COVID-19 Pandemic: Newborn among four dead in JK, death toll reaches 76
10 soldiers, four cops among 125 test positive for Covid-19
Srinagar: A 15-day-old baby was among four COVID-19 patients who died at a hospital here, taking the number of fatalities due to the novel coronavirus in the Union Territory to 75, officials said on Friday. The baby is the youngest COVID-19 victim in the union territory, the officials said, adding all the deaths took place […]
Worrying trend: More than 17 pc COVID-19 cases in Kashmir are children: Medico body
Srinagar: Claiming that more than 17 per cent of Covid-19 positive cases in Kashmir are children, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said that the valley has highest percentage of children the infection that the global average. “While children make up fewer than 2 per cent of reported Covid-19 cases globally, in Kashmir valley 17.29 […]
Six militants killed in two encounters in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Six more militants were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir, taking the number of ultras killed in the overnight operations to eight, officials said. While two militants were killed in the Pulwama encounter, four were killed in Shopian operation on Friday, the officials said. […]
LAC faceoff: Don’t try to alter LAC, India tells China
New Delhi: India on Thursday asked China to confine its activities to its side of the Line of Actual Control and that it must not take any unilateral action to alter it. Referring to the Galwan Valley clash, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India was strongly committed to ensuring the country’s sovereignty and […]
Will deal with the situation justly, says China
Beijing: China and India have agreed to deal with the “serious matter” caused by the conflict at the Galwan Valley in a “just manner” and both sides are in communication and coordination through diplomatic and military channels to de-escalate the tensions as soon as possible, a top Chinese official said on Thursday. At least 20 […]
Major General-level talks held
New Delhi: Indian and Chinese militaries held Major General-level dialogue on Thursday for the third consecutive day on disengagement of troops as well as restoration of normalcy in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, official sources said. Galwan Valley was the site of a violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops on Monday evening that resulted […]
Aggression causes loss of business for China
Railways to terminate Chinese company's contract, VHP calls for boycott of goods
New Delhi: The Railways has decided to terminate the contract of a Chinese company due to “poor progress” on the signalling and telecommunication work on the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor’s 417-km section between Kanpur and Mughalsarai. The Railways had given the contract worth Rs 471 crore to Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute of […]
Chinese nationals in India fear backlash
New Delhi: The border clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Ladakh broke the brittle quiet and also the sense of security for anxious Chinese nationals in India who fear a backlash with anti-Chinese sentiment spiralling in the country. With the high altitude violent face-off in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley spurring hashtags such as Boycott […]
Gunfire along LoC perturbs peace in Machil sector
Pak says 4 of its civilians killed
Srinagar/Islamabad: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Macchil sector of north Kashmir by firing mortar shells towards Indian positions on Thursday, Army officials said here. “On June 18, in the afternoon hours, Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation (CFV) along the LoC in Machil Sector by firing mortars […]
India elected non-permanent member of UN Security Council
Will boost counter terrorism actions by UNSC: India
United Nations/New Delhi: India was elected as non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council for a two-year term on Wednesday night, winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held Wednesday. India was a candidate for a non-permanent seat from the […]
