Two brothers among three killed, four others injured in Rajouri road accident

    Rajouri: At least three persons were killed including two brothers, while four others were injured in a road accident that took place near the Line of Control in Rajouri district late last night, officials said here.   An official said  that the accident took place at around 11:30 PM last night when a […]

N. Korea says 4th new test-firing was anti-aircraft missile

        Seoul: North Korea said Friday it had test-fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile in the fourth round of weapons firings in recent weeks, even as it pushes to reopen dormant communication channels with South Korea in a small reconciliation step.   In September, North Korea resumed its first missile tests in […]

J&K Reports 133 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, One Death

    Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 133 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was one death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.   They said 36 of the cases were confirmed from Jammu division and 97 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 329566.   There […]

Tata Sons top bidder for Air India: Sources

New Delhi:  Tata Sons has emerged as the top bidder for the takeover of debt-laden state-run airline Air India but the bid is yet to be approved by a group of ministers headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, sources said. Financial bids put in by the salt-to-software conglomerate and SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh were opened […]

Cong needs full-time chief, says Sena; claims party’s old guard in secret pact with BJP to stop Rahul

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday called for the need to appoint a full-time Congress president, and said the confusion prevailing over the leadership in the party was as much responsible for the political crisis in Punjab as the BJP. The Sena also claimed that although Rahul Gandhi was trying to resolve the issues faced […]

Developments in Afghanistan will have very, very significant consequences: Jaishankar

New Delhi:  India was not taken into confidence on various aspects of the Doha deal inked between the US and the Taliban last year and the latest developments in Afghanistan will have “very, very significant consequences” for the region and beyond, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. He also said that the key concerns […]

Modi launches second phases of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, AMRUT

      New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.   In line with the vision of the prime minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration to make all cities garbage […]

LeT militant apprehended in Pulwama, Arms Ammo recovered: Police

  Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested a militant of LeT outfit in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.   An official said that Pulwama police and security forces apprehended a categorised militant identified as Shamim Sofi son of Ghulam Mohammad Sofi of Nikloora.   He said that incriminating material including […]

Elderly man mauled to death by bear in Kokarnag forests

  Kokarnag: A 50-year-old man was mauled to death by a bear when he was grazing his cattle in Soafshali forest area of Kokarnag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Friday morning.   Officials sais that the man who was grazing cattle in Soafshali forests was attacked by the bear.   “Soon after bear attack him, […]

Two women washed away by flash flood in Rajouri, searches underway

  Rajouri: Two women were washed away in flash flood when they were working in their fields in Chatyari Bagla village of Rajouri late last evening.   The locals said  that the duo was washed away when they were working in their fields near the rivulet.   They said that search and rescue operation was […]