Man plots wife’s murder, planned to remarry
Jammu: A man was arrested for allegedly plotting the murder of his wife to get married for the second time in Rajouri, police said on Saturday. Shanaz Akhtar was stabbed to death inside her house at village Mohra in the border district on August 30 and the roles of her husband Zulifkar Ali and his […]
Dead bodies of two ‘militants’ recovered in Gurez
Gurez: Police on Saturday recovered dead bodies of two newly infiltrated militants of south Kashmir in Tulail area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday, officials said. They said that the bodies of both the newly infiltrated militants were spotted in a Nallah at Malangham area of Tulail which is very close to […]
Admin to install 300 street lights in B’pora
BANDIPORA: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad, Joint Director Planning (Bandipora) Imtiyaz Ahmad Saturday inspected the installation of Street lights in Bandipora district. On the occasion, the JD Planning stressed on installation of street lights on locations that witnesses public movement in wee hours and in the markets for the […]
11 more Covid-19 deaths reported in JK
1047 fresh positive cases take tally to 40990
Srinagar: Eleven more people died due to covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 756. Among the victims, official sources said that eight belonged to Kashmir Valley and remaining three to Jammu division. Regarding the deaths in the Valley, they said, three victims were […]
Lancet Study calls Russian COVID-19 vaccine safe
‘Vaccine induces antibody response in small trials’
Moscow: Russia’s ‘Sputnik V’ COVID-19 vaccine, approved in the country last month, produced antibody response in all participants with no serious adverse events in small human trials, according to the first peer-reviewed results of the preventive published in The Lancet journal on Friday. Results from early-phase non-randomised vaccine trials in a total of 76 people […]
Three militants killed in Pattan encounter
Army Major, two cops sustain injuries
Srinagar: Three unidentified militants were killed and as many security personnel, including an Army officer, injured in an encounter in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Yedipora in the Pattan area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir following specific information about the presence of […]
LAC Row: Create a climate of trust, non-aggression: Rajnath
Moscow: Peace and security in the SCO region demands a climate of trust, non-aggression, respect for international rules and peaceful resolution of differences, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, seen as an indirect message to China which is engaged in a festering border row with India in eastern Ladakh. In his address at a […]
Field commanders of Indian, Chinese armies meet
New Delhi: India and China on Friday held another round of brigade commander-level talks in eastern Ladakh to explore ways to bring down tensions triggered by Beijing’s fresh attempts to change the status quo in the southern bank of Pangong lake area, government sources said. The interaction took place between 11 AM and 2 PM […]
Nation can count on us: Army Chief after Ladakh visit
New Delhi: The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is “tense” and Indian troops are prepared for all possible contingencies, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane said on Friday amid heightened tensions in the region after China’s fresh attempts to occupy Indian territory. Wrapping up his two-day visit to […]
Lt Guv launches online performance assessment system for KAS officers
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday launched the Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW) system for J&K Administrative Service officers, at the Raj Bhavan here. The Performance Appraisal Reports of AIS officers are submitted on the SPARROW Portal. On the same analogy, the Government of J&K has decided to switch over from manual […]
