MILAN: Carla Marangoni, whose silver medal at the 1928 Olympic games made her the oldest living Olympic medallist, has died at the age of 102, the Italian Olympic Committee(CONI) said on Friday. CONI said that Marangoni, who competed in the team gymnastics, was the only surviving participant of the 1928 games in Amsterdam. “She will […]
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Skiers ventured into avalanche prone area despite warning: Govt
Jammu, January 19: Minister for Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Javaid Mustafa Mir, today made a statement in the House regarding the Avalanche incident that occurred at Gulmarg wherein one Swedish skier namely Daniel died and another namely Benjamin was injured. The Minister informed the House that a Skier namely Daniel, age 25 years, from […]
US, India urge Pakistan to prosecute Hafiz Saeed ‘to the fullest’
The United States on Friday urged Pakistan to prosecute Hafiz Mohammad Saeed “to the fullest extent of the law”, endorsing the Indian view on the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief. US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert during Friday’s press briefing was told that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had recently spoken of Saeed in a courteous […]
Man injured during Shopian encounter dies
Srinagar: A man, who was injured last month during an encounter between militants and security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here today. Mohammad Ayoub Bhat breathed his last at a hospital here after battling for life for 27 days, a police official said. Two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants and […]