Man killed as vehicle falls into deep gorge at Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A man was killed on Wednesday when his car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, police said. Kehar Singh, a resident of Digiana in Jammu, was on his way to Srinagar when the accident took place near the Kela Morh in the […]
Fading camaraderie: Freeze gets worse as India, Pak harden stand
Pak told to reduce high commission staff
New Delhi: India on Tuesday asked Pakistan to reduce the staff in its high commission here by half within the next seven days and announced a reciprocal reduction in Indian strength in Islamabad. The Ministry of External Affairs said the Charge d’ Affaires of Pakistan High Commission was summoned and informed about the decision. It […]
Coronascare: Hajj pilgrimage will be limited to few ‘thousands’
Dubai: A Saudi official said on Tuesday that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most a few thousand pilgrims next month due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The kingdom’s Hajj Minister Muhammad Benten said a small and […]
Easing of lockdown increases Covid-19 numbers
Wellington: The number of global coronavirus cases continued to surge Tuesday in many large countries that have been lifting lockdowns, including the US, even as new infections stabilized or dropped in parts of Western Europe. India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states on Tuesday were considering fresh lockdown measures […]
Ceasefire violations used as cover for infiltration: DGP
Blames Pak for sending in militants
Srinagar: Pakistan is trying to push militants into Jammu and Kashmir under the cover of ceasefire violations by its troops along the Line of Control, police chief Dilbagh Singh said on Tuesday. “Pakistan is making efforts to send more Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba cadres into Kashmir. For that, they are trying to use the International Border […]
