India doing well in terms of vaccinating its own people: IMF official
Washington: India is doing well in terms of vaccinating its own people and this is certainly helpful in its economy, a top International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday as the global financial institution in its latest outlook projected 9.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021. “We don’t have a change to our […]
Four vehicles used for sand mining seized in Jammu
Jammu: The police here have seized four vehicles used for illegal mining of sand in violation of directions of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, officials said Tuesday. In order to strictly implement the drive against illegal mining and to tighten the noose against violators of the law, Jammu police have initiated strict action against the […]
BJP members stage protest, seek proper accommodation for panch, sarpanch
Srinagar: Dozens of BJP workers on Tuesday took out a protest march here demanding safe and proper accommodation for all panch and sarpanch in the Kashmir valley. They staged a protest at the Press Enclave here to press for their demands. Lashing out at the divisional administration in Kashmir, the protesting BJP members said the […]
Polarisation by representative bodies could sow seeds of disharmony: KPs
Srinagar: With Kashmir still recovering from the shock of last week’s minority killings by militants, Kashmiri Pandits living in the Valley fear that representative organisations blaming the majority community for being a silent spectator and indulging in polarisation on social media could sow the seeds of communal disharmony. They said there is bonhomie between the […]
Surge in violence: 5 soldiers, 2 militants killed in three encounters
Jammu/Srinagar: Five Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), lost their lives in a fierce gunfight with militants during an operation in Poonch district on Monday, officials said. Meanwhile, two militants were also killed in separate encounters in north and south Kashmir. Defence sources said that a operation was launched in a village close […]