800 Kashmiris stranded in Dubai pool money to arrange 2 spl flights, urge govt to expedite approval
Srinagar, Jun 6 (PTI) Around 800 Kashmiris stranded in Dubai due to the COVID-19 outbreak have arranged two chartered flights for their return to the Valley and urged the Indian government to expedite the clearance for their landing in Srinagar. They say they have been appealing to the Centre to evacuate them to the Valley […]
LAC standoff: Indian and Chinese armies hold Lt-General-level talks
New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) Indian and Chinese armies on Saturday held Lieutenant General-level talks in their first major attempt to resolve the month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh, official sources said. The Indian delegation was led by Lt General Harinder Singh, the general officer commanding of Leh-based 14 Corps, while the Chinese side was […]
Two judges test positive for COVID-19
Kolkata, Jun 6 (PTI) In the first such instance in West Bengal two judges of a city court have tested positive for COVID-19 following which people who had come in contact with them have been advised to proceed on home quarantine, state helth department sources said Saturday. The two affected are judges of the district […]
Two fresh Covid-19 deaths reported from JK, toll touches 38
Srinagar, June 6: Jammu Kashmir witnessed two fresh deaths due to Covid-19 infection on Saturday. Both were elderly persons, one hailing from Kashmir another from Jammu, reports said. Medical Superintendent Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar, Dr Salim Tak said that an elderly person above 70 years of age from South Kashmir’s Shopian district was admitted in […]
Pak Army shoots down Indian ‘spying quadcopter’ along LoC
Islamabad, Jun 6 (PTI) The Pakistan Army on Saturday claimed to have shot down an “Indian spying quadcopter” allegedly intruding across the Line of Control (LoC). Military spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar said that the mini copter violated the country’s airspace in Khanjar sector of the LoC. “The quadcopter had intruded 500 metres on Pakistan’s […]
Pak court issues notice to Imran Khan in Shahbaz’s defamation case
Lahore, Jun 6 (PTI) A Pakistani court has issued a notice to Prime Minister Imran Khan in a defamation case filed by PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif seeking early hearing of his suit against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, pending for three years. Prime Minister Khan in April 2017 alleged that Shahbaz offered him USD 61 […]
Pak violates ceasefire along IB in Kathua
Jammu, Jun 6 (PTI) Pakistani troops on Saturday violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The firing from across the border in Karol Matrai and Chandwa started around 12.45 am, drawing effective retaliation by the Border […]
India, China will have more COVID-19 cases with more tests: Trump
Washington, Jun 6 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America if they conduct more tests. Trump, in his remarks at Puritan Medical Products in Maine, said that the US has carried out 20 million tests. Compared to the US, Germany is […]
Class-IV Special Recruitment: Govt. refers 7052 vacancies to JKSSB
JAMMU, JUNE 5: Jammu and Kashmir Government today referred 7052 Class-IV vacancies to J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) under provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020. As per a communiqué of GAD, Accelerated Recruitment Committee, which was constituted vide Government Order No.559-JK(GAD) of 2020 dated 14.05.2020, has identified and […]
