15-20 Indians want to leave Ukraine: MEA
Says stranded people being provided all help
New Delhi: There are 15-20 Indians in war-hit Ukraine who want to leave and are being provided all help, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, asserting that “Operation Ganga” is still on. At a media briefing here, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said it is a war situation but “we will keep doing […]
Lt Guv extends Holi Greetings
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has greeted the people on the joyous occasion of Holi. In a message, the Lieutenant Governor said that the Festival of Colours symbolises the spirit of unity in diversity, harmony, and inspires us to move ahead with new hope for a brighter future. “May the colours and vibrant energy of […]
Missing Indian national repatriated by Pakistan
Jammu: An Indian national, who had gone missing about 15 months ago, was handed over Thursday by Pakistani Army to their counterparts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said Mohammad Javed (37), a resident of forward Qasba village of Poonch, had gone missing in December 2020 and could not be traced […]
Militant associate of LeT arrested in Baramulla
Srinagar: Security forces on Thursday arrested a militant associate of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Baramulla district of north Kashmir and seized arms and ammunition, police said. Acting on specific information regarding movement of anti-national elements in Karhama, Kunzer area of Baramulla, a cordon and search operation was launched by security forces there, a police spokesman […]
China builds 1.20 lakh kms of road network in Tibet
Beijing: The total length of roads operational in Tibet exceeded 120,000 km last year as China ramped up its infrastructure projects in the remote Himalayan region, the regional transport department said on Thursday. In Tibet, five townships and 67 administrative villages gained access to hard roads in 2021. This made hard roads reach 94.55 per […]
India’s oil demand likely to jump 8 pc in 2022
New Delhi: India’s oil demand is projected to jump 8.2 per cent to 5.15 million barrels per day in 2022 as the economy continues to rebound from the devastation caused by the pandemic. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its latest monthly oil market report projected the world’s third-biggest energy consumer to add […]
JK reports 12 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 12 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said six of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and as many from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453493. Giving district wise details, […]
Abducted girl rescued in Ramban, one held
Jammu: A 17-year-old girl, who was abducted, was rescued in Ramban district, police said on Thursday. A man from Batote lodged a complaint at police post Patnitop claiming that his minor daughter went missing on March 3 when she had gone to Higher Secondary School Sanasar, a police official said. He said a case was […]
Declare official language of Ladakh UT: Parliamentary Committee
Srinagar: A parliamentary panel has recommended to the Government of India to declare the official language of the Union Territory of Ladakh within a stipulated time frame. In its report the department-related parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recommended to the Centre to declare the official language of UT of Ladakh, […]
Covid-19 vaccination drive for 12-14 years age group starts in Baramulla
BARAMULLA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar yesterday launched a mega vaccination drive for 12-14 years age group of children at Boys High School Dewanbagh, here. The DC said that as many as 49432 children in this age group shall be covered under the intensive vaccination drive to be carried out across the district. He […]
