Panel formed to strengthen COVID-control measures

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration set up a committee on Monday to strengthen the COVID control measures at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital here, the institution’s principal said on Monday. The premier health facility is catering to all patients amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to GMC principal N C Dingra. A committee has […]

LAC faceoff: Army commanders from India, China hold fresh talks

Reading Time: 3 minutes New Delhi: Senior army commanders of India and China on Monday held talks on implementing a five-point agreement reached between the two countries on disengagement of troops and de-escalation of the tense situation in eastern Ladakh, government sources said. The sixth round of Corps commander-level talks began at around 9 AM in Moldo on the […]

Farm bills: Congress to launch nationwide protest

Reading Time: < 1 minute New Delhi: Congress party on Monday said it will launch a nationwide agitation against the farm bills passed by Parliament and also initiate a campaign for collecting two crore signatures of farmers and the poor against these proposed legislations. At a press conference after a meeting of the party’s senior leaders, K C Venugopal said […]

Digital media is completely uncontrolled: Centre tells SC

Says Print, electronic media rarely cross line

Reading Time: 3 minutes New Delhi: The print and electronic media rarely cross the line by the very nature of their composition but the digital media is completely uncontrolled and remains unregulated by and large, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. The government said if the apex court considers it necessary to lay down guidelines for mainstream electronic […]

Senior PDP leaders meet for first time after revocation of special status

Reading Time: < 1 minute Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday held a meeting of its senior leaders here for the first time since Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was revoked by the Centre in August last year, the party said. The meeting was chaired by party’s vice president Abdul Rehman Veeri in the absence of party president […]

Pak Army shells forward areas in Poonch, Rajouri

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jammu: Pakistani troops shelled forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri districts on Monday, prompting strong retaliation by the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said. The shelling from across the border at Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sectors in Poonch and Sunderbani in Rajouri was “unprovoked” and in violation of the ceasefire […]