PM meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

Vatican City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he had a “very warm meeting” with Pope Francis and discussed a wide range of issues, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenge posed by climate change, with the head of the Roman Catholic church and also invited the Pontiff to visit India at an early […]

G-20 opens with call for more vaccines for poor countries

Rome: The leaders of the world’s economic powerhouses on Saturday took part in the first in-person summit since the coronavirus pandemic, with climate change, COVID-19 economic recovery and the global minimum corporate tax rate on the agenda. Italian Premier Mario Draghi welcomed the Group of 20 heads of state to Rome’s Nuvola cloud-like convention center […]

Union Government committed to provide justice to all: Rijiju

Addresses awareness cum mega legal aid camp at Kupwara

KUPWARA: Union Minister for Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju Saturday said that Government of India is committed to provide justice to every citizen and various innovative steps have been taken to ensure swift justice delivery system in the country. The Minister was addressing awareness cum mega legal aid camp at Chandigam in Lolab valley of […]

Search for militants in forest belt Poonch, Rajouri continues

Jammu: A search operation to track down a group of hiding militants entered the 20th day on Saturday in the forest belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, where nine soldiers were killed in two separate attacks, officials said. The operation in Bhatti Durrian in Mendhar along with Surankote forest […]

Two army personnel killed in blast along LoC

Jammu: An officer and a jawan of the army were killed in a mysterious blast near a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said. The blast took place in Kalal area of Nowshera sector when an army column was on patrol duty as part of measures to […]

Covid Containment Measures: CS directs administering 5 lakh second doses within one week

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Saturday chaired a meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 and asked the divisional and district administrations to ensure coverage of 5 lakh people who have completed the mandatory interregnum period and are due to receive the subsequent dose with second COVID vaccination jab within a […]

JK reports 101 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 101 covid-19 cases even as there was no fatality due to the pathogen, officials said Saturday. Among the fresh cases, 11 were reported from Jammu Division and 90 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 332154. There was no death due to the virus during the time. So far 4432—2176 […]

Works under JJM: Helicopter sorties used to deliver pipes in remote Ladakh village

Leh: To achieve completion of works under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) by August 15 next year, Ladakh authorities have started delivering High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes through air sorties in remote areas of Leh district, officials said on Saturday. Leh recently achieved 20 percent coverage in providing functional household tap connections, while 10 villages in […]