Biden praises PM Modi for handling Covid pandemic successfully: Official

Tokyo: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for handling the Covid pandemic “successfully” and contrasted India’s success with China’s “failure” in dealing with coronavirus, according to a senior Indian official. During a closed session of the Quad Summit, Biden said Modi’s success has shown the world that democracies can deliver, […]

Illegal manufacturing of copper utensils won’t be allowed: Admin

SRINAGAR: In order to implement the ban on manufacture of specified copper utensils by machines, as prohibited under J&K Prohibition on Manufacture of Specified Copper Utensils (by Machines) Act 2006, the dedicated teams of District Administration Srinagar today conducted a special drive in the City markets to inspect the business establishments involved in illegal manufacturing […]

Body of missing Shopian teenager recovered

Kulgam: The dead body of a teenager who went missing two weeks ago was recovered near Vishow Nallah at Aadbal Watoo village in Damhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said Tuesday. They said that the youth, identified as of 15-year-old Muzammil Wani son of Mushtaq Ahmed Wani, a resident of Kutpora Shopian […]

Three civilians injured in Yaripora grenade attack

Srinagar: Three civilians were injured in a grenade attack on a naka party of police and CRPF at Yaripora area of Kulgam district on Tuesday evening. An official said that terrorists hurled a grenade and also fired upon a naka party of CRPF and Police in Yaripora, however, it missed the target and exploded on […]

JKSSB registers highest ever recruitment since inception: Officials

SRINAGAR: J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) has recruited the highest number of candidates for various departmental posts through a transparent recruitment process. The figure for the financial year 2021-22 stands at 9,390, an official spokesman said Tuesday. The details were provided during a meeting presided by Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta to take stock […]

Lt Guv meets cricketer Umran in Jammu

Says govt will take care of his training

Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday evening visited the pace sensation Umran Malik here and said the government will take care of his training and other facilities. Umran, who received his maiden call-up for the national team for the upcoming five-match T20 International home series against South Africa starting June 9, reached his Jammu […]

India joins Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Will work with partners to build 'inclusive and flexible' structure: PM Modi

Tokyo: India on Monday joined a US-led initiative to set up an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to bind partner countries to achieve common goals with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that New Delhi will work towards making it an “inclusive and flexible” structure to pave the way for peace and prosperity in the region. Rolling […]

Police nabs five hybrid’ terrorists of LeT

Three were involved in killing of sarpanch last month

Srinagar: Police Monday said they have arrested five ‘hybrid’ terrorists of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, three of whom were allegedly involved in the killing of a sarpanch in Baramulla district last month. The arrests were made during separate police actions — two of them were held with arms and ammunition in the Srinagar city […]

Declared dead, newborn found alive at graveyard

Banihal: A baby girl who was declared dead in a hospital here soon after her birth on Monday was found to be alive when her family was forced to dig up her grave nearly an hour after she was buried, officials said. Locals in the area objected to her burial in their graveyard and insisted […]