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Biden says his NSA appointee Jake Sullivan is a once in a generation intellect

Washington: United States President-elect Joe Biden said his national security advisor Jake Sullivan is a once in a generation intellect with the experience and...

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away

New Delhi:Senior Congress leader and the party's top strategist Ahmed Patel died in a Gurugram hospital on Wednesday. He was suffering from complications related...

Up to 10 years jail for conversion for marriage as UP govt approves ordinance

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved a draft ordinance to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which could land...

JKSSB cautions against ‘unscrupulous elements’ deceiving ‘gullible candidates’ in recruitments

  JAMMU: Taking cognizance of some "unscrupulous elements who are using deceitful methods to mislead the gullible candidates regarding recruitments", Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection...

431 new COVID-19 cases take J&K tally to 1,07,330; recoveries cross 1 lakh

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 431 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,07,330. Out of the total cases, 1,00,322 have already...

BJP hits out Cong, NC leaders over Roshni scam

New Delhi:  Accusing Congress and National Conference leaders of encroaching large tracts of government and forest land in Jammu and Kashmir, senior BJP leader...

Abdullahs’ Jammu house built on encroached land, NC headquarters legalised under Roshni Act: J&K govt

Jammu:  Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah have been named by the Jammu and Kashmir administration in a list which alleges that...

Russia says Sputnik V vaccine over 95 pc effective against COVID-19

New Delhi : Russia on Tuesday said that the efficacy of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is over 95 per cent and the cost...

China criticises pope over comment on Uighur Muslim minority

Beijing:China criticised Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China's Uighur Muslim minority group. Foreign...

2 killed in Ramban accident

Jammu: A day after a vehicle rolled down into river Chenab in Ramban district, the police on Tuesday said that two persons onboard it...

Pak to form new national intel body to coordinate country’s spy agencies under ISI chief

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the setting up of the National Intelligence Coordination Committee, a mechanism to coordinate over two dozen...

SC trashes sacked BSF man’s plea against rejection of nomination papers to contest polls against PM

New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea of sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur against the rejection of his nomination papers to contest...

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 91.77 lakh

New Delhi:  India saw 37,975 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to 91.77 lakh, while the recoveries...

Biden plans to nominate topmost economist Janet Yallen as Treasury Secretary: Reports

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yallen as his Treasury Secretary to lead his economic response...

China successfully launches its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth

Beijing/Wenchang:) China successfully launched its first unmanned space mission on Tuesday to collect samples from the moon's surface and return to earth, the country's...

Suspended DSP Devender Singh case: PDP’s Waheed Parra questioned by NIA in New Delhi

  Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday questioned PDP’s youth leader Waheed ur Rehman Para in New Delhi in connection with the arrest of Dy...

3 houses gutted in Bandipora blaze; fire tenders rushed in

    Bandipora: A massive fire broke out in a residential house in Plan area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on late Monday evening.   An official said...

Abdullahs’ household staffer tests COVID-19 positive; Omar, Farooq to self isolate for another week

Srinagar: A staffer at the Srinagar residence of National Conference Vice President, Omar Abdullah has tested postive for COVID-19, six days after Omar isolated...

Jitendra Singh assures help to protesting daily wagers in govt depts in J-K

Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday assured help to the protesting daily wagers and need-based workers serving in various government departments in Jammu...

KPs being disenfranchised in DDC polls due to ‘discriminatory’ postal ballot scheme: J&K BJP

Jammu:  The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Monday criticised the state election commission (SEC) for issuing a "faulty and discriminatory" postal ballot scheme notification...

Train passengers into J&K to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival

  JAMMU: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Monday chaired a meeting to take stock of continued efforts towards mitigating COVID-19 pandemic and the...

351 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 5,431

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 351 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,06,899. Out of the total cases, 99,827 have already...

Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown Prince MBS clandestinely: reports

Jerusalem:  Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed after snow, landslides

Jammu:  The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic on Monday due to fresh snowfall and landslides in Ramban district, officials said. Over 300 vehicles...

China in final preparations for latest lunar mission

Wenchang (China):  Chinese technicians were making final preparations Monday for a mission to bring back material from the moon's surface in what would be...

ACB books Chadoora naib tehsildar in disproportionate assets case

  Budgam: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against Naib Tehsildar, Rawalpora Srinagar for allegedly acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The...

Constable guarding Altaf Bukhari’s brother dies of cardiac arrest

  Srinagar: A security guarding Tariq Bukhari, brother of Apni Party Chief and former minister Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, died due to cardiac arrest in Srinagar,...

Asian stocks rise ahead of US economic data amid virus fears

Beijing:  Asian stocks rose Monday as investors looked ahead to quarterly US economic data amid unease about anti-coronavirus curbs on business and wrangling over...

Fresh snowfall forces closure of Bandipora-Gurez, Srinagar-Leh roads

Bandipora: The 434 km Srinagar-Leh highway as well as Bandipora-Gurez road were on Monday closed for traffic in view of fresh snowfall, officials said. The...

Brief gunfight in north Kashmir’s Machil amid heavy snowfall

  Srinagar: Army and BSF were engaged in a brief gunfight after some suspicious movement was observed in Machil sector along Line of Control in...

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