KISHTWAR: Director General FW, MCH & Immunization J&K and Director Health Services Jammu Dr. Saleem ur Rehman, accompanied by Block Medical Officer Marwah Dr. Krishan Singh Katoch, visited various health institutions of district Kishtwar to assess their current status and functioning keeping in view the upcoming winter season when the area gets cut off. He […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s health ministry has approved the purchase of over 6 million mosquito nets from India, as the country scrambles to contain the spread of malaria and other vector-borne diseases due to the unprecedented floods, according to a media report on Tuesday. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is using financial resources provided by Global Fund […]
Kota: A 50-year-old farmer committed suicide in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district as he was “depressed” over damage to his crop due to incessant rain. Police, however, rejected the claim that he was depressed due to damage to his crop. Radheshyam Gurjar hanged himself from a ceiling fan at his home in Sunel town on Monday night. […]
New Delhi: Central Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar has written to Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena over the “failure” of the AAP government in implementing the Right to Information Act, sources said on Tuesday. Following the letter, the LG Secretariat has directed Delhi chief secretary to take corrective action at the earliest, they said. An […]
WASHINGTON: The United States will soon be unable to provide Ukraine with certain types of ammunition that are essential to Kyiv’s battle against Russia’s invasion, as supplies are being used up faster than they can be replaced. Washington has become by far the largest supplier of arms to Ukraine since Russia launched the invasion on […]
Seoul: South Korea said Tuesday it’s capable of detecting and intercepting the variety of missiles North Korea launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals, though it maintains the North’s advancing nuclear program poses a grave security threat. North Korea said Monday its two weeks of firing drills involved nuclear-capable ballistic […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday conducted raids at multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir including the residence of rector Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah Bandipora, Moulan Rehmatullah Qasmi. An official said that the NIA with the assistance of police and paramilitary personnel carried out the raids at Poonch, Rajouri, Pulwama, Shopian, Srinagar, Budgam and Bandipora […]
Anantnag: Two local militants, affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Toiba, were killed Monday in a gunfight with government forces, here in the Anantnag district of South Kashmir, the police have said. The slain militants were yet to be identified by the police, while this report was being filed. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Vijay Kumar, confirmed […]
Srinagar: An Army assault dog was on Monday critically injured during an encounter between security forces and militants in Anantnag district, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Tangpawa area of the south Kashmir district late on Sunday night after receiving specific input about the presence of militants there. The […]
Anand: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel resolved issues of merger of other princely states, but “one person” could not resolve the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in a veiled attack on India’s first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Addressing a rally in Gujarat’s Anand district ahead of the state Assembly elections due this year-end, […]