Masjids, Shrines open in Kashmir after 4 months
Congregational prayers offered in major religious places
Srinagar: Congregational prayers were offered in major mosques and shrines in Kashmir on Friday for the first time since the nationwide lockdown to contain the COVID-19 crises was imposed in March, officials said. The Friday congregational prayers were also held at the historic Jamia Masjid here, they said. The officials said men and women offered […]
CPEC is of great importance to China-Pakistan ties: Xi tells Pak Prez
Beijing: President Xi Jinping on Friday described the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and said it is of great importance to promoting in-depth development of the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries. Xi, also General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China, […]
America would be lost if Trump is re-elected: Bloomberg
Urges countrymen to vote him out of power
New York: Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg has warned that America is in danger of being lost under President Donald Trump’s leadership and urged Americans to vote for Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris in the November presidential election. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City had entered the 2020 Presidential race but […]
Teleradiology being experimented on patients in JK: Official
Jammu: More than 10,000 people have benefitted from teleradiology system launched in June this year in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday. Teleradiology is a branch of telemedicine in which telecommunication systems are used to transmit radiological images from one location to another. Interpretation of all noninvasive imaging studies, such as digitized X-Rays, […]
Militant leadership in Kashmir almost wiped off: DGP
Srinagar: Security forces have killed over two dozen militant commanders so far this year, which has broken the leadership structure of their outfits to a great extent, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh said on Thursday. “A total of 26 militant commanders — who were either number one or number two — […]
Will discuss JK’s political agenda after all leaders are freed from detention: Farooq
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the party would discuss and review the political agenda with regard to Jammu and Kashmir only after all leaders including former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti have been set free. “The aim of today’s meeting was to ensure that the four leaders were free. We will discuss […]