Pampore: Joint Director South Bilal Ahmad and Chief Education Officer Pulwama Abdul Hyai Rafqui on Saturday visited various schools situated in far-flung areas of south Kashmir’s Zone Awantipora , Zone Lurgam and Zone Tral. PS Checki Noorpora, Modern Public School Kankah Midoora, UPS Khankah Midoora, HS Midoora, UPS Midoora, UPS Nanar, HSS Hariparigam falling in […]
Srinagar: A three day hands-on training on Robotic Surgery workshop organised by the Department of Surgery Government Medical college Srinagar concluded with lot of hope, optimism and enthusiasm among the delegates. The robotic surgery being the latest innovation in the field of minimal access surgery remains largely unavailable to the people of valley who are […]
In her remarks, Congresswoman Marie Newman alleged that in the last seven years, hundreds of Muslims just walking down the street have been attacked by vigilante mobs and lynched in India WASHINGTON: Three US lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party have expressed concern over the state of religious freedom in India, saying that the government’s […]
NEW DELHI: India recorded 38,079 new coronavirus cases, which took the infection tally to 3,10,64,908, while the death toll reached 4,13,091 with 560 more fatalities, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The active cases have declined to 4,24,025 and comprise 1.36 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery […]
LONDON: UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home with mild symptoms. In a tweet, the senior Cabinet minister wrote: “This morning I tested positive for Covid. I’m waiting for my PCR result, but thankfully I have had my jabs and symptoms are mild. […]
Washington: The US, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity, the Biden administration has said. “The parties consider long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan critical to regional connectivity and agree that peace and regional connectivity are mutually reinforcing,” the State Department said […]
UNITED NATIONS: India recorded the greatest increase in the world in the number of children not receiving a first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine in 2020, the UN has said, noting with concern that 23 million children globally missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunisation services last year due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. […]
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with government forces in Srinagar on Friday morning, police said. The militants were trapped in a house at Alamdar Colony at Saidapora in Eidgah area. A police spokesperson said that acting on specific information about the presence of militants, a joint cordon and search operation was launched […]
Srinagar: Security forces have recovered a huge cache of explosives, including 51-mm mortar shells, and ammunition in Tral area of Pulwama district, police said on Friday. “Based on credible inputs, a joint team of police, Army and the CRPF launched a search operation in the Nawdal-Tral area of Awantipora. During the search operation, a huge […]
Grand Mufti calls it ‘interference in religious affairs’ Anantnag: People in Kashmir are upset at what they call as an “arbitrary” ban imposed by the government on slaughter of “bovine animals and camels” on this year’s Eid-ul-Azha, which will be observed on July 21. While those associated with the trade of these animals are calling […]