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 […]
Regional Powers and Afghanistan’s Development
Asad Mirza Uzbekistan hosted an international conference in Tashkent last week (27 July) to garner support for the economic and social revival of Afghanistan. The Ambassador-at-Large of the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Talgat Kaliyev invited participants of the “Afghanistan: Security and Economic Development” conference in Tashkent to make joint efforts to ensure peace and […]
Misusing one’s freedom
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Freedom of speech is being grossly misused these days and nobody cares about the adverse impact it can have. The ideology of freedom of speech and expression is not to build up hatred against each other which we are witnessing today. There are countless examples where the right to free speech has […]
JK reports 397 fresh covid-19 cases, one death
Srinagar, Aug 1: Jammu and Kashmir reported 397 fresh covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that 122 cases were reported from Jammu division and 275from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 465163. Among the cases, 171529 are from Jammu […]
