west. It is understood a relative…
The outback town of Winton is known for dinosaur fossils and as the location of the first performance of Waltzing Matilda, but has also become an important part of a growing international luxury trade. Uncut stones as well as jewellery can be found at the festival. (ABC Western Qld: Lachlan Ford) Western Queensland’s signature boulder…
An upstart mixed-martial arts association headed by a Singaporean rich-lister has lavished incredibly priced alcohol, including an $82,000 bottle of cognac, on Brisbane’s key Olympic decision-making body. The gifts are so exorbitant the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has not kept them, even handing into Customs another two bottles of…
Astronomers have detected signs of a type of sugar in gas clouds near the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Sugars provide energy and are key building blocks of life on Earth, such as DNA, but how they got here is a mystery. It’s not uncommon to find sugar in the cosmos — simple…
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Video of an explosive fire in Thailand that killed 27 people and injured 64 appears to show a flashover “point of no return” could have made evacuation nearly impossible, a crowd safety expert says. Warning: This article contains images some readers may find distressing. About 63 people were injured, with 22 in critical condition, after…