Two holed up militants in mosque killed, 3 militants killed in Shopian encounter
Srinagar, June 19: Jammu & Kashmir Police on Friday said that both militants hiding inside a mosque in Meej area of Pampore have been killed. In a tweet, police said patience and professionalism worked to neutralise the militants as well as to maintain sanctity of the Masjid “MeejPampore Encounter Update: #Patience & #professionalism worked. No […]
Shopian gunfight: Another militant killed, operation on
Shopian, June 19: One more militant was killed in a gunfight that broke out on Thursday in Bandpawa area of Chitragam Tehsil in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official said that one more militant was killed in the gunfight. With this killing, the death toll of the militants in the encounter has reached two A […]
Srinagar resident dies of Covid19, JK death toll rises to 73
Srinagar, June 19: A 79-year-old covid-19 patient from Nowshera area of Srinagar died at SKIMS Soura, officials said on Friday. The fatality took the overall death count due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 73. Of them, more than forty people succumbed to the pathogen during this monthly only. The man with the […]
All soldiers involved in Galwan clashes accounted for, says Army
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) All Indian soldiers involved in the deadly clashes with the Chinese army at the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night have been accounted for, the Indian Army said on Thursday evening. Ten Indian Army personnel including two Majors were released by the Chinese military on Thursday evening following […]
Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis
Washington, Jun 19 (AP) Facebook has removed campaign ads by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, communists and others in concentration camps. Nathaniel Gleicher, the company’s head of security policy, confirmed at a House Intelligence Committee hearing […]
US has hit agreed troop-cut target of 8,600 in Afghanistan
Washington, Jun 19 (AP) The United States has reduced its troop presence in Afghanistan to 8,600, fulfilling its obligation as part of a February deal with the Taliban, the general who oversees American forces in that region said Thursday. Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie gave no indication of when, or at what pace, U.S. forces would […]
Employment issues
Jammu and Kashmir is one such place which has a serious crisis at hand. Most of the able bodied men and women here have been left wanting for employment due to the various situations which include lack of avenues and resources. Presently, the region has more than six lakh unemployed educated youth who have been […]
Understanding sickle cell Anemia
World sickle cell day is observed today
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Each year on June 19, countries all over the world celebrate world sickle cell day which was initially presented as a resolution by the United Nations in 2008. The goal of this day is to recognize sickle cell anemia as a public health problem and promote education about this genetic condition. Sickle […]
A young girl’s dilemma
Overall, we are the part and parcel of this society. Let us live together.
Baazila Farooq We all are human beings. It is not about a boy or a girl after all we all are human beings. Our Creator created us in the best form. A boy is same as a girl in the eyes of Allah. There are some differences but in most of the things, we are […]
Covid-19: JK preparing long term Steady State Strategy: CS
JAMMU, JUNE 18: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam while taking stock of efforts in a marathon meeting toward mitigating COVID-19 threat, directed Deputy Commissioners to continue strict perimeter control and complete lockdown in red zones and containment zones to control spread of corona virus from these areas. He maintained that stringent surveillance is to […]