Mughal Road blocked due to landslide
Jammu, Aug 2 (PTI) Vehicular traffic on the historic Mughal Road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir was suspended on Tuesday after it was hit by a massive landslide, officials said. The road, which connects Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region with south Kashmir’s Shopian, is an alternative road to the Jammu-Srinagar National […]
Taking action against dubious digital loan apps, says FM
New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) The government is taking action against dubious digital loan apps, including those originating from outside the country, and also Indians who helped in setting them up, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Most of the dubious apps are originating from one particular country and as a result a […]
ED raids National Herald assets in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided a dozen locations including the head office of the Congress party-owned National Herald newspaper here as part of an ongoing money laundering probe, officials said. They said the searches are being carried out under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act […]
Non-local watchman found dead
Srinagar, Aug 02: A non-local watchman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Wanibal area of Rawalpora in Srinagar district, officials said here on Tuesday. They said that Sarvan Mogal resident of West Bengal was found dead in the residential house of Mohd Maqbool Pinjra, where he was working as a watchman. The body has […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 1,39,792
New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) With 13,734 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 4,40,50,009, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,430 with 27 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases have […]
20 sites identified for ‘national importance’ tag: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) Twenty heritage sites, including two ancient mounds at Haryana’s Rakhigarhi and the age-old Anangtal in Delhi, have been identified for the national importance tag, the government has said. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy shared the details in a written response to a question in Lok Sabha on whether the central […]
BSF troops fire at suspected drone along IB in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 02: Border Security Force (BSF) personnel fired at a suspected Pakistani drone along India-Pakistan International border in Kanachak area of Jammu district late Friday night. A Jammu based spokesperson, in a statement, issued said that BSF troops fired on an unidentified flying object at 09.35 pm in Kanachak area as it tried to […]
Killing of al-Qaida leader is long-sought ‘justice’: Biden
Washington, Aug 2 (AP) President Joe Biden announced that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a US drone strike in Kabul, an operation he hailed as delivering “justice” while expressing hope that it brings “one more measure of closure” to families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. […]
US operation killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri
Washington, Aug 2 (AP) A US drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a US raid. President Joe Biden announced the killing, delivering a significant counterterrorism win just 11 months after American troops left the country after a two-decade war. The […]
Ensuring free healthcare
Healthcare facilities for the common masses determine the achievements of various governments especially when we talk about the third world or developing nations. In a place like Jammu and Kashmir the healthcare sector, though managing to provide quality services to the people still remains to achieve a higher bench mark. Right now the infrastructure in […]
