Infiltration bid foiled in Keran Sector: Army
Srinagar, Nov 13: Army on Friday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. In a statement issued here, the army said that some suspicious movement was observed by army at the forward posts along the line of control (LoC) in Keran Sector today. The suspected infiltration bid […]
JMC, SMC get control of 108 primary schools
Srinagar, Nov 13: In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred 108 standalone primary schools in Srinagar and Jammu Municipal limits respectively to Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Jammu Municipal Corporation According to an order issued by School Education department, these schools have been transferred to municipal bodies along with their assets, posts/staff […]
Man arrested for masquerading as ACB official
Awantipora, Nov 13: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested a person for posing himself as Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) official. In a statement issued here, a police spokesman said that acting swiftly on a complaint received from a person belonging to village Dadsara Awantipora that one person stopped him while he […]
Indo-Pak armies trade gunfire along LoC in Gurez
Bandipora, Nov 13: The armies of India and Pakistan Friday exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reports said that India and Pakistan troops traded massive gunfire along the LoC in the afternoon, triggering panic in Izmerg, Bagtore areas, while residents were shifted to safer […]
PM Modi greets people on Dhanteras
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the occasion of Dhanteras. In a tweet, he wished that Dhanwantari, a god associated with the Indian system of medicine whose birth anniversary is observed on this day, brings happiness, prosperity, good fortune and good health to people. Dhanteras, considered the […]
India’s COVID-19 caseload reaches 87.28 lakh, recovery rate rises to 92.97 pc
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data. The death toll reached 1,28,668 after 547 more fatalities were reported in […]
PAGD leaders to meet at Mehbooba’s Gupkar residence
Srinagar, Nov 13: An important meeting of PAGD will take place at the residence of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti today, sources said. They said that all the PAGD leaders will remain present at the meeting that will deliberate on important issues including upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls and names of candidates to be fielded […]
November 3 election most secure in US history, says senior official
Washington, Nov 13 (AP) The state and federal officials and election technology companies who run US elections say in the strongest such statement to date that the November 3 presidential election was the most secure in American history. The statement emailed to reporters Thursday by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency — which spearheaded federal […]
Democracy shamed
US President Donald Trump is in no mood to concede defeat in the wake of election results that were announced few days back. Trump and his aids have publicly made their intention clear of not conceding to the poll results which has not only divided the nation but also put the entire poll exercise to […]
When wealth is controlled by a few
Desh Bir People are born either in rich or poor homes. They have no means of deciding whether they shall be ushered into luxury or penury by the hand of nature at birth. Then, society chooses to call it the writ of destiny and passes on the blame to an unseen hand that decides this. […]