Will ‘do everything’ to ensure better future for all: Guterres
United Nations: Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday pledged to “do everything” in his power during his second innings as the UN chief to contribute to a better future for all as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the world’s shared vulnerability, inter-connectedness and absolute need for collective action. Guterres said this soon after the 193-member UN […]
One killed as dumper plunges into gorge in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A 35-year-old man was killed on Friday when a dumper driven by him skidded off the road and plunged into a 400-foot-deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, police said. Reyaz Ahmad Lohar was unloading muck when he lost control over the vehicle, which fell into the gorge at Chamalwas, near Banihal, along […]
Political parties condemn killing of cop
Srinagar: Mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday condemned the killing of a policeman, who was shot dead by militants while he was off duty here on Thursday. “Another militant attack & another family is mourning. May Javeed Ahmed find place in Jannat (heaven) & may his family find strength during this difficult […]
Labourer killed as base of under-construction bridge collapses
Jammu: A 29-year-old labourer was killed on Friday when the under-construction base for a bridge over the Maru Sudar river collapsed in the Kishtwar district, officials said. Three other labourers escaped with minor injuries in the incident at village Dangduru in the remote Dachhan area, the officials said. They said Shabir Ahamd, a resident of […]
Absconder arrested after six-year hunt in Reasi
Jammu: Police on Friday arrested a man wanted in a seven-year-old liquor smuggling case in Reasi district, officials said. Mohammad Gafoor, a resident of Dasanoo village, went underground a year after he was booked in a case related to illicit liquor smuggling in 2014, a police official said. A chargesheet was filed in the case […]
Over 17,000 dogs sterilised in Jammu
Jammu: Over 17,800 sterilisation surgeries to control the stray dog population have been conducted by the Jammu Municipal Corporation, officials said on Friday, setting a target of 70 per cent sterilisation in the next one-and-a-half years. The information was given at a meeting chaired by Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) commissioner Avny Lavasa here with special […]
JK integral part of India: MEA
Says no amount of questioning can change reality
New Delhi: India on Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of it and no amount of questioning can change the reality, an assertion that came following a letter by the Pakistan foreign minister to two top UN officials alleging a design by New Delhi to change the demographic structure of the […]
India, Pak have cleared all pending assignment visas: MEA
New Delhi: India and Pakistan have cleared all pending assignment visas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. “These are routine administrative matters. I understand both sides cleared all pending assignment visas yesterday,” MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing. His response came when asked whether there was any problem between […]
No relook at decision to cancel class 12 exams: SC
Approves CBSE, CISCE assessment schemes
New Delhi: There is no question of reversing earlier decision to cancel class 12 board exams, the Supreme Court said on Thursday and approved the assessment schemes of the CISCE and the CBSE, which has adopted 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks for students based on results of class 10, 11 and 12 respectively. The […]