We need to get over syndrome that ‘West is the bad guy’: Jaishankar
Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the West was not the “bad guy” as it was not flooding Asian and African markets with goods on a massive scale and that there was a need to get over the “syndrome” of seeing it in a negative way. Jaishankar, in an interview to Malayalam […]
Wishes pour in for PM modi on 73rd birthday; special prayers, launch of welfare initiatives mark day
New Delhi: Greetings poured in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 73rd birthday on Sunday with leaders across party lines, prominent personalities and common people wishing him good health and a long life. To mark the prime minister’s birthday, the BJP launched a ‘Seva Pakhwara (fortnight)’ from Sunday to October 2, the birth anniversary […]
Death of soldiers in Anantnag encounter will be avenged, say Maha CM Shinde, J-K LG Sinha
Srinagar: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the death of Army and Police officers killed in recent encounter in Anantnag will be avenged and terrorists will be given a befitting response. “It is an unfortunate incident. Our jawans, be it police or the Army, put […]
Ladakh saw unbelievable changes for the better after Article 370 abrogation: Lt Governor
Jammu: Ladakh witnessed “unbelievable” changes “for the better” since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, Lieutenant Governor Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra has said, exuding confidence that it would be the most developed Union Territory in the country in the next couple of years. Mishra, who took over as Ladakh L-G in February, […]
India’s efforts to eradicate TB by 2025 role model for world: Union minister Jitendra Singh
Jammu: A public-private partnership (PPP) with integrated strategy is essential to achieve a “TB-mukt Bharat” (tuberculosis-free India), Union minister Jitendra Singh has said. At an event on Sunday, Singh said India’s efforts to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025 are a role model for the world. The minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office was speaking […]
Anantnag operation enters fifth day
Srinagar: The operation to flush out terrorists hiding in Gadole forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district entered the fifth day on Sunday as security forces widened the area of operation to neighbouring villages and fired several mortar shells towards the forest, officials said. Security forces are using drones and helicopters for surveillance of […]
Startup’s nano drones show potential in counter-terror operations
Jammu: A defence startup founded two years ago by a team of young engineers from IIT Roorkee has developed three variants of nano drones, including a ‘Kamikaze’ UAV, which have application in anti-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations. Mayank Pratap Singh, the co-founder of the startup IDR, said, “This is the first time that nano drones have […]
Anti-GPS jamming, identification devices developed by IIT Jammu nearing completion: Officials
Jammu: Two projects to develop devices for protecting all GPS enabled assets from jamming and identifying friendly forces during counter-terrorism operations along the LoC and hinterlands are nearing completion, officials said. Seven major projects, including these two ventures of anti-GPS jamming and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) devices, are part of the design and development […]
Army jawan killed in ‘accidental firing’ in Bandipora
Srinagar: An Army jawan was killed and another injured in an “accidental discharge” of a weapon inside a camp in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. “There has been an accidental discharge of weapon resulting in one fatal casualty and one injury to army personnel,” Bandipora police posted on X. Police […]
Srinagar tailor among beneficiaries of ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme
Srinagar: Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, a tailor from Srinagar, is among the beneficiaries who received an identity card under the Vishwakarma scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Sunday. An expert in making traditional ‘pheran’, a cloak worn by Kashmiris to ward off the winter chill, Bhat has been working for […]
