CRPF officer commits suicide in Doda
Bhaderwah: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday allegedly ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle in Jammu Doda district, officials said. Amrit Bhardwaj (52) of the 33rd battalion shot himself soon after returning to his barrack in the premises of police complex at Kotli here […]
LAC Row : India, China holds another round of Brigade Commander-level talks
New Delhi: Days after China’s “provocative actions” in Pangong lake area in eastern Ladakh, the situation in the region remained sensitive on Wednesday while army commanders from both sides held another round of talks to defuse tensions, government sources said. The army of the two countries held Brigade Commander-level talks in Chushul with a focus […]
China doubling the size of its nuclear arsenal: Pentagon
Washington: China is seeking to “at least double” the number of its nuclear warheads in the next decade from the “low- 200s” now, according to a Pentagon report. This is the first time the US military has disclosed China’s nuclear warhead count, Fox News reported. The report detailing China’s growing military capabilities comes amid mounting […]
JCO dies in cross border firing
Several structures damaged during shelling in Gurez
Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army was killed on Wednesday in firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said. Meanwhile, several structures were damaged in cross LoC shelling in Gurez north Kashmir. Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and opened fire […]
India reeling under ‘Modi-made disasters’: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state of the economy, rise in COVID-19 cases and “external aggression” at borders, alleging that India is reeling under “Modi-made disasters”. His attack comes after official data showed on Monday that the country’s economy suffered its worst slump […]
Lt Guv visits militancy-hit Pulwama, reviews development scenario
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the militancy-hit Pulwama district on Wednesday for reviewing the development scenario and inauguration of several projects, officials said here. Sinha refused to take a helicopter, as has been the practice of top dignitaries in view of security concerns, and drove to Pulwama, the hotbed of militancy in south Kashmir, […]
14 more succumb to Covid-19 in JK, toll reaches 734
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 14 more covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count due to the pestilence to 733 in J&K. Official sources said that among the deaths, nine were reported from Kashmir Valley and five from Jammu division including three from winter capital of the J&K and one each […]
Covid-19 Vaccine: Will strive alone to fight the pandemic, say US
Washington: The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine because it does not want to be constrained by multilateral groups like the World Health Organization. The decision to go it alone, first reported by The Washington Post, follows the White House’s […]
Remove Kashmir issue from UNSC agenda, says India
United Nations: India at the UN has called for permanently removing the issue of Jammu and Kashmir under the outdated agenda item of the India-Pakistan question’ from the Security Council’s agenda, saying such “irrational exuberance” has no takers in a dignified world. In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India said that there is a delegation […]
I-T dept raids businessmen involved in cross-LoC trade
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted raids against three “prominent” businessmen based in Srinagar and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir on charges of tax evasion linked to the cross-border trade with Pakistan that was suspended by India last year, officials said. “These operations have, prima facie, led to the detection of […]
