Eastern Ladakh standoff- Actions credited to jawans, jointness of armed forces: Gen Naravane

New Delhi: The action that armed forces took during the Ladakh standoff in 2020 was a “whole of nation effort” and credited to the coordination among the three services and the strong will of the Indian jawans who held their posts despite harsh weather conditions at such high altitudes, former Army chief Gen (retired) M […]

Prez poll: Non-BJP parties mulling Yashwant Sinha over as possible nominee

Kolkata: Non-BJP parties are mulling former union minister Yashwant Sinha over as a possible joint candidate for the upcoming presidential election, a senior Trinamool Congress leader said on Monday. The name of the former BJP leader who joined the TMC last year has been proposed as a presidential poll candidate by a few opposition parties […]

NIA conducts searches in JK

Arrests 4 for harbouring Pak-based JeM terrorists

Srinagar: The NIA on Monday conducted searches at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama and arrested four people for allegedly harbouring terrorists of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). The case relates to the terrorist activities of the JeM in South Kashmir, during which two terrorists, including a Pakistani national, were killed by security forces […]

Three terrorists killed in two encounters

Srinagar: Three terrorists were gunned down in two separate encounters with security forces in Kashmir on Monday, taking the number of ultras killed in the past 24 hours to seven, police said. A police spokesperson said two terrorists were killed in a fresh exchange of fire in the ongoing encounter in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, […]

Educational institutions reopen in Bhaderwah after 10 days

Jammu/Bhaderwah: Educational institutions in Bhaderwah opened on Monday after a 10-day closure following communal tension in the town over now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad and some social media posts by local right-wing activists in her support. The day curfew in the town was lifted as the overall situation remained peaceful […]

‘Unauthorised’ absence: Govt terminates 112 doctors from service

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday terminated 112 doctors for “unauthorised” absence from their service, officials said. The state government issued four notices on Monday in this regard against those doctors who have been absent for a long period from the service without any authorisation. Of the lot, 12 doctors were terminated for their […]

‘Heist’: Burglars loot Rs 1 crore from bank in Kathua

Security guard detained, police launches probe

Kathua/Jammu: Burglars broke into a private bank in Kathua district and decamped with over Rs 1 crore cash, police said on Monday. The incident took place at a branch of HDFC Bank in the Hatli Morh area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. The burglars entered the bank from the rooftop and tied […]

Saudi lifts Covid-related travel restrictions on citizens travelling to India

Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions on its citizens travelling to India and three other countries. The move is based on the follow-up to the epidemiological situation of the coronavirus pandemic, and what has been submitted by health authorities on the global epidemiological situation, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting an official […]

JK reports 19 new covid cases, one fatality

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 new Covid cases on Monday, taking the infection tally to 4,54,520 while another fatality due to the virus raised the death toll to 4,753, officials said here. According to officials, the death was reported from Jammu and was the first Covid-related fatality in the Union Territory in more than […]