206 militancy incidents, 28 infiltration bids reported in JK this year: MHA
Srinagar, Dec 14: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Tuesday informed the Parliament that 206 militancy related incidents were reported in J&K till December 5 this year against 244 in 2020. Replying to a query about how many militancy incidents took place in J&K in 2021 and 2020, the MHA replied that 206 militancy related […]
Colder nights in the offing in Kashmir valley
Srinagar, Dec 14 (PTI) There was slight respite from cold wave in Kashmir but the minimum temperature settled several degrees below the freezing point across the valley, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius on Monday night, up by nearly one degree from the previous night’s minus 3.5 degrees […]
JeM carried out Zewan attack to snatch weapons: IGP
Srinagar, Dec 14: Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that militants wanted to snatch weapons by attacking the armed forces’ bus with 25 personnel onboard at Zewan in outskirts of Srinagar. “Yesterday as we all know that at 6 p.m, a bus with 25 jawans onboard was attacked three kilometers prior to […]
Ladakh reports 17 new cases of coronavirus
Leh, Dec 14 (PTI) Ladakh has reported 17 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 21,839 while the active cases in the union territory have gone down to 178, officials said on Tuesday. The union territory has recorded 216 Covid-related deaths — 158 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic […]
Encounter rages in Poonch forest, one militant killed so far
Poonch, Dec 14: One unidentified militant was killed an encounter with a joint team of police and army in Doori Dhok area of Surankote area of Poonch district on Tuesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, army’s 16 RR and 156 TA launched a cordon-and-search-operation in forest area of Doori Dhok. As the […]
Zeewan Attack: One of the injured cop succumb, toll 3
Srinagar, Dec 14: The death toll in fatal attack by militants on a police bus on Srinagar-Jammu highway near Zeewan in city outskirts rose to three as one among the 12 injured police personnel succumbed to wounds at a hospital here on Tuesday. A police official said that Constable Rameez Ahmad son of Mohammad Amin […]
WH aims to restore faith in government by improving services: Biden
Washington, Dec 14 (AP) President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at rebuilding the public’s trust in government by making it easier to do things like renew passports, apply for Social Security benefits and get aid after natural disasters. The idea is to put the public and customer service at the centre of […]
Being self reliant
Post covid-19 the world is witnessing various unusual trends. Not only has the pandemic shaped up new options for various sectors including the economy but it has made us to learn various lessons as well. One such lesson is being self reliant in some key sectors which include food and eatables. Ironically, Kashmir valley is […]
The Summit for Democracy
Asad Mirza A US sponsored two-day virtual democracy summit wrapped up last week. It was promised by President Joe Biden during his election campaign last year, as he wanted to show that the US has departed from the “America First’ philosophy of Donald Trump and instead will focus on an event that was more about […]
Dr Ali Jan: The peoples’ doctor
Ehsan Fazili As a young person, I have seen my mother crying due to pain in her stomach as no doctor could help her. As a last resort, I took her to see Dr Ali Jan. We traveled from Bandipore in north Kashmir to Srinagar. The doctor made it look so simple: after a brief […]