Srinagar: Prof Shakil Ahmad Romshoo has been appointed as the new Dean Research, University of Kashmir, the varsity announced on Tuesday. He has a multidisciplinary academic and research background having obtained his Ph.D. in Water resources engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan and M.S. in Space Science from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok […]
Thane: Police in Thane registered a non- cognisable case for defamation against BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on a complaint alleging that he had posted on Twitter certain derogatory tweets, an official said on Tuesday. The complaint was lodged by Brijkishore Dutt at Mahatma Phule police station in Kalyan, said Thane Police PRO Sukhada Narkar. […]
Jammu: A special train from Bengaluru carrying nearly 1,000 passengers reached Udhampur on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the return of Jammu and Kashmir residents stranded outside the Union Territory by rail. Earlier, 40,000 residents were transported by road via Lakhanpur – the gateway to the UT bordering Punjab. The train reached Udhampur at 11.30 […]
Kabul: Gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off a firefight with the police, officials said. Afghan forces carried out newborn babies and their mothers as they evacuated the hospital, and at least four people were reported wounded. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, a suicide bomber targeted a funeral in […]
New Delhi:Chinese helicopters were spotted flying close to the undemarcated border between India and China in Eastern Ladakh after around 250 soldiers of both sides were engaged in a fierce face-off near Pangong Lake in the area last week, official sources said. The situation in the area remained tensed after the violent clashes between the […]
New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who was admitted to the AIIMS here after suffering reaction to a new medication, was discharged on Tuesday. The 87-year-old Congress leader was discharged around 12:30 pm, hospital sources said. Singh was shifted to a private ward in the Cardio-Neuro tower on Monday night. He was also tested […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm on Tuesday, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The last time the prime minister had addressed the nation was on April 14.(PTI) Press Trust of Indiakashmirreader.com
Srinagar: A CRPF soldier committed suicide on Tuesday morning by shooting himself with his service riffle, officials said. This is the second incident since early morning today as earlier a sub-inspector of CRPF had shot himself dead at Mattan area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The deceased belonged to 96 battalion of CRPF. He had […]
Washington: President Donald Trump has said he is “not interested” in reopening negotiations on the trade deal with China, days after the US warned Beijing of “very significant consequences” for not honouring the bilateral agreement early this year to end their bruising trade war. Trump’s remarks came in response to a question on a report […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday extended the ban on high speed 4G internet till May 27 saying the facility was “likely to be used for coordinating” militancy activities in the region. An order issued in this regard by Principal Secretary Home Department, Shaleen Kabra said that amid the gunning down of militants […]