Two militants killed in Shopian encounter, search on
Shopian, Oct 20: Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Dragad area of sugan hamlet in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Wednesday. A police official said that two militants have been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as search operation is on in the area. […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian village in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 20: An encounter has started between militants and government forces in Cheerbagh Dragad area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. A police spokesman tweeted that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Cheerbagh Dragad village. As the joint team of forces approached towards the […]
Night Temperature continues to slide across Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 20: Night temperature continue to fall across Kashmir Valley with the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg recording below normal temperature by minus 1.4°C, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 6.3°C against 7.7°C on previous night, an official of the local MeT office here said. Even though temperature is slight […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 229 days
New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) India logged 14,623 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,41,08,996, while the active cases declined to 1,78,098, the lowest in 229 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,52,651 with 197 fresh fatalities, according to the data […]
Three of family arrested for smuggling drugs in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 20 (PTI) Three members of a family were arrested for smuggling drugs and Rs 1.6 lakh recovered from them in Jammu district on Tuesday, officials said. A police team stopped a man, his father and mother at a checkpoint near Chorli Kothey in Bishnah belt. They signalled to stop for checking and instead […]
DCs authorised to transfer agricultural land for non-agriculturalist subject
Srinagar, Oct 20 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday authorised the district collectors to alienate agricultural land to a non-agriculturist for extending the primary activity on a larger commercial scale. “The Administrative Council (AC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, authorised the District Collectors to grant permission […]
Aiming for the skies
Srinagar Airport is all set to start the operation of international flights from October 23rd which will connect Kashmir directly with rest of the world. This decision has come at a time when the world has started to open up after almost two years of closure and restrictions on the movement of people due to […]
Chinese Naval Strategy’s Covert Dimensions
Asad Mirza Ever since Communist China came into existence in 1949, its belligerence over South China Sea –SCS, has been increasing and some recent events have increased its hostility in the regional sea and towards its neighbour Taiwan. China claims almost all of the SCS covering roughly 3.5 million square kilometres, and its estimated 190 […]
Is lockdown screen time increasing hunchback among kids?
Dr Ayush Sharma Kyphosis can spread due to a congenital problem in the spine and the deformity can progress further if not treated on time, it can increase pressure on the lungs and the heart, which can result in repetitive sickness with lung infections and morbidity. Slouched back or hunched back is a condition where […]
Gov sanctions relief for families of covid victims
SRINAGAR, OCT 19: The government has sanctioned a relief amount of Rupees 50 thousand for the families who lost their members to the covid-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta while chairing a meeting of the UT Executive Committee for Disaster Management to review the requirement of funds for […]