Four suspected youth detained by Army in J-K’s Doda

    BHADERWAH/JAMMU: Four suspected persons were detained along with four gelatin sticks and some quantity of phosphorus sulphate from a forest area in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.   The suspects, including two brothers, were picked up by the troops of Rashtriya Rifles from Dhara top, four km from […]

UAE FM visit signals Arab world willing to engage with Syria

Damascus: The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates met with Syria’s once widely shunned president in Damascus on Tuesday, sending the clearest signal yet that the Arab world is willing to re-engage with strongman Bashar Assad. The visit by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the first by an Emirati foreign minister since […]

Targeted civilian killings Pakistani conspiracy: J&K BJP chief

Targeted civilian killings Pakistani conspiracy: J&K BJP chief

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Tuesday said the targeted killing of innocent civilians by militants in the valley is a conspiracy of Pakistan to disturb peace in the Union Territory. He said Pakistan is the biggest enemy of Kashmiri Muslims and Islam. Condemning the killing of a salesman, Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, […]

Not attending Delhi security dialogue on Afghanistan: China

Not attending Delhi security dialogue on Afghanistan: China

Beijing: China said on Tuesday that it is not attending the security dialogue on Afghanistan convened by India due to “scheduling reasons”. India will host the security czars from Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries for a security dialogue on Afghanistan on Wednesday that will explore firming up a common approach for practical cooperation […]

Ladakh’s first medical college set to teach next year

Ladakh’s first medical college set to teach next year

Leh: The Ladakh government has speeded up work to complete pre-fabricated structures of the first medical college in the union territory by setting a target of beginning the first academic session in 2022, officials said on Tuesday. Principal Secretary (Health and Medical Education Department) Dr Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting in which he directed officials […]

Chief justice administers oath to two new judges

Chief justice administers oath to two new judges

Jammu: Two newly appointed judges were administered oath of office as judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh here on Tuesday. Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Justice Pankaj Mithal administered the oath of office to Justice Mohan Lal and Justice Mohammad Akram Chowdhar at […]

96 countries have agreed to mutual acceptance of Covid vaccination certificates with India: Mandaviya

New Delhi: Ninety-six countries have agreed to mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates with India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. The government continues to be in communication with the rest of the world so that beneficiaries of the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination programme are accepted and recognised, thereby easing travel for education, […]