Lt Guv attends Air Show commemorating 76 years of accession of J&K into Indian Union
JAMMU, SEP 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the Air show and Air Awareness Campaign at Air Force Station, Satwari today. The event was jointly organised by Indian Air Force and J&K Government to commemorate 76 years of accession of J&K into Indian Union and Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Air Force Station, Jammu. “Indian Air […]
Qazigund Accident: Three more injured succumb to injuries, death count reaches 4
Qazigund, Sep 22: Three more persons, who were injured in a road accident in Qazigund area of Kulgam district on Friday morning, succumbed to their injuries, taking the death count to 4, officials said An official said that a vehicle coming from Srinagar collided with a truck near walnut factory in Qazigund. He said in […]
Monsoon may start retreating from northwest India by September 25: IMD
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) The southwest monsoon is likely to begin its retreat from northwest India around September 25, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. Typically, the southwest monsoon makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around […]
Friday prayers led by Mirwaiz conclude peacefully at Jamia Masjid: Div Com
Srinagar, Sep 22: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Friday said that the congregational prayers led by Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at historic Jamia Srinagar Masjid concluded peacefully. Talking to reporters, Bidhuri said that prayers concluded peacefully, which is the dividend of peace process. “The credit goes to the people and agencies, […]
Cough sounds analysed for assessing Covid severity in patients in a new study
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) A cough analysis could soon reveal disease severity in COVID-19 patients, researchers said. Differences in cough sounds depending on the severity of the respiratory condition were observed, the research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain, said. The results indicated that analysing coughs could help […]
SC to hear pleas on marital rape in mid-October
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday said it would list pleas on the issue of marital rape for hearing in mid-October. The pleas raise the legal question of whether a husband enjoys immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to […]
Delhi joins UN-backed campaign to build climate resilience, commits to 25 pc green cover
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Delhi has joined the “Race to Resilience”, a UN-backed campaign to catalyse a step-change in the global ambition for climate resilience, with pledges including achieving a 25 per cent green cover within the next five years. Delhi’s participation in the “Race to Resilience”, announced during an event at the Climate […]
Driver killed, 6 injured in Qazigund road mishap
Qazigund, Sep 22: A driver was killed while six of the family members were injured in an accident at Levdora area of Qazigund along the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Kulgam district. An official said that a vehicle bearing registration number (JK06B 0901), en route to Jammu from Srinagar, collided with a truck traveling near the Walnut […]
PM Trudeau says he’s not looking to ‘provoke’; urges India to work with Canada to uncover truth
New York, Sep 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Thursday said Canada is not looking to “provoke or cause problems” with India amid a raging diplomatic row over the killing of a Khalistani extremist leader as he urged New Delhi to take the matter “extremely seriously” and work with Ottawa to “uncover the truth”. “We […]
Indus water dispute: India, Pakistan attend meeting in Vienna
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) India has taken part in a two-day meeting in Vienna that was part of the proceedings aimed at resolving a dispute between New Delhi and Islamabad on the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting in the Austrian capital city was convened by a neutral expert. […]
