2020 witnessed decline in cross border infiltration: DGP
Says 225 militants were killed in JK
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has seen a decrease in militancy incidents, infiltration and civilian killings in 2020, while security forces carried out more than 100 “successful” counter-terrorism operations killing 225 militants, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said on Thursday. Addressing the annual press conference of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Singh said, “We undertook over […]
Farm protests: Farmers say no to New Year celebrations
Seek fulfillment of all demands
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers protesting at the Singhu border for over a month now will ring in the New Year sans any celebrations. “There is no New Year for us until the government accepts our demands,” said Harjinder Singh from Punjab’s Ropar, who has been camping at the Delhi-Haryana border since November 25. In […]
70 years of Sino-India diplomatic ties: Standoff in Ladakh cleaned out celebratory mood
Beijing: It was meant to be a year of grand celebrations to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between China and India, but the Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh in May has profoundly disturbed bilateral ties, carefully developed after the 1962 war. Twenty Indian soldiers besides an unknown number of Chinese troops were killed in […]
9th round of Commander-level meet on Ladakh standoff soon
Beijing: China and India are in consultations to hold the ninth round of Corps Commander-level meeting to discuss the disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Sr. Colonel Tan Kefei said on Thursday. Since the eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between the armies of China and India, the two sides […]
Pakistan to procure 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines from China
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to pre-book 1.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm, the health ministry said here on Thursday, as the number of coronavirus cases reached 479,715 after 2,475 new infections were detected in the country. China on Thursday granted conditional approval to the country’s first homegrown COVID-19 […]
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shows 94.1 per cent efficacy in trial: Study
New Delhi: Results from the primary analysis of the ongoing phase 3 clinical trial of US biotechnology company Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine have revealed 94.1 per cent efficacy of the therapeutic in preventing symptomatic infections and severe illness, according to a peer-reviewed study. The study, published on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, found […]
Guns roar along LoC in Kupwara, Rajouri
Srinagar/Jammu: Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled mortars in unprovoked violations of a ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. In the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara, Pakistani troops specifically targeted mosques and houses in border villages, an Army official said in […]
Govt-farmers meet ends in a deadlock
No agreement over MSP, repeal of farm laws
New Delhi: The government and farm unions reached some common ground on Wednesday to resolve protesting farmers’ concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning, but the two sides remained deadlocked over the main contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for MSP. After nearly five […]
Farmers don’t trust PM: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that farmers do not trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to his long history of “asatyagraha” and shared an online survey asking people why the PM was not repealing the farm laws. “’15 lakh in every bank account and 2 crore jobs every year’, ‘Give me […]
