Lt Guv e-inaugurates tele-radiology services
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Wednesday e-inaugurated Tele-radiology services under National Free Diagnostics Initiative of National Health Mission at identified Healthcare Facilities in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. While briefing about the newly inaugurated services, Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department informed that the Tele-radiology is a part of […]
23-yr-old youth dies at tangmarg
Baramulla: A 23 -year-old boy from Kralpora village of Tangmarg was found dead under mysterious conditions at his residence on Wednesday. SDPO Tangmarg Hilal Ahmad said that a youth identified as Sarfraz Ahmad Ganie, son of Bashir Ahmad Ganie was found dead under mysterious conditions at his home. He said the cause of death is […]
Fading camaraderie: Freeze gets worse as India, Pak harden stand

Pak told to reduce high commission staff
New Delhi: India on Tuesday asked Pakistan to reduce the staff in its high commission here by half within the next seven days and announced a reciprocal reduction in Indian strength in Islamabad. The Ministry of External Affairs said the Charge d’ Affaires of Pakistan High Commission was summoned and informed about the decision. It […]
Coronascare: Hajj pilgrimage will be limited to few ‘thousands’

Dubai: A Saudi official said on Tuesday that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most a few thousand pilgrims next month due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The kingdom’s Hajj Minister Muhammad Benten said a small and […]
Indian pilgrims won’t make it for Hajj 2020
NEW DELHI: The government has decided that Muslims from India will not travel to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020 after the kingdom conveyed that pilgrims should not be sent this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday. The decision was taken after Saudi Arabia’s Haj […]
The pandemic: Two deaths, 148 COVID-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar: Two COVID-19 patients died in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities to 87, officials said on Tuesday. An 85-year-old man, from Kulgam district of south Kashmir, was suffering from heart block and hypertension. He died at S K Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Hospital, they said. […]
LAC faceoff: India, China need no help to resolve differences: Russia
Rules out mediating between the two neighbours
Moscow: Russia on Tuesday ruled out mediating between India and China following the violent clashes in the Galwan Valley, saying the two nations do not need any kind of assistance to resolve their disputes. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks came after a virtual conference of the foreign ministers of Russia, India and China. External […]
Army Chief visits Ladakh, takes stock of situation
Chine denies death of 40 soldiers during Galwan clash
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday reviewed India’s military preparedness in eastern Ladakh as he began a two-day visit to the region where a border clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead in the midst of a tense standoff with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Soon after arriving in Leh, Gen […]
Armies agree to ‘cool down’ situation: Chinese official
Beijing: Top Chinese and Indian military commanders have arrived at a consensus on the “outstanding issues” and agreed to take necessary measures to “cool down” the situation at their borders, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. On Monday, Lt Gen Harinder Singh, the commander of the 14 Corps, held a nearly 11-hour meeting with […]
Modi government mismanaged LAC: Sonia
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the current crisis on the border with China is attributable to the “mismanagement” of the BJP-led government and the “wrong policies” pursued by it. The crisis on the border, if not tackled firmly, can lead to a serious situation, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at […]