Elderly man slips into Jhelum, dies

Srinagar, Jul 15: An 80-year-old man slipped into river Jehlum at Banger Mohalla Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday morning. Reports said that the man identified as Ghulam Mohammad Duonto (80) son of Abdul Rehman Daunto of Bunger Mohalla Hajin slipped into the river Jehlum and drowned while performing ablution for prayers, this morning. […]
JK aspires to lead in agriculture, horticulture production: Lt Guv

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday initiated the first-ever massive high-density plantation drive by planting saplings in the Jammu division, and said the Union territory aspires to be a leading region in the country’s agriculture and horticulture production. Sinha virtually laid the foundation stone of high-density mega plant-nursery; and launched ‘Jammu Horticulture’ mobile app […]
Taliban press advances, take key border post with Pakistan
Kabul: The Taliban are pressing on with their surge in Afghanistan, saying they seized a strategic border crossing with Pakistan on Wednesday – the latest in a series of key border post to come under their control in recent weeks. The development was the latest in Taliban wins on the ground as American and NATO […]
Govt restores DA for employees, raises it 28 pc effective July 1
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to restore Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for central government employees and pensioners from July 1, 2021 while increasing the rate of allowance to 28 per cent. The increase in the DA and DR will impose an additional annual burden of Rs 34,401 crore on […]
‘Blatant violation of SOP’s’: MHA asks states to take action
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry Wednesday said blatant violations of COVID-19 norms have been observed in several parts of the country, including hill stations, and asked states and union territories to take action against officials responsible for ensuring compliance to laid down guidelines. In a letter to all states and UTs, Union Home Secretary […]
Three LeT militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Srinagar: Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. A gunbattle broke out in Pulwama town of the south Kashmir district after the security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation following information about the presence of militants there, […]
Eastern Ladakh Row: Monitoring activities by PLA says Army
New Delhi: There has been no attempt by the Indian or the Chinese side to occupy the areas in eastern Ladakh from where they disengaged in February and both sides are engaged in talks to resolve the remaining issues in the region, the Army said on Wednesday. The Army said it has been monitoring activities […]
China asks Taliban to make ‘clean break’ from militant forces

Beijing: In a significant policy statement on the Taliban which is making big gains in its offensive in Afghanistan, China has asked it to make a clean break from all terrorist forces, especially the al-Qaida-backed Uyghur Muslim militant group ETIM fighting for the volatile Xinjiang province’s independence. In his media briefing at Dushanbe, Chinese Foreign […]
Delhi HC to hear Mehbooba’s plea in PMLA case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday said it will hear in August a plea by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, who has been summoned by the ED, challenging the Constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and […]
Drone sighting: BSF personnel open fire at flying object in Jammu
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire at a flying object after they spotted it near the International Border (IB) in the Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official said on Wednesday. On the intervening night of July 13 and 14, a blinking red light was observed by the troops in the […]