Pulwama: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Brantal Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday evening The encounter was triggered after a joint team of Police, army’s 42 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. As […]
Islamabad: The European Union’s aviation safety agency said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s national airline will not be allowed to fly into Europe for at least six months after the country’s aviation minister revealed that nearly a third of Pakistani pilots had cheated on their pilot’s exams. Pakistan International Airlines spokesman Abdullah Hafeez says PIA has […]
Jammu: Has any Gujarati become “a problem” if some of them set up an industrial unit in Mumbai, Lieutenant Governor Girish Chander Murmu asked on Tuesday as he sought to allay apprehension that outsiders will settle in Jammu and Kashmir following the nullification of Article 370 and the framing of new domicile rules. Requesting the […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir prisons department is planning to conduct Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) across all jails in the union territory to help the inmates overcome issues related to attitude and behaviour before their release, its chief said on Tuesday. Director General of Police, Prisons, V K Singh said the decision to […]
Srinagar: Two more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Kashmir taking the J&K toll to 100. A 65-year-old woman from Baghat Barzulla area of Srinagar who was hypertensive, diabetic and also had other ailments passed away at CD Hospital even as she also tested COVID-19 positive. Another elderly, 65-year-old man from Srinagar’s Qamarwari area, […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a free ration scheme, for 80 crore people across the country till end of November. In a televised address to the nation, Modi also said the government was working on a “one nation, one ration card” […]
Kulgam: Two persons were killed in two separate accidents in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday afternoon. An official said that a 33-year-old man was crushed to death after he came under a Hydra crane in Wanpoh area of Kulgam. The deceased was identified as one Muzafar Ahmad Wagay son of Mohammad Abdullah Wagay, a […]
Beijing: A day after India banned 59 apps with Chinese links for engaging in activities which are “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity” of the country, China on Tuesday voiced strong concern over the move, and said the Indian government has the responsibility to uphold the “legitimate and legal rights” of international investors. India on Monday […]
New Delhi:Indian and Chinese militaries on Tuesday held another round of Lt General-level talks with a focus on finalising modalities for disengagement of troops from several friction points in eastern Ladakh, government sources said. The talks took place at a meeting point in Chushul sector on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control […]
Srinagar: A 52-year-old COVID-19 man from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district died at SKIMS Hospital Bemina taking the J&K disease toll to 98. The deceased was admitted to the hospital on June 27 with multiple underlying ailments including bilateral pneumonia, MS of the hospital, Dr Shifa Deva said adding that the patient died at around 9 […]