Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns
Carita (Indonesia), Dec 26 (AFP) Indonesian search and rescue teams Wednesday plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities still desperate for aid in the aftermath of a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed more than 400. Medical workers have warned that clean water and medicine supplies were running low — stoking fears of […]
Army jawan ‘kills’ colleague in Doda
Jammu: An Army jawan allegedly shot dead his colleague following a spat with him in an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. “Army Havialdar Rajesh Dakua was fired upon by his colleague at an army camp in Bhaderwah last night. He was brought to the hospital, where he died after ten […]
Bengal govt to provide lessons on obesity-prevention among school students
Kolkata, Dec 26 (PTI) In order to raise awarness about obesity-prevention among students, the West Bengal Education Department has decided to introduce lessons in the school curriculum on the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyles for addressing the health problem, a senior official said. The course will be implemented from the primary education level for which […]
Forces start CASO in Awantipora, internet snapped
Jahangeer Ganaie Pulwama: Government forces on Wednesday launched a Search and Cordon Operation (CASO) in Badriwan forest of Awantipora following inputs about the presence of militants in the area, sources said. Sources said that following the inputs about the presence of militants in a hideout in Karewa of Renzipora belt of Awantipora in southern Kashmir’s […]
US withdrawal from Afghan will have implications in Kashmir: Former DGP
Says Valley is tilting towards ‘Wahabism’
Says Valley is tilting towards ‘Wahabism’
US pullout from Afghanistan: Pak, China discuss resurgence of the Taliban
Beijing: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met his Chinese counterpart Tuesday and discussed the situation arising out of the US decision to pull nearly 7,000 troops from Afghanistan and resurgence of the Taliban in the war-torn country. Qureshi, who is on a three-day four-nation tour, arrived here Tuesday morning following his visit to Afghanistan […]
43 killed in Kabul govt compound attack
Kabul: An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the raid, which caps a bloody year for Afghanistan as long-suffering civilians and […]
Christmas celebrated with religious fervour in Valley
Srinagar: The miniscule Christian population of Kashmir Tuesday celebrated Christmas with traditional enthusiasm and religious fervour as the devotees thronged churches for mass and held special prayers for peace in the valley. The biggest mass in the Valley was held at the Holy Family Catholic Church at Maulana Azad Road in the heart of the […]
Deep freeze: Valley’s rendezvous with cold wave conditions continue
Jammu records season's coldest day
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions intensified across Kashmir, except Srinagar city, as the mercury slipped further below the freezing point, resulting in frozen water bodies and water supply lines in several residential areas on Tuesday. Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir which recorded the coldest night in 11 years on Monday at minus 6.8C, […]
23 colleges functioning from makeshift buildings in JK
Govt fails to provide permanent campuses for these institutions
Govt fails to provide permanent campuses for these institutions
