NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s football team will play two international friendly matches against Singapore and hosts Vietnam in September, the national federation said on Thursday. The Indian team will face Singapore on September 24 before taking on Vietnam on September 27. Vietnam is hosting the friendly matches in the FIFA window (September 19 to […]
Kathmandu: China has pledged Rs 15 billion in grant assistance to Nepal to invest in various projects this year in the landlocked Himalayan nation after visiting foreign minister Narayan Khadka held wide-ranging talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to further cement the bilateral ties. Khadka, who is on an official visit to China at […]
New Delhi: India logged 16,299 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,42,06,996 while the active cases declined to 1,25,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday The death toll climbed to 5,26,879 with 53 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]
Lateef Najar was a most-wanted militant who was released on health grounds last year; 2 other slain militants both from Srinagar: ADGP Suhail A Shah Anantnag: Three militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, “one of them involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat and TV actress Ambreen Bhat”, were killed in a gunfight with government […]
Srinagar: Security forces averted a major tragedy on Wednesday by recovering an about 30-kg improvised explosive device (IED) in Pulwama district just days before the 75th Independence Day, police said. The IED was recovered after a specific input generated by police, Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said. “An IED weighing approx. 25 […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday launched several key initiatives in the education sector of the Union Territory. The Lt Governor inaugurated 119 civil projects, including 84 school buildings, laid foundation stones for sports infrastructure in 100 schools as well as two residential schools for tribal students in Rajouri and Shopian […]
Jammu: The Election Commission of India has set a new deadline of November 25 for the final date for publication of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. It said youngsters attaining the age of 18 years on October 1 or earlier will be eligible to become voters in the Union territory. Earlier, the poll panel […]
Srinagar: Preparations for hoisting tricolour across Jammu and Kashmir are going on in full swing with great enthusiasm and fervour shown by the people, an official spokesman said on Wednesday. He said as part of Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to celebrate 75 years of Independence, various activities […]
Bhadarwah/Jammu: A 25-year-old mechanic was arrested in Doda town for allegedly using the tricolour to clean vehicles at a repair shop. After a video went viral on social media about disrespect to the national flag … we immediately lodged an FIR in PS Doda and arrested the person, who disrespected the national flag, SSP Doda […]
Jammu: An Army personnel allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle inside a camp here, officials said on Wednesday. Rifleman Yogesh Kumar was on guard duty at Kullian camp in Miran Sahib area on the outskirts of the city when he shot himself in the head, the officials said. Kumar, a resident of Himachal […]