US House to vote on Trump impeachment on Wednesday

Washington, Jan 12 (PTI) The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives would vote on the impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump on Wednesday on charges of inciting his supporters to carry out a violent attack on the Capitol Hill last week. Co-authored by Congressmen Jamie Raskin, David Cicilline and Ted Lieu, the article of impeachment — co-sponsored […]
Kashmir to remain cutoff for five days

Jammu-Srinagar NH closed, repair work started: Officials
Banihal/Jammu: The 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed for traffic after a portion of the road caved in near Ramban town, officials said on Monday, adding the repair work would take at least five days to restore the arterial route. A portion of the road near Kela Morh, about four km ahead of the Ramban district […]
Centre to bear expenses for first round of vaccination: PM

3 Cr healthcare, frontline workers to be inoculated
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that the central government will bear the expenses of vaccinating nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers in the first round and suggested that public representatives, a reference to politicians, should not be part of this initial exercise. Interacting with state chief ministers, Modi underscored the […]
DDC polls: BJP’s vote share down by 25 pc: Congress leader
Jammu: The Congress on Monday claimed that the BJP’s vote share in the District Development Council (DDC) polls declined by around 25 per cent in Jammu region as compared to the last Lok Sabha elections. Jammu and Kashmir Congress in-charge Rajni Patil alleged that the BJP made every attempt to polarise the election atmosphere for […]
Govt unveils rules for reservation of DDC seats

Srinagar: Setting the stage for election for chairpersons of District Development Councils (DDC’s) in Jammu & Kashmir, the administration on Monday unveiled rules for reservation of these seats. According to a notification issued by the department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj-1989, one third of the total number of seats for the offices of chairperson […]
Night temperature improves across Kashmir
Srinagar: There was some respite for residents of Srinagar from intense cold as minimum temperatures rose at most places in Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recorded a low of minus 0.2 degrees Celsius up from minus 2.6 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials […]
Alarm: Mortar fuse used by Pakistani army recovered in Kashmir
Srinagar: Security agencies have raised an alarm over the recovery of three Point Detonating (PD) fuzes, used by the Pakistani army in their 82 mm mortar shells, from a militant in North Kashmir two weeks back, officials said on Monday. The three PDs were recovered by the Baramulla Police on the eve of New Year […]
LAC standoff: CDS Rawat visits Ladakh, reviews security situation

New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat is on a visit to Ladakh to review the country’s overall military preparedness as thousands of Indian and Chinese troops remained deployed in a high state of combat readiness in various mountainous locations in the region amid the eight-month-long border standoff. Official sources said on Monday […]
Captured PLA soldier handed over to Chinese authorities

New Delhi: The Indian Army on Monday handed back to China a soldier of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), three days after apprehending him at the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, official sources said. The soldier was returned to China at the Chushul-Moldo border point in eastern Ladakh at 10.10 am, […]
Forces on alert to foil infiltration bid from across LoC: Jammu IGP

Jammu: The Army and police are on alert to foil any attempt of infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir by militants assembled at launching pads across the Line of Control, a top police officer said on Monday. Asserting that attempts were being made revive terror in Poonch, a border district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said […]