PM, Speaker, parliamentarians pay tributes to Malaviya, Vajpayee on their birth anniversary

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla,Union ministers and parliamentarians on Friday paid floral tributes to Madan Mohan Malaviya and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Central Hall of Parliament on their birth anniversary. Prime Minister Modi also released a book, “Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Commemorative Volume”, to mark the […]

Withdraw cases lodged in spirit of political malice against all Opposition leaders: Mayawati

LUCKNOW: BSP president Mayawati on Friday demanded that cases lodged against Opposition leaders in the state should be withdrawn as is being done with cases on BJP leaders. “In addition to withdrawal of cases filed in the spirit of ‘political malice’ against BJP leaders in UP, similar cases lodged against all opposition leaders should also […]

China says no link between stranded Indian ship crew and strained ties with New Delhi, Canberra

China says no link between stranded Indian ship crew and strained ties with New Delhi, Canberra

BEIJING: China said on Friday that there was no “link” between the situation of Indian crew on two stranded ships at Chinese ports and its strained relations with India and Australia. The external affairs ministry on Thursday said in New Delhi that two cargo vessels with a total of 39 Indians on board have been […]

Sigma Art Gallery holds art competition along with Army

SRINAGAR: In collaboration with the Sigma Art Gallery, the COBs at Shahgund, Hajin, Ajas, Aragam and SK Bala of 13RR has conducted an art workshop in which the *Army* has endeavored to reach out to the general population of different age category. The motive was to flare up the artistic skills hidden in these regions […]

Doctors at SDH Pampore remove 14 mm calculus from patients kidney

Pampore: Sub district hospital Pampore performed Pyelolithotomy with Spinal anesthesia, a procedure for removing kidney stone which was done at the hospital for the first time performed at Sub district hospital Pampore, doctors said on Friday. “14 mm stone was removed from the patients kidney, usually such procedures are done in tertiary care hospital, Dr. […]

Arrangements finalised for launch of SEHAT scheme at G’bl

GANDERBAL: Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal today chaired a meeting to take stock of arrangements put in place for the launch of SEHAT – a social endeavor for health and tele-medicine scheme by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi through virtual mode on December- 26. During the meeting it was informed that main function shall be held at Conference […]

Jaish commander, associate killed in gunfight in Pattan

Jaish commander, associate killed in gunfight in Pattan

Baramulla: Two militants were killed in a day-long gunfight with government forces in Wanigam area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla on Thursday. Police said that following a tip about presence of a group of militants in Wanigam Payeen, teams of police, army’s 29 RR, and paramilitary CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in […]

CRPF trooper injured in Ganderbal grenade attack succumbs

CRPF trooper injured in Ganderbal grenade attack succumbs

Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force personnel who was critically injured in Ganderbal grenade attack succumbed to his injuries on Thursday in a hospital. A senior Police officer confirmed that one CRPF trooper who was injured along with two others succumbed. A day ago, militants had attacked security forces with a grenade in Tawheed Chowk […]

Grenade attack in Sopore, SSB personnel injured

Grenade attack in Sopore, SSB personnel injured

Srinagar: A Sashastra Seema Bal trooper was injured after militants hurled a grenade in Watergam area of north Kashmir’s Sopore on Thursday evening. Official sources said that suspected militants lobbed a grenade towards SSB in Watergam and one soldier received minor injuries. He was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Meanwhile joint security forces […]

No possibility of dialogue with India in prevailing situation: Pak

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that there is no possibility of a diplomatic dialogue with India in the prevailing situation, according to a media report on Thursday. New Delhi has already been maintaining its stand that “talks and terror” cannot go together as it continues to ask Islamabad to take demonstrable […]