Pak Army claims to shoot down Indian ‘spying quadcopter’ along LoC
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Sunday claimed to have shot down an “Indian spying quadcopter” for allegedly violating the airspace along the Line of Control. The drone was targeted in the Pandu sector of the LoC and its debris fell on the Pakistan side, according to a statement issued by the army. It claimed that […]
Instead of fighting COVID-19 and China, Centre conspiring to topple Cong govts: Maken
Jaipur: Congress leader Ajay Maken accused the Centre on Sunday of conspiring to topple the Congress governments in various states, instead of fighting the financial crisis, COVID-19 and China. He also said to protect the Constitution and democracy, Congress workers will stage protests in front of the Raj Bhawans across the country on Monday. Addressing […]
Scandals happened during UPA, defence sector focus of Modi government: Nadda
New Delhi: On the 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday took aim at the Congress, saying “scandals” marred the UPA government that lacked “political will” in dealing with India’s security challenges, whereas the defence sector has always been the focus of the Narendra Modi dispensation. Addressing an event […]
Centre plans modifications in around 30 state laws
Nasir Azam Srinagar: The Union Government is likely to make modifications in almost 30 state laws to facilitate their application to Jammu & Kashmir. Highly placed sources said that Centre would soon come up with modifications in nearly 30 laws which were retained under the J&K Re-Organisation Act. “These modifications have become necessary to ensure […]
Coronavirus: Seven deaths, 523 positive cases reported in JK
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley on Saturday reported seven more deaths due to covid-19, taking the number of people succumbing to the virus to 305. Meanwhile, 523 new covid-19 infections were also detected taing the overall tally past 17000-mark. Among the fresh casualties, four were from Srinagar, the worst hit district both in terms of the causalities […]
COVID-19 recovery rate increases to 53.10 pc in JK
Jammu: The COVID-29 recovery rate in Jammu and Kashmir increased to 53.10 per cent while the positivity rate stood at 3 per cent as against the national average of 8.3 per cent, officials said on Saturday. The testing rate in the Union Territory has also improved to 44,744 sample examinations per million population as against […]
COVID-19 tally soars to 13,36,861 in India
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakh on Saturday, just two days after it crossed the 12 lakh mark, while the recoveries mounted to 8,49,431, according to the Union Health Ministry. With 48,916 fresh cases, the country’s coronavirus infection tally surged to 13,36,861, while the death toll rose to 31,358 with 757 more […]
Western Army commander reviews operational preparedness along IB
Jammu: Western Army Commander Lt Gen R P Singh on Saturday visited field areas in Punjab-Himachal Pradesh-Jammu and Kashmir belt and reviewed the operational preparedness of troops. Lt Gen Singh along with General Officer Commanding (GoC) of 9 Corps, Lt Gen Upendra, visited Basoli, Bakloh and Mamun military stations to review the current security situation […]
Admin begins online registration for Kashmiri migrants, displaced persons
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has begun online registration of Kashmiri migrants and displaced persons of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PaJK) living outside the Union Territory, more than two months after reopening fresh registration for inclusion of bonafide people who migrated from the UT, officials said on Saturday. Over 120 applications for the registration […]
2 LeT militants killed in encounter near Srinagar
Srinagar: A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was among two militants killed in an encounter with security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday, police said. The encounter ensued when the militants opened fire on a search team. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Ranbirgarh area on the outskirts of the […]
