874 ASHAs appeared in All India NIOS Certification Exam across J&K

JAMMU/SRINAGAR: A total of 874 ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) of NHM, across J&K appeared in NIOS Theory Examination for Certification by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), which was conducted at all India Level on Sunday. The theory Examination was conducted by NIOS in seven districts of J&K Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, Anantnag, Budgam, Kulgam […]

Organ donors should come forward in maximum numbers: Modi

New Delhi: Urging the citizens that organ donors should come forward in maximum numbers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the government has also decided to abolish the age limit of below 65 years for organ donation. In the 99th edition of his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast over All India Radio, the Prime […]

Trump holds first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas

Trump holds first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, railing against prosecutors investigating him, and employing dark and conspiratorial language to fire up his base ahead of next year’s Republican primary elections. Trump — facing potential indictment — opened Saturday’s rally by playing a song, […]

North Korea claims testing nuclear-capable underwater drone

North Korea claims testing nuclear-capable underwater drone

Seoul: North Korea recently claimed to have tested an underwater drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead that could create a “radioactive tsunami,” however, analysts urged scepticism noting a lack of proof, CNN reported. A report from the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the drone, called the “Unmanned Underwater Nuclear Attack Craft ‘Haeil,’” […]

Iran, Syria condemn US attacks on Iran-linked facilities

Tehran: The governments of Iran and Syria have condemned the United States for attacks on Syrian soil that reportedly killed 19 people, which Washington said it carried out following a drone attack on US forces. Both the Iranian and Syrian foreign ministries late on Saturday slammed the US air attacks that targeted the strategic region […]

Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan

Kabul: The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan as utterly fabricated. “The statements of US officials about the number of IS militants in Afghanistan are not true. Daesh militants have already been reduced in ranks and suppressed,” chief spokesman […]

239 wounded in Iran’s 5.6-magnitude quake

Tehran: The number of the injured people in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that rocked northwestern Iran two days back reached 239, state media reported. The quake, which occurred near Khoy County in the province of West Azarbaijan at 6:46 a.m. local time (0316 GMT), has a depth of 8 km, according to the Iranian Seismological Centre […]

Mercury drops after rains, snowfall in J&K

Srinagar: Mercury dropped below normal in Jammu and Kashmir after rains in plains and snowfall over upper reaches. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded day temperature of 14.4°C, below normal by 0.9°C, Qazigund 14.4°C (below normal by 0.3°C), Pahalgam 10.2°C(below normal by 1.5°C), Kokernag 12.5°C (below normal by 1.7°C) and Gulmarg 1.0°C […]

Highway Reopens After 14 Hours Closure

Highway Reopens After 14 Hours Closure

Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar Highway was closed to vehicular traffic due to shooting stones and mudslides at Ramban for several hours before it was thrown open after clearance of debris, officials said. A traffic department official said that the highway was blocked due to shooting stones and landslides at Mehar-Cafeteria, Ramban. Subsequently, he said, the clearance […]

Ladakh To Get 500 Mobile Towers

Ladakh To Get 500 Mobile Towers

Srinagar: The government will install some 500 mobile towers in Ladakh to boost communication and 5G internet service in the region. It will help counter China’s massive infrastructure move including installation of mobile towers near the Line of Actual Control, or LAC. Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said all area in Ladakh will get 4G and […]