Kulgam Gunfight: Army Soldier Injured, Operation On

  Srinagar: An army soldier has been injured in an ongoing gunfight in Mudergham area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday.   A top police officer confirmed  about the injury of an army soldier during initial exchange of fire.   He was immediately shifted to nearby hospital where is condition is said to be […]

Encounter breaks out in Kulgam village

        Srinagar: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Modergam village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said.   An official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 9 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of terrorists […]

Govt asks departments to streamline execution of developmental works

  Srinagar: The Government has issued fresh instructions to its departments to streamline the execution of developmental works in Jammu and Kashmir. It has also asked the departments to review ongoing approved works on BEAMS and delete those which are non-starter or non-priority.   “As per Rule 136(1) of GFR-2017, no work shall be commenced […]

Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner Jalili

DUBAI: eformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.   Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign […]

Andhra, Telangana CMs to meet to resolve pending inter-state issues

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart A Revanth Reddy will meet here on Saturday to resolve pending issues related to bifurcation of undivided Andhra.   The meeting will take place at the government’s Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phule Praja Bhavan here this evening.   Telangana came into existence on June […]

Biden says he was sick during debate, asserts only ‘Lord Almighty’ can drive him out of presidential race

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has dismissed concerns about his health and doubts about his re-election bid in November, brushing off a poor performance in the presidential debate as a “bad episode” and insisting that only “the Lord almighty” could persuade him to exit the race.   Biden, 81, said this on Friday in a […]

Keir Starmer becomes UK PM after Labour Party landslide, Rishi Sunak bows out

LONDON: Keir Starmer became UK’s new prime minister on Friday and vowed to rebuild Britain, hours after his Labour Party secured a landslide victory in a general election in which the weary voters inflicted a “sobering verdict” on Rishi Sunak-led Conservatives, who suffered their worst electoral drubbing.   Starmer, 61, assumed charge as the 58th […]

Assembly elections in Sept, Retrieving PoK to be part of manifesto: BJP leaders told in Jammu meet

  Jammu: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from J&K were given a green signal on Assembly polls post Amarnath Yatra on Friday in a high level meeting chaired by the Union Minister and J&K election incharge G Kishen Reddy in Jammu. The party also evolved a consensus to include retrieval of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) […]

ECI Calls Election Prep Meeting With J&K DEOs On July 10

    JAMMU, July 5: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled a meeting with District Election Officers (DEOs) on July 10. As per a notification issued in this context by the Joint CEO, J&K, the meeting, that will be held through video conferencing mode, will address key election preparations, including issues from district-level […]

ACB registers case against JE, Jal Shakti dept, Poonch division

    Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said to have registered a case against Junior Engineer, Jal Shakti Department, Division Poonch on corruption charges.   As per a statement , J&K Anti Corruption Bureau registered a case against Dil Pazeer, Junior Engineer posted in Jal Shakti Department, Division Poonch under FIR number 04/2024 PS […]