Steps to curb militancy to be intensified: DGP
Reasi: Asserting that the number of militants active in Jammu and Kashmir has “decreased”, DGP Dilbag Singh on Friday said measures will be intensified to strengthen the battle against terror and curb heinous activities of militants. Singh made the remarks after presiding over the attestation-cum-passing out parade of 604 trainee policemen at the police training […]
Militant killed in Shopian encounter, another surrenders
Srinagar: A militant was killed while another surrendered during an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Hanjipora area of Shopian district following information about presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into […]
LAC standoff: India, China Agree To Maintain Dialogue To Resolve Crisis
New Delhi: India and China on Friday agreed to maintain dialogue and communication to reach a mutually acceptable solution for complete disengagement in all friction points along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in eastern Ladakh to enable progress in the overall bilateral ties. The two countries agreed to this as they held another round of […]
Keep operational readiness at highest level: IAF Chief to commanders
New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has lauded the Western Air Command (WAC) for its swift response in the face of the bitter border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh and directed it to keep the operational readiness at the “highest level”, officials said on Friday. The Chief of Air Staff was addressing a […]
48 cases of Delta Plus variant detected in India: Govt
Maharashtra has the maximum cases
New Delhi: Forty-eight cases of Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus have been detected from 45,000 samples sequenced so far in the country with Maharashtra reporting the highest number of 20, the Centre said on Friday, stressing that there are still very limited cases of this mutation and it cannot be said that it is […]
Covishield, Covaxin work against SARS-CoV-2’s Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta variants: Govt
New Delhi: Vaccines Covishield and Covaxin work against SARS-CoV-2 variants Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, while effectiveness tests against the Delta Plus variant is ongoing, the government said on Friday. There are four variants of concern of the coronavirus disease — Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta — with Delta Plus being a sub-lineage of the […]
Centre must restore statehood before assembly polls: Karan Singh
Terms PM's meeting with JK leaders 'positive' step
New Delhi: Describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir as a “very positive step”, veteran Congress leader and former J&K governor Karan Singh on Friday said statehood must be restored before holding assembly polls there and asserted that such a move would go a long way in helping […]
Number of Pak militants has declined in JK: Army Officer
Srinagar: The number of Pakistani militants active in Kashmir has been dropping over the years due to several reasons like terror financing watchdog FATF’s pressure on Islamabad and these militants keeping a distance and working only as advisors, a senior Army officer said on Friday. He said the neighbouring country’s attempt to project the situation […]
Only 650 US troops to stay in Afghanistan after withdrawal
Washington: Roughly 650 US troops are expected to remain in Afghanistan to provide security for diplomats after the main American military force completes its withdrawal, which is set to be largely done in the next two weeks, US officials have said. In addition, several hundred additional American forces will remain at the Kabul airport, potentially […]
Pakistan continues to be in FATF ‘Grey List’
New Delhi: Pakistan continues to remain in the ‘Grey List’ of FATF as the global body against money laundering and terror financing on Friday said that Islamabad has failed to take action against UN-designated terrorists like India’s most wanted Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, reports said. The FATF also said that Pakistan should continue to […]