Enforcement teams recover Rs 17,000 fine from violators in Ramban
707 vaccinated, 894 samples collected
RAMBAN: Continuing the drive to implement Covid protocol across the district Ramban, the Enforcement teams today fined scores of violators for roaming without wearing face masks and not maintaining physical distance. The enforcement teams, during the inspection in their respective jurisdictions, recovered a fine of Rs 17,800 taking the total amount fined since April 1, […]
Afghanistan going through difficult time, intl support will end miseries: Envoy to India
New Delhi: Asserting that the “suffering” of Afghanistan is man-made, the war-torn nation’s Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay on Sunday said his country is going through a difficult time, and only good leadership, compassionate attitude and international support to the Afghan people would bring an end to “miseries”. Mamundzay also appreciated the words of sympathy […]
Britain to convene G7 meeting on Afghanistan
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will convene a meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday for urgent talks on the situation in Afghanistan. In a statement posted on Twitter, Johnson said it is vital that the international community works together to ensure safe evacuations, prevent a humanitarian […]
Evacuation from Afghanistan: Around 300 Indians likely to be brought back today

New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Around 300 Indian nationals are expected to be brought back home from Afghanistan on Sunday as part of India’s evacuation mission in view of the deteriorating security situation in Afghan capital Kabul, people familiar with the development said. Eighty-seven Indians were on Saturday taken to Tajikistan capital Dushanbe from Kabul […]
Delhi: 2-yr-old kidnapped, killed by aunt, uncle

New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) A two-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped and killed by his aunt and uncle in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden, police said. The accused identified as Yamuna (24) and her husband Rajesh, residents of Raghubir Nagar, have been arrested, they said. A day after the toddler went missing from his home, police […]
Three JeM militants killed in Tral encounter

Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants, including one who was behind the killing of BJP worker Rakesh Pandita in June, were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, officials said. Security forces personnel had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the upper reaches of the forest area of Nagbaeran […]
Taliban threat will be handled: IGP

Srinagar: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Saturday said security forces were alert and would handle all challenges, including that of the Taliban, in the Valley. He sought the cooperation of the people in maintaining peace in Jammu and Kashmir Speaking as a police officer whichever militant comes here, it is my […]
Afghan fallout: Ex-Army chief seeks outreach in Kashmir
Kolkata: Former Army chief Gen Shankar Roychowdhury said the government needs to step up outreach in Kashmir and reassure people there that India will continue to be a secular democracy as the Taliban victory in Afghanistan is likely to see a renewed offensive by Pakistan-based militants. The retired General, who had commanded 16 corps in […]
Farmers protest in Punjab: Several stranded in Jammu as 40 trains cancelled
Jammu: Thousands of passengers are stranded in Jammu and Kashmir as railway authorities have cancelled over 40 trains since Friday due to an ongoing agitation by farmers in neighbouring Punjab, officials said. Scores of farmers on Friday launched an indefinite agitation in Jalandhar and blocked train movement on the Ludhiana-Amritsar and the Ludhiana-Jammu railway routes […]
8,000 hectares of land needed in Srinagar Metropolitan Region: Govt
Srinagar: The government has said that it is devising a mechanism to find additional 8,000 hectares of land in Srinagar Metropolitan Region (SMR) to accommodate an expected three million population by 2035. The Master Plan-2035 public policy document states that the SMR is expected to have a population of around 3.0 million by 2035 which […]