Sunny day in Kashmir after week long wet spell

Srinagar, Mar 17 (UNI) After nearly a week-long wet spell, bright sunshine greeted people in Kashmir on Monday. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said the weather will generally remain dry till March 26 with a chance of light snow over isolated higher reaches on the night of March 19. There are chances of a fresh spell…

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2 killed in Israeli airstrikes in S. Lebanon

Beirut/Jerusalem, Mar 17 (UNI) Two people were killed on Sunday evening in Israeli airstrikes targeting a house in the village of Ainata in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center. The center, affiliated with Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, confirmed the airstrikes and casualties in a statement. A Lebanese security source said…

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Peruvian singer killed in armed assault

Lima, Mar 17 (UNI) Renowned Peruvian singer Paul Flores, a member of the cumbia orchestra “Armonia 10,” died early Sunday morning, shortly after assailants attacked the band’s tour bus in Lima, local daily El Comercio reported. The attack occurred at around 2:35 a.m. local time (0735 GMT) on an avenue in the capital’s El Agustino…

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Meghalaya: Cavers discover 4 blind fish species

Shillong, Mar 17 (UNI) A team of Indian and foreign cavers have found four specimens of blind cave fish from Krem Um Ladaw and discovered Lungchung Khur as the country’s 10th longest cave during an expedition in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. The discoveries were made by 24 cavers during the month-long 2025 Caving…

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Zelensky appoints new army chief of staff

Kiev, Mar 17 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday appointed Major General Andrii Hnatov as the chief of the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces to replace Lieutenant General Anatolii Barhylevych. The decrees to dismiss Barhylevych and appoint Hnatov, published on the presidential website, did not specify the reasons for the replacement. Ukrainian…

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