Doctors go on flash strike over attack on colleagues
Puducherry, July 16 (PTI) Doctors and health staff of a government hospital here went on a two-hour-long strike Tuesday to protest against the alleged assault on their colleagues by a group of people for the delay in arranging a hearse to take their relative’s body, police said. Doctors and employees in various primary health centres and […]
PSC fast tracking recruitment process, around 2000 vacancies in various stages of selection process
SRINAGAR: JULY 16: The Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) is expediting the process of recruitments for the vacancies referred to it by the Government from time to time. The Commission has already taken many initiatives to fast track the selection process. The Commission has also paced up the process of seeking clarifications from […]
JeI ban: Tribunal to hold sittings at Leh on July 20, 22
SRINAGAR, JULY 16: Pursuant to the declaration of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) as an unlawful association, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Tribunal will hold sittings at Leh (Ladakh) July 20 and 22, 2019 at District Court Complex, Skampari near DC office from 10.30 am onwards. Accordingly, all those who are interested in giving evidence may file their affidavit […]
Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic; Indian flights to operate soon
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since the Balakot air strikes in February. The move is expected to give a major relief to Air India, which suffered […]
Kartarpur, the road to peace
The relations between Pakistan and Indi one believes are headed for good as both the nations agreed on the draft agreement and operationalisation of the landmark Kartarpur corridor. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will […]
23 killed in cloudburst in Neelam Valley
Islamabad: At least 23 people were killed and several others are missing after a cloudburst caused flash flood in the Neelum Valley of the Pakistan administered Kashmir, officials said. A large number of homes in the Laswa area of the Valley were damaged and dozens of people were swept away in the flooding caused by […]
Trail of juvenile in Kathua gang rape and murder case begins today
Jammu, July 15 (PTI) A juvenile justice board has framed charges against a minor in the case of gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua and has fixed today for examining prosecution witnesses and commencing trial. According to an order served to the Crime Branch here, officials have been asked to bring […]
5,000 pilgrims to be allowed to visit Kartarpur Sahib per day: Pakistan
Islamabad, Jul 15 (PTI) Pakistan would allow 5,000 Sikh pilgrims per day throughout the year to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, the Foreign Office said. The Foreign Office (FO) in a statement after the second meeting of officials of India and Pakistan said that experts of both sides also discussed technical details of the Kartarpur Corridor, including […]
A final to Remember: England win World Cup at Home of Cricket
London, July 14 (PTI) England found cricketing bliss by dint of divine intervention and Ben Stokes’ brilliance, cracking a code that proved indecipherable for 44 years as history sliced through teary-eyed New Zealand’s grasp in a final that will be remembered for ages. England won it via Super Over on boundary count. The game twisted this […]
Chandrayaan-2 launch called off due to technical glitch, ISRO to announce revised date later
Sriharikota, Jul 15 (PTI) Less than an hour before lift off, India’s second mission to Moon, Chandrayaan-2 onboard GSLVMkIII-M1 was Monday called off due to a technical snag, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The countdown to the launch scheduled for 2.51 am was stopped 56 minutes and 24 seconds before lift off at 1.55 […]