Air pollution biggest environmental threats to human health: WHO

New Delhi: Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health alongside climate change, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday as it released its new air quality guidelines for the first time since its last global update in 2005. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said its new air quality guidelines (AQGs) […]
Forces ready to meet any security challenge: Army Chief

New Delhi: The Indian Army is continuously monitoring the situation in the country’s neighbourhood and is ready to meet any security challenge that comes its way, Army Chief General M M Naravane said on Wednesday. Addressing the AIMA National Management Convention, the Chief of Army Staff noted that the army is prepared to tackle even […]
Four ‘sticky bombs’ diffused in Poonch
Jammu: Security forces on Wednesday defused four “sticky” bombs, which were seized from an over ground worker in Poonch district, officials said. These were destroyed at Bharirakh in Mendhar by a bomb disposal squad, they said. The “sticky” bombs and Rs 10,500 were seized from Mehmood Hussain, the officials said.
Missing Army soldier: Decomposed body rekindles hope for missing soldier’s family
Kulgam (Kashmir): After a year, a father’s hope of finding the body of his son, Shakir Wagey, who worked with the Territorial Army and was killed by militants, was rekindled on Wednesday when the Army recovered a decomposed body near a mobile tower in this district of South Kashmir. “I am sure it is his […]
Union MoS Home visits Shopian, inaugurates several projects
SHOPIAN: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Kumar Mishra Wednesday visited district Shopian under the ongoing public outreach programme. The Minister e-inaugurated several developmental projects during his visit. He also laid e-foundation of Indoor Stadium Keller and Indoor Stadium Zainapora coming up at an estimated cost of Rs 98 lakh and Rs 93 […]
BOSE promotes all class 11 candidates of annual, bi-annual exams
Srinagar: The Board of School Education (BOSE) on Wednesday promoted all the candidates of annual, bi-annual private examination of 11th standard to next level on the analogy of previous year’s result declared during the COVID-19. According to the BOSE notification, the decision was taken due to the paucity of time left for forthcoming annual regular […]
Three dead as vehicle falls into gorge in Poonch
Jammu: Three people were killed and two others injured on Wednesday when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 200-feet-deep gorge in Poonch district, police said. The accident took place near Chunga around 6.45 pm when the driver of an SUV on its way to Shungus from Mendhar lost control while […]
Civilian shot at in Shopian, shifted to hospital
Srinagar: Unknown gunmen fired upon a civilian in Chitragam Kalan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday evening. A senior police officer said that suspected militants fired upon a person in Chitragam. He has been shifted to nearby hospital for treatment. As per initial reports the injured man has been identified as Zameer Ahmad […]
PM Modi, US Prez Biden to meet in Washington: FS

Will review robust and multifaceted India-US ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are expected to deliberate on ways to bolster bilateral ties in trade, investment and defence and security in their in-person talks in Washington on September 24, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday. He said Modi will leave for the US on Wednesday […]
NIA conducts searches at various locations in JK

Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at eight locations in different districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the recovery of an improvised explosive device here on June 27. The searches were carried out with active assistance of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force in […]