Separate statehood issue between people of eastern Nagaland and Centre: Rio

Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday said that the separate statehood issue was between the people of eastern Nagaland and the Centre. The clamour for a separate state of ‘Frontier Nagaland’, comprising six districts in eastern Nagaland, has gained momentum ahead of the assembly polls due next year with the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ […]

UNHCR rushes aid to Pakistan amid raging floods in south

UNHCR rushes aid to Pakistan amid raging floods in south

ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee agency rushed in more desperately needed aid Monday to flood-stricken Pakistan as the nation’s prime minister travelled to the south where rising waters of Lake Manchar pose a new threat. Two UNHCR planes touched down in the southern port city of Karachi and two more were expected later in the day. […]

China accuses Washington of cyber-spying on university

China accuses Washington of cyber-spying on university

BEIJING: China on Monday accused Washington of breaking into computers at a university that US officials say does military research, adding to complaints by both governments of rampant online spying against each other. Northwestern Polytechnical University reported computer break-ins in June, the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center announced. It said the centre, working with […]

Two Russian embassy staff dead, 11 injured after suicide bomb blast near Russian Embassy in Kabul

Two Russian embassy staff dead, 11 injured after suicide bomb blast near Russian Embassy in Kabul

KABUL: Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured 11 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Police said two people had died in the incident but did not give their identities, while the attacker was shot […]

DDC member donates two ambulances to NTPHC Lethpora, PHC Chandhara Pampore

PAMPORE: District Development Council member, Meema Akhter donated two Ambulances to the important health centres in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. DDC member Awantipora-B Meema Akhtar donated two Ambulances to New Type Primary Health Centre Lethpora and Primary Health Centre Chandhara. The ambulances were formally handed over to BMO Pampore Dr […]

Low testosterone levels may increase the risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation for men: Study

Washington: Men diagnosed with COVID-19 and having low testosterone levels are more likely to be hospitalised with the viral disease than those with normal levels of the hormone, according to a study. The researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University School of Medicine, US analysed the cases of […]

Azad spells out agenda: statehood top priority

Azad spells out agenda: statehood top priority

Jammu: In his first rally since quitting the Congress, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday spelled out the agenda of his yet-to-be-named party — the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, protection of land and job rights of its residents, and the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits. Addressing the well-attended rally at Sainik Colony on […]

Azad twisting facts, befooling people of J&K: Congress

Azad twisting facts, befooling people of J&K: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday hit back at Ghulam Nabi Azad accusing him of working at the behest of his “political bosses” and said he was twisting facts in his favour to befool the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said Azad has again made a blatant attempts to […]

Azad targets Cong leaders, praises Farooq Abdullah

Azad targets Cong leaders, praises Farooq Abdullah

Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday launched a veiled attack on Congress leaders and said he gave sweat and blood for the party unlike those who are spreading “falsehood” through social media. Azad, however, was all praise for National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and said he displayed statesmanship while […]

LG Sinha has promised to take up statehood demand with PM this week: Bukhari

LG Sinha has promised to take up statehood demand with PM this week: Bukhari

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha promised a party delegation on Sunday that he would take up its statehood restoration demand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week. The Apni Party delegation called on the lieutenant governor at the Raj Bhavan here and raised issues such as […]