Two Hizb terrorists killed in Anantnag encounter
Srinagar, Sep 6 (PTI) Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Poshkreeri area of Anantnag district following information about presence of terrorists there, a police official said. He said the search […]
Encounter breaks out in Anantnag village
Anantnag, Sep 06: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists at Poshkreeri village of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said here on Tuesday. An official said that a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of terrorists launched search operation in the area. He said that […]
Must face together forces that attack mutual trust: Modi
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and Bangladesh should jointly face terrorist and fundamentalist forces that threaten to attack mutual trust between the two countries. Modi made these remarks after bilateral talks with visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who made a strong pitch for early conclusion of the […]
Shah, Nadda to meet BJP leaders to discuss roadmap for 144 identified LS seats
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) With an eye on the 2024 elections, BJP chief JP Nadda and senior leader Amit Shah will hold a brainstorming session Tuesday with key party leaders to draw a roadmap for winning the 144 Lok Sabha seats it could not in previous elections, sources said. The list includes constituencies where the […]
Man falls off walnut tree in Bijbehara, dies
Bijbehara, Sept 06: A man died after he fell off a walnut tree in Kanalwan area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. A police official said that Gulzar Ahmad Magloo of Kanalwan fell off a walnut tree today afternoon. “He was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he succumbed […]
Pak rangers violate ceasefire in Arnia sector
Jammu, Sep 6 (PTI) The Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire Tuesday morning as it targeted Border Security Force (BSF) troops in unprovoked firing along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. The BSF gave a “befitting reply” to the firing in the Arnia sector of Jammu district, he said. “This morning, the alert […]
Mainly dry weather forecast as temp drops at most places in JK
Srinagar, Sept 6: The weather department on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir with very light rain at one or two places on the higher reaches. A meteorological department official said that no large change was expected during the next two days. Regarding rain in the last 24 hours […]
17-yr-old apprehended for killing father in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) A 17-year-old youth was apprehended for allegedly killing his father in north Delhi’s Sarai Rohilla area, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the incident took place on August 22 when the victim, who was in the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF), arrived home in an inebriated condition and began […]
At 4,417, India records lowest single-day rise in Covid cases in 3 months
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 4,417 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in last three months, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,66,862, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. Active Covid cases have further declined to 52,336, while the death toll has climbed to […]
Leveraging Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY to help transgenders
Dr. R S Sharma To drive Universal Health Coverage (UHC), inclusivity is as essential to the core of a public healthcare systemas transparency is to governance. These endeavours for public health in India were bolstered when the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) was launched on 23rd September, 2018 by our Hon’ble […]