Three local militants killed in Pulwama
Srinagar: Three local militants were killed and a civilian injured in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tikken area of Pulwama district in the early hours of Wednesday following information about presence of militants there, a police […]
Four civilians injured in grenade attack
Srinagar: Four civilians were injured after militants lobbed a grenade on a vehicle carrying security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, police said. The attack took place at Singhpora in Pattan area of the district, they said. The militants lobbed the grenade towards a vehicle of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) this […]
DDC Polls: Over 8 lakh voters to in phase five today
Jammu: State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma Wednesday said that 8.27 lakh voters will take part and choose their representatives in the fifth phase of ensuing District Development Council (DDC) polls scheduled for today. He said in total 2104 polling stations have been set up of which 1193 polling stations established in Kashmir, have […]
Weatherman predicts dry weather for two days
Srinagar: The weather conditions improved across Kashmir Valley while as Drass and Sonamarg areas continued to receive snowfall for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. The weatherman, however, predicted fresh snow spell across J&K and Ladakh from December 11 evening. Although the weather remained cloudy throughout the day in plains as well as higher reaches […]
2020 saw India procuring US weapons worth 3.4 billion USD
Washington: India’s weapons procurement from the United States jumped from a meagre USD 6.2 million to a whopping USD 3.4 billion in the final year of the Donald Trump’s administration, according to official data. As per the data released by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the jump in the sale of American weapons to […]
COVID-19: Scientists decode outcome of unmitigated spread
Boston: Scientists have analysed the spread of COVID-19 among people in Manaus, Brazil, where more than 70 per cent of the population was infected within seven months of the novel coronavirus arriving in the city, findings which shed light on what may happen if the disease spreads unmitigated. Brazil has experienced one of the world’s […]
Trouble for PTI: Pak opposition lawmakers to resign en masse
Islamabad: The political crisis in Pakistan has deepened after an 11-party Opposition alliance announced that their lawmakers will resign en masse by the end of this month from parliament to paralyse the government and force Prime Minister Imran Khan to call early snap polls. The decision was taken after the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an […]
JK launches Kashmiri saffron in UAE market
Dubai: With an aim to promote Kashmiri saffron, which recently received the geographical indication tag, in the Middle East, the Jammu and Kashmir government for the first time launched the spice in the UAE market. A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or […]
Farmers reject govt proposal on agri laws
Call for intensifying agitation, protest on Dec 14
New Delhi: Farmer leaders Wednesday rejected a government proposal on the three contentious agriculture-marketing laws, and said they would intensify their agitation against the legislations with a nationwide protest on December 14. They also said they will block the Jaipur-Delhi and the Delhi-Agra expressways on or before December 12, and all the roads entering into […]
