WILMINGTON: Vowing to get right to work, President-elect Joe Biden shrugged off President Donald Trump’s fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as inconsequential, even as Democrats elsewhere warned that the Republican president’s actions were dangerous. Raising unsupported claims of voter fraud, Trump has blocked the incoming president from receiving intelligence briefings and withheld federal […]
Srinagar: Acting tough against the drug dealings, Police in Srinagar have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession. Officers while patrolling at Malkha Chowk Nowhatta signalled a person riding a bike bearing registration No JK01U-8310 to stop. He tried to escape from the spot but was tactfully nabbed by the patrolling […]
Sumbal: The 13 RR Bn (Kumaon) organised a mega village Mela at Wangipora on Thursday. The event was so designed to be a mix of village games .A medical camp was also organised keeping in mind the medical problems of the locals & the paucity of healthcare resources in far flung areas, wherein thousands of […]
Srinagar: Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir crossed one-lakh mark with 507 fresh cases on Wednesday evening. The first case detected in J&K was reported in March and since then there was been steady rise in the number of infected persons. According to officials, the total tally reached 100,351 while nine more deaths of persons […]
New Delhi: India and China may be on the verge of a breakthrough in resolving the over six-month-long tense border standoff in eastern Ladakh with both sides broadly agreeing on a three-step process on disengagement of troops and withdrawal of weaponry from all major friction points in a time-bound manner, authoritative sources said on Wednesday. […]
New Delhi: Army chief General M M Naravane on Tuesday said that he was hopeful that the Indian and Chinese militaries will be able to reach an agreement on disengagement and de-escalation of tension in eastern Ladakh. In an address at a seminar, the army chief said senior military commanders of India and China are […]
Shopian: A day after the killing of two teenaged local militants at Kutpora village, government forces on Wednesday launched a massive cordon and search operation (CASO) at Turkwangam village, some 12 kilometers from district headquarters Shopian. Locals from Turkwangam village said that when they woke up in the morning, they saw the village cordoned by […]
Srinagar: Amid strict precautionary measures in view of Covid-19, nearly 75,000 students on Wednesday appeared in the first paper of Class 10 annual regular examination-2020, the first board examination in the valley to be held through offline mode during the pandemic. Conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE), the annual examination […]
Lockdowns, shortage of labourers cause of delay, says official Srinagar: Two major multi-level parking projects in Srinagar have missed deadline with work going on at a sluggish pace right now. The deadline for twin parking projects-Sheikh Bagh and Old State Motor Garages (SMG)-in the heart of Srinagar’s commercial hub Lal Chowk was fixed this year […]
NEW DELHI: The government has brought films, audiovisuals, news and current affairs content on online platforms under the domain of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat on Tuesday night, content made available by online providers such as Netflix will also come under the ministry. The notification, […]