Doda encounter: Anti-Pakistan protests held in Jammu
Jammu: Anti-Pakistan protests were held here on Tuesday after four Army personnel were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Doda district, with protesters raising slogans against the neighbouring country and burning its effigies. The gunfight, which began on Monday evening, was the third major encounter between security forces and terrorists in the forests of […]
Committed to eliminate scourge of terrorism in JK: Army
Jammu: The Udhampur-based northern command is committed to eliminate the scourge of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said on Tuesday, as it paid tribute to four soldiers who died in a gunfight with heavily armed terrorists in Doda district. The Army said it has been conducting a series of joint and coordinated operations […]
Deeply saddened: Rajnath on death of soldiers
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he is “deeply saddened” by the death of four Army soldiers in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district and asserted that the security forces are committed to eliminate the scourge of terrorism in the region. Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi briefed […]
IMF forecasts Indian growth rate at seven per cent in 2024
Washington: The IMF on Tuesday revised upward its projections for India and said the country is now expected to grow by seven per cent in 2024, compared to 6.8 per cent projected in April. “The forecast for growth in India has been revised upward, to 7 per cent, this year, with the change reflecting carryover […]
Govt should take full responsibility: Rahul on JK attacks
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Centre after four soldiers were killed in an encounter in Doda, with Rahul Gandhi asserting that the government should take full responsibility for the repeated security lapses and take strict action against the culprits. Four Army personnel, including an officer, died after being injured in a gunfight […]
UGC launches project to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC) launched a project on Tuesday to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages in the next five years. The project, titled ASMITA (Augmenting Study Materials in Indian Languages through Translation and Academic Writing), was launched by Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Higher Education, and it will […]
Mourners take out Muharram procession in Shikaras in Dal Lake
Srinagar: The ninth day of Muharram saw a long line of Shikaras in the interiors of Dal Lake carrying mourners to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his followers at Karbala. Mourners gathered at Sand Mohalla in Rainawari before embarking across the water traveling from one mohalla to another in traditional Shikaras. […]
Joint delegation of BJP leaders calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: A joint delegation of BJP from Baramulla and Pulwama called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan on Tuesday. Subsequently, deputations of senior citizens from Dooru Verinag; Other Backward Classes Association; Principals and Associate Professors of Government Degree Colleges from Kashmir, headed by Mohammad Iqbal Ahangar, Chairman, OBC Welfare Association J&K also met […]
No solid evidence to suggest massage effective for pain: Researchers
New Delhi: “No high-certainty evidence” that massage is effective in treating pain, despite “hundreds of clinical trials and dozens of previous scientific reviews on the topic”, researchers said in a study. According to the findings, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open, reviews providing moderate- or high-certainty evidence that massage […]
Three tourists die as vehicle falls in gorge on Zojila Pass
Ganderbal: At least three persons died and another one was critically injured after a vehicle fell into a deep gorge on Zojila Pass in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday, police said. An official said that the accident took place near Panimatha when the vehicle was on way to zero point from Sonamarg. He said […]
