Trump terminates preferential trade status for India under GSP
Washington, Jun 1 (PTI) President Donald Trump has terminated India’s designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the key GSP trade programme after determining that it has not assured the US that it will provide “equitable and reasonable access” to its markets. The Generalized System of Preference (GSP) is the largest and oldest US trade preference […]
Foreign climbers go missing on way to Nanda Devi peak
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand), Jun 1 (PTI) An eight-member team of mountaineers, including seven foreign nationals, has gone missing on its way to Nanda Devi East peak in Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. The team, which includes seven mountaineers from the UK, US and Australia besides a liaison officer from the Indian Institute of Mountaineering, left Munsiyari on May […]
Infant mortality, a concern
In a place like Kashmir health care facilities have always been making news. The non-availability of quality healthcare has made the lives of people miserable especially in remote areas. Even in city centres and towns the healthcare facilities are insufficient and the most affected sector is the child and mother care. No wonder then that […]
Six drug peddlers arrested in Jammu region
Jammu, May 31 (PTI) Six suspected drug peddlers were arrested on Friday in three separate cases in the Jammu region, an official said. A car was intercepted in Gandhinagar area of Jammu city. Two men, identified as Shafi and Darshan, were arrested after 500 gram heroin was recovered from their vehicle, police said. In another […]
Two militants killed in Awantipora gunfight, bodies recovered
Srinagar, May 31: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Nannar village of Midoora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District on Friday. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 42RR, SOG and 180 BN of CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Nannar. A senior police officer told GNS said […]
Heat wave sweeps in Delhi, mercury rises to season high of 44.8 deg C
New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) The national capital Friday sweltered under heat wave conditions with the mercury rising to the season’s high of 44.8 degrees Celsius. The city recorded a low of 28.4 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 20 and 59 per cent. The weather stations at Ayanagar and Palam recorded the mercury at 46 […]
Modi can now play decisive role in Kashmir: Mirwaiz
Srinagar, May 31 (PTI) The overwhelming mandate to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given him an opportunity to play a decisive role in the resolution of the Kashmir issue, Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday. Farooq expressed hope that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer of dialogue would be seriously considered by the […]
Army soldier injured critically in landmine explosion near LoC in Poonch
Poonch, May 31: An army man was injured critically in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. A police official said that the soldier was on a routine patrol duty at Nagi Tekri- the forward area of Krishna Ghati when he […]
Pak authorities arrest 3 JuD members from Punjab province
Lahore, May 31 (PTI) Three members of the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa have been arrested on the charges of terror financing in Pakistan’s Punjab province, amid pressure from the global community on Islamabad to rein in the militant groups. In a statement issued here late Thursday, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police […]
Gunfight rages between militants, forces in Shopian village
Srinagar, May 31: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces at Dragad Sugan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday during the wee hours. Reports said that a joint team army’s 44 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon and search at Dragad Sugan area during pre-dawn hours today. A police official […]
