Final phase of DDC polls today
Voting to be held in 28 constituencies: SEC
Srinagar: The staggered voting for the maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir will conclude on Saturday as 28 constituencies are set to go for polling in the eighth and final phase. Voting will also be held for 369 vacant panch and sarpanch seats on Saturday across Jammu and Kashmir, state election […]
Ladakh standoff: India, China resume diplomatic talks
New Delhi: Resuming diplomatic talks on their military standoff, India and China on Friday agreed to continue working towards ensuring complete disengagement of troops in all friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh at the earliest. At the virtual talks, the two sides agreed that the next round of military […]
LoC shelling: Indian army targeted UN vehicle, says Pak
India refutes, says Pak army targeted areas in Poonch
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Friday accused the Indian Army of “deliberately” targeting a United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) vehicle in the Chirikot Sector along the Line of Control, an allegation dismissed by India as untrue. The Indian Army resorted to unprovoked fire in the Chirikot Sector of the Line of Control. “Indian troops deliberately […]
Farm protests: Informal talks on, hopeful to reach solution, says Union Minister
New Delhi: The government is hopeful of resolving farmers’ agitation against three new farm laws before the new year and is continuing its informal dialogue with various groups to defuse the crisis, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said amid formal talks remaining deadlocked with protesting unions refusing to accept anything less than the repeal […]
MSP will continue: PM Modi
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that political parties, experts and even farmers had been demanding new farm laws for long, and assured that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism for crops will continue. Addressing farmers of Madhya Pradesh through virtual mode, he alleged that opposition parties themselves advocated such laws, but now […]
Deep freeze continues across Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir continued to reel under freezing night temperature on Friday even as there was a marginal increase in the minimum temperature in Srinagar city and Gulmarg tourist resort, the meteorological department said. Srinagar – the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir – and the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir were the only […]
Militant injured during gunfight succumbs
Srinagar: A militant, who was arrested by security forces during a shootout in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here on Friday, police said. Zaheer Abbas Lone had sustained bullet injuries in the abdomen, a police official said. Lone was arrested in Baba Gund Khaleel area of Anantnag district after […]
Changing nature of war: Rajnath says mobile phones have longer reach than missiles
Chandigarh: Apparently referring to the impact of social media on conflicts between nations, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the reach of the mobile phone now is bigger than that of a missile. Addressing the annual Military Literature Festival here, Singh warned that different kinds of security threats may emerge in the future. This […]
