Taliban issue no-shave order to barbers in Afghan province
Kabul, Sep 28 (AP) The Taliban on Monday banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with Shariah, or Islamic, law. The order in Helmand province was issued by the provincial Taliban government’s vice and virtue department to barbers in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital. […]
Biden gets COVID-19 booster shot after authorization
Washington, Sep 28 (AP) President Joe Biden received his COVID-19 booster shot on Monday, days after federal regulators recommended a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for Americans age 65 or older and approved them for others with preexisting medical conditions and high-risk work environments. “The most important thing we need to do is get […]
UK readies soldiers to help ease gas shortages at pumps
London, Sep 28 (AP) The British government put dozens of soldiers on standby Monday to help easy fuel supply problems caused by a shortage of truck drivers, a situation that has spurred panic buying of gasoline across the country. As unions called for emergency workers to be given priority for fuel supplies, the government said […]
Reforms in transport sector
The transport sector in Jammu and Kashmir has been craving for attention for many decades now. Not only are the procedures sought to seek various documentations done time consuming, but they are so cumbersome that a common man is compelled to resort to unfair means to get them fulfilled. However, the decision by the administration […]
AUKUS V/S QUAD: A Reality Check
Asad Mirza The past week saw the US’s hard push to contain China in its own backyard, by the formation of a new defence agreement known as AUKUS, with no precedent in diplomatic world, as the regional might of the new alliance is already covered by an old alliance named Quad. AUKUS-named after Australia, United […]
The Growing addiction
Syed Tajamul Hussain Simnane Look at bubbling sound speaking child, sitting like a statue while holding digital device and her loving mother feeds her nutritional feed keenly. Look at young teens sitting in a group with their heads down on the screens playing PUBG online game, investing time and money without caring for the consequences. […]
Four soldiers injured as Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in Baramulla
Srinagar, Sep 27 (PTI) Four soldiers were injured as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Monday. The Army launched a counter-infiltration operation along the LoC in the Uri sector in north Kashmir on Saturday after noticing suspicious movement, they said. “Four soldiers […]
JK reports 117 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Sep 27: Jammu and Kashmir reported 117 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. They said that 55 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 62 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case count to 329125. There was no […]
Arms, ammo, narcotics, cash recovered at International Border in Akhnoor: BSF
Srinagar, Sep 27: Border Security Force (BSF) Monday claimed to have achieved a big success by recovering a huge cache of arms, ammunition, narcotics at International border Akhnoor area. A BSF spokesman said that acting on a specific input, a search operation was conducted near the International Border in Akhnoor area. “During search, a bag […]
Man run over by train in Jammu
Jammu, Sep 27 (PTI) A 42-year-old man died after being run over by a train on the outskirts of Jammu on Monday, an official said. Baldev Raj, a resident of Dewan village, was reportedly crossing the track at Ratnuchak around 8 am when he was run over by the train, the official said. He said […]