India sends another batch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: India on Friday delivered two tonnes of life-saving medicines to Afghanistan as part of humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the supplies were handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul. “As part of our ongoing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, India supplied the […]

UGC asks varsities to accept degree, mark sheets available in DigiLocker accounts as valid documents

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all varsities and colleges to accept degrees, mark sheets and other documents available in DigiLocker accounts as valid documents. “As you are aware, the National Academic Depository (NAD) is an online storehouse of academic awards (degrees and mark-sheets) lodged by the academic institutions in a digital […]

Biden blames Trump, his supporters for holding ‘dagger at the throat of democracy’

Biden blames Trump, his supporters for holding ‘dagger at the throat of democracy’

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden forcefully blamed Donald Trump and his supporters Thursday for holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” with election lies that sparked last year’s deadly assault on the US Capitol, using the anniversary of the attack to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat. The president set the […]

Decision on extension for Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa can wait: PM Imran Khan

Decision on extension for Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa can wait: PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he has not yet thought about an extension to Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure as there is still time for his term to end, according to a media report on Friday. Talking about the contentious issue of the extension in Bajwa’s tenure, […]

Amid Covid Surge, Restricted Registrations at AIIMS OPD, Speciality Clinics Stopped

NEW DELHI: In view of rising cases of COVID-19, the AIIMS on Friday suspended routine inpatient non-emergency admissions and all routine procedures or non essential surgeries with immediate effect while initiating the process to convert the Trauma Centre into a dedicated Covid facility. The OPD services in AIIMS Hospital and all Centres will continue to […]

Some respite from rain & snow, but not for long

Some respite from rain & snow, but not for long

Flights at airport, traffic on Sgr-Jmu highway resume, but bad weather forecast from tonight till Sunday Srinagar: A break in heavy snow and rainfall in Kashmir Valley on Thursday allowed air as well as road traffic to resume, providing respite to troubles faced by travellers for the last three days. However, there is likelihood of […]

50 sheep, goats perish after cattle shed collapses in Rajouri

50 sheep, goats perish after cattle shed collapses in Rajouri

Jammu: At least 50 sheep and goats perished after a cattle shed collapsed amid recent heavy rains in Jomala Potha of Rajouri. Official sources said that the cattle shed belonged to Mohammad Shafi (Bakarwal) and as soon as information was received, a police party rushed to the spot. SHO Rajouri Fareed Ahmed said the collapse […]

Srinagar-Leh highway closed for traffic

Srinagar-Leh highway closed for traffic

Srinagar: The Ladakh administration on Thursday ordered for the closure of Srinagar-Leh highway for civilian vehicular movement owing to snow accumulation at the Zoji La axis. As per the order, the Srinagar-Leh highway is closed till further communication in this regard from the administration after snow accumulation at Zoji La axis, making the highway unfit […]

Govt transfers 70 hectares of land in Gulmarg, Sonamarg to army ‘under strategic areas’

Govt transfers 70 hectares of land in Gulmarg, Sonamarg to army ‘under strategic areas’

Srinagar: The government has declared nearly 70 hectares of land in Gulmarg and Sonamarg tourist resorts of the valley as “strategic areas”, paving the way for the armed forces to take control of these land patches. The armed forces can undertake infrastructure development even in ecologically fragile areas which are declared “strategic areas” by the […]

NC, PDP denounce transfer of land to Army in Kashmir

NC, PDP denounce transfer of land to Army in Kashmir

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday denounced the allocation of 1034 Kanals of land to the Army under ‘Strategic Areas Act’ in Kashmir’s Gulmarg and 354 Kanals in Sonamarg. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said allocation of huge tracts of land to the armed forces in tourist areas of Jammu and Kashmir […]