Defence minister to inaugurate 90 infra projects, attend North Tech Symposium in Jammu
Jammu, Sep 12 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a day-long visit to Jammu on Tuesday where he will virtually inaugurate 90 projects of the BRO and attend the North Tech Symposium, an official said. The infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) include four airstrips and helipads that have been built […]
US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
Washington, Sep 12 (AP) The US approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never […]
Afghanistan headed to a civil war with Taliban splitting into various factions, says former Afghan commander
Washington, Sep 12 (PTI) Two years after the US forces abruptly left Kabul, Afghanistan is headed towards a civil war, the Taliban is now riddled with factionalism, and the country is fast becoming a safe haven for foreign terrorists, a former Afghan commander has said. “I believe that the situation in Afghanistan is very critical […]
Four killed as huge boulder hits vehicle in Banihal on Jmu-Sgr highway
Banihal, Sept 12: Four people have been killed after a truck skidded—off the road and rolled into a deep gorge near Sher Bibi in Banihal area of Ramban district on Tuesday. An official said that the truck bearing registration number (JK03J-0312) on way from Jammu towards Srinagar was hit by a massive boulder and it […]
Heat wave in Kashmir to persist next week: IMD
Srinagar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said the heat wave in Kashmir valley will continue over the next week and advised people, especially the elderly and children, to take a lot of fluids. Kashmir is currently reeling from a record-breaking heat wave with Srinagar city experiencing the hottest September day in 18 years […]
