India, China hold military talks for further disengagement in Ladakh

India, China hold military talks for further disengagement in Ladakh

New Delhi: India and China on Saturday held another round of military talks with a focus on taking forward the disengagement process in Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang in eastern Ladakh and bring down the tensions in the region, official sources said. The 10th round of Corps Commander-level talks are taking place two days after […]

Weather to turn wet from today, till Wednesday

Weather to turn wet from today, till Wednesday

Fresh western disturbance coming, says MeT; traffic from Srinagar towards Jammu today Srinagar: The dry weather prevailing in Kashmir valley since the beginning of this month is likely to end on Sunday, as the meteorological (MeT) department has predicted a wet spell across Jammu and Kashmir for a period of four days, till Wednesday next […]

IGP calls for enhancing surveillance to prevent militant attacks in Srinagar

IGP calls for enhancing surveillance to prevent militant attacks in Srinagar

Srinagar: In the wake of the recent spurt in militant attacks in Srinagar, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Saturday called for enhancing surveillance of all vital establishments and strengthening the security grid to thwart attempts of anti-national elements to disturb peace in the city. Kumar was speaking while chairing a detailed security […]

IAF withdraws Jammu airport closure order, flight operations restricted during runway resurfacing work

IAF withdraws Jammu airport closure order, flight operations restricted during runway resurfacing work

Jammu: The flight operations to and from Jammu airport would be restricted to seven hours for 41 days from March 10 as the Indian Air Force withdrew its earlier order proposing complete closure of the airport for 15 days next month for resurfacing work of the runway, officials said on Saturday. The decision was reviewed […]

India should talk to Pakistan to stop bloodshed in Kashmir: Mehbooba

India should talk to Pakistan to stop bloodshed in Kashmir: Mehbooba

Anantnag: Former chief minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday urged the Government of India to talk to Pakistan to stop the ongoing bloodshed in Kashmir valley. “A dialogue process should be initiated, here in Kashmir and if needed with Pakistan, for the BJP has been blaming them for the bloodshed […]

Thyroid ailments on the rise but Shopian district has no thyroid analyser in any govt hospital

Thyroid ailments on the rise but Shopian district has no thyroid analyser in any govt hospital

Shopian: In an officially designated “hilly district” of more than three lakh inhabitants, there is no thyroid analyser in the dozen health centres and one district hospital run by the government here in Shopian. Lack of such basic diagnostic facilities not only causes inconvenience to patients with thyroid ailments but they are also forced to […]

No Covid death in J&K

No Covid death in J&K

Srinagar: No Covid related death was reported but 68 fresh cases were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, an official bulletin said. It said that of the 68 new positive cases reported, 18 were from Jammu division and 50 from Kashmir division It also said that 70 patients recovered and were discharged from various […]

Centre, states need to work closely to boost economic growth: PM

Centre, states need to work closely to boost economic growth: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong case for repealing archaic laws and making it easier to do business in India, stating that the centre and states need to work closely to boost economic growth Addressing the sixth Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog, the Prime Minister said that the private […]

Abdullah calls for protecting linguistic heritage of J&K

Srinagar: National Conference President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that mother tongue is the underlying component of one’s culture and identity and that every effort should be made to protect the linguistic diversity of Jammu and Kashmir. In his message on the mother tongue day, he said the […]

Father, son killed in crash on highway in Jammu

Jammu: A 70-year-old man and his son were killed while three others suffered injuries when a van and a truck collided on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. Both the vehicles were coming from Kathua and the accident took place near Mansar Morh around 2 am, a […]