Mysterious explosion in Rajouri damages several cars

Rajouri, Sept 06 : A mysterious explosion in Maira Chowkian village of Rajouri district in Jammu division rocked the area late last night following which police started investigation into the matter. A police official said that at around 11 PM, a medium intensity explosion took place near some residential houses in Maira Chowkian village of […]
COVID-19 tally in India crosses 41-lakh mark, 90,632 fresh cases reported

New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 41 lakh with a record 90,632 people being infected in a day, while 31,80,865 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 77.32 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to […]
LAC standoff: China going at it much more strongly, says Trump

Says ready to help ease tension between the two neighbours
Washington: Describing the situation along the India-China border as “very nasty, US President Donald Trump has said that the Chinese are “going at it much more strongly” than a lot of people understand and he would “love to get involved and help” ease the tension. Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a bitter standoff […]
Respect LAC, Rajnath tells Chinese counterpart

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has clearly conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Gen. Wei Fenghe that China must strictly respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and not make attempts to unilaterally change its status quo, asserting India is determined to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, officials said on Saturday. In the first […]
Take nation into confidence on India-China border row: Congress to PM, Def Min
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to take the nation into confidence on talks with China on the border row in Ladakh, saying people want to know about the outcomes of the repeated conversations with the Chinese side. The Opposition party’s demand comes a day […]
LoC firing: Soldier killed, 2 others injured in Kupwara
Pakistani troops shell three sectors in Poonch
Srinagar: An army soldier was killed and two others were injured as India and Pakistan troops traded fire along the Line of Control (LoC) at Naugam sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that the Pakistani army targeted an army posts in Naugam sector in which one soldier identified as Bopender Singh was […]
Hizbul trying to reestablish base in North Kashmir: Army
Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) is trying to re-establish its base in north Kashmir, the Army said on Saturday, a day after three militants of the outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district. Addressing a joint press conference with Deputy Inspector General of Police (North Kashmir Range) Muhammad Sulaiman Choudhary at […]
Covid-19 claims 17 more lives, toll touches 773
1251 positive cases take tally to 42241
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported seventeen more covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 773. Official sources said that ten among the victims 10 belonged to Jammu division and seven hailed from Kashmir Valley. Among those from Jammu division, they said, five were residents of the winter capital while three […]
86,432 infections take Covid-19 tally in India to 40 Lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 infection tally sprinted past 40 lakh, just 13 days after it crossed 30 lakh, with a record 86,432 cases being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 31,07,223 on Saturday pushing the recovery rate to 77.23 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry. The total coronavirus cases mounted […]
Spike in positive cases in Jammu after ‘sweep clean’ drive: Officials
Jammu: Jammu has witnessed a spurt in COVID-19 cases, registering 2,254 new patients in the past nine days with 520 of them on Saturday alone, owing to a strategic plan to ‘sweep clean’ the district of the infection through a massive testing exercise, officials said. The health officials said the drive pushed Jammu on the […]