Macadamisation work in full swing to provide connectivity to five panchayats in Bhadarwah
Bhadarwah: Around 10,000 people of five panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district are hopeful that their lives are going to change for better as authorities started macadamisation work on Dradhu-Manwa road under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Being black-topped at an allotted cost of Rs 717 lakh, the 9.12 km Dradhu – […]
Tharoor’s remarks at Lahore event spark BJP-Cong spat
New Delhi: The BJP and the Congress were engaged in a war of words on Sunday over MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks at a Lahore event, as the ruling party accused him of “demeaning and discrediting” India and wondered if Rahul Gandhi wanted to contest elections in Pakistan. Hitting back, the opposition party said the BJP […]
30,000 candidates participated in written exam for recruitment in BSF, CISF in J&K and Ladakh
Jammu: Around 30,000 candidates on Sunday participated in the written examination for recruitment in the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, a BSF spokesperson said. The written test of the candidates, hailing from 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir and […]
Special prayer marks the start of Navratri at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in J-K
Jammu: A special prayer Shat Chandi Maha Yagya’ marked the commencement of Navratri festival at the famous shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The prayer organised by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) commenced on the auspicious occasion amidst chanting of Vedic […]
Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging for first time: China’s health authority
Beijing: China’s health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao, in what it described as the first detection of its kind on the cold food chain in the world. The authorities in Qingdao, where a new […]
COVID-19 genome studies: Virus genetically stable, no major mutation, says PMO
New Delhi: As the work continues to develop an effective vaccine for COVID-19, the government on Saturday said two pan-India studies on the genome of the virus in India suggest it is genetically stable and has shown no major mutation. There had been concerns in some quarters that any major mutation detected in the novel […]
LeT loses its IED expert in Anantnag encounter: Police
Srinagar: A foreign Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, who was an IED expert, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Larnoo area of Anantnag district, in south Kashmir, this morning following inputs about the presence of militants there, a […]
Wanted or 12 years, man finally held in Jammu
Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested a man who was on the run for the last 12 years in a case related to preparation of multiple migrant relief cases for getting undue benefits, a spokesman of the investigation agency said. Kanya Lal Mattas, originally hailing from central Kashmir’s Budgam […]
India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 74 lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 74 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 65 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.78 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,12,998 with the virus claiming 837 lives […]
Nawaz Sharif accuses Imran of using army, ISI to rig elections
Khan hits back, says allegations are baseless
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday lashed out at three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif for accusing the army chief of rigging elections and installing a “puppet government” in Islamabad. Sharif, the 70-year-old leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) who was ousted from power in 2017 by the apex court on graft charges, […]
