Lt Guv Manoj Sinha in Delhi, will meet HM Amit Shah
New Delhi, June 18: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha arrives at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Lt Guv approves recruitment of 800 SI’s in JK police
Srinagar, Jun 18: Giving a fresh impetus to the recruitment process which had slowed down in wake of the ongoing Covid pandemic, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday approved the proposal of recruitment of 800 Sub Inspectors in the Jammu and Kashmir Police. In a historic reform aimed at ensuring more transparency and fairness in the […]
Labourer dies, three others injured as pillar of bridge collapses
Kishtwar, Jun 18: A labourer died while three others were injured after a pillar of a bridge collapsed near the bank of river Maru Sudar at Yaniewan Tunder in Kishtwar district. An official said that during the ongoing construction of a bridge at Yaniewan, a pillar of the bridge suddenly collapsed in which a labourer […]
Kashmiri Pandits observe annual Kheer Bhawani mela amid Covid scare
Ganderbal, Jun 18: Amid Covid-19 protocols hundreds of Pandits Friday observed the annual Mata Kheer Bhawani festival in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A Kashmiri Pandit family said that they are celebrating the Mata Kheer Bhawani festival while observing all Covid-19 SOPs. They said that they prayed to God to wipe out this pandemic from the […]
One more Leopard captured alive in Budgam village: Officials
Budgam, Jun 18: The Wildlife Department on Friday morning captured another Leopard alive in Kalshipora area of Khan Sahib in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that after getting information about the wild animal roaming near residential area, a team of Wildlife department officials reached the spot and captured it alive. He said that […]
India records 62,480 new Covid-19 cases, 1,587 deaths
New Delhi, June 18: India, in the last 24 hours, reported 62,480 new coronavirus cases and 1,587 deaths. With this, the country’s active caseload has dropped below the 8-lakh mark. Kerala, which had 12,469 cases, was the only state to report more than 10,000 infections.
Top Army commanders review India’s overall security challenges; situation along LAC
New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) Top commanders of the Army on Thursday carried out a comprehensive review of India’s overall security challenges including in eastern Ladakh as well as other sensitive areas along the Line of Actual Control with China on the first day of a two-day conference, people familiar with the development said. The […]
Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas fires incendiary balloons
Jerusalem, Jun 18 (AP) Israel has launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip for a second time since a shaky cease-fire ended last month’s 11-day war. The strikes came late Thursday after activists mobilized by Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers launched incendiary balloons into Israel for a third straight day. There were no immediate reports of casualties […]
Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner’s favour
Dubai, Jun 18 (AP) Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favour of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fuelling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic. State-linked opinion polling and analysts put hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi as the dominant front-runner in […]
Education: The biggest casualty
Covid-19 has brought many troubles with it. These dilemmas have led to a deep impact on many sectors including economy, trade, commerce, offices, corporates, social interactions and above all education. The schools and colleges have been on a closure mode since March 2020, though some of them witnessed opening for a brief period but were […]