Internet, mobile services unaffected on Independence Day in JK
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) For the first time in three years, Internet and mobile services remained unaffected in Jammu and Kashmir on Independence Day which is being celebrated in the Valley in a relaxed atmosphere, officials said Sunday. “There is neither internet shutdown nor #restrictions on the eve of the #IndependenceDay,” Inspector General of Police […]
Burhan Wani’s father hoists national flag in Pulwama
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) Muzaffar Wani, the father of slain Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani, hoisted the national flag at a school in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district as part of Independence Day celebrations Sunday, officials said. Muzaffar Wani, who is a teacher by profession, unfurled the national flag on the premises of the Government Girls […]
India records 36,083 new Covid cases, 493 deaths
New Delhi, Aug15 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 36,083 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 3,21,92,576, while the death toll has climbed to 4,31,225 with 493 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The active cases have declined to 3,85,336 and comprise 1.20 percent of the total infections. […]
Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east
Kabul, Aug 15 (AP) An Afghan lawmaker and the Taliban say the militants have seized Jalalabad, cutting off Kabul to the east. The militants posted photos online early Sunday showing them in the governor’s office in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. Abrarullah Murad, a lawmaker from the province told The Associated Press that the […]
India takes pride in largest vaccination programme in the world: PM Modi
New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India takes pride in having the world’s largest vaccination programme and over 54 crore people have already taken the COVID-19 vaccines. “We can say with pride that the world’s largest COVID vaccination programme is going on in India. More than 54 crore […]
Biden authorises deployment of approximately 5,000 US troops to Afghanistan as withdrawal continues
Washington, Aug 15 (PTI) US President Joe Biden has ordered deployment of 5,000 troops to Afghanistan to ensure an orderly and safe drawdown of American personnel from the war-torn country. Biden said this after he and Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday held a secure video conference with the national security team to discuss the […]
Terrorism a curse for peace and development, says Lt Guv
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) Calling terrorism a curse for peace and development, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said Pakistan has been making malicious attempts to instigate the Indian youth but a befitting reply would be given to those who mislead the youngsters through proxy war. He was speaking on the eve […]
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 304 killed
Port-Au-Prince (Haiti), Aug 15 (AP) A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 304 people and injuring at least 1,800 others as buildings tumbled into rubble. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing aid to areas where towns were destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed with incoming patients. The epicenter of […]
Taliban capture key northern city, approach Afghan capital
Kabul, Aug 15 (AP) The Taliban have captured a large, heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan in a major setback for the government, and the insurgents are approaching the capital less than three weeks before the US hopes to complete its troop withdrawal. The fall of Mazar-e-Sharif, the country’s fourth largest city, which Afghan forces […]
Militants barge into cop’s house, flee after family raises alarm
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) Militants barged into the residence of a Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police personnel on Saturday but fled after the family raised an alarm, officials said. “At about 8:30 pm, two to three militants barged into the house of Feroz Ahmad Wani at Saidpora Eidgah in district Srinagar,” the officials said. They […]