Two militants, CRPF jawan killed in Pulwama encounter

Srinagar: Two unidentified militants and a CRPF jawan were killed in an encounter in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Bundzoo in Pulwama, in South Kashmir, on Tuesday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a police […]

Amarnath Yatra: Lt Guv reviews preparedness

JAMMU: Girish Chandra Murmu, Lieutenant Governor, who is also Chairman, Amarnathji Shrine Board Tuesday reviewed the preparedness for the annual Amarnath yatra, an official spokesman said. Though the decision regarding Yatra shall be taken appropriately in due course of time, but the Lt Guv insisted to make sure all basic preparations including Health, infrastructure, ration/LPG […]

Woman ‘forced’ to deliver baby in open

Govt orders probe, medicos deny negligence

Srinagar: A pregnant woman in labour on Tuesday was ‘forced’ to deliver in open as doctors at the Community Health Centre in Sumbal Bandipora allegedly refused to admit her for the want of covid-19 certificate. The incident triggered outrage and one among the woman who accompanied the pregnant lady questioned how long will the injustices […]

Srinagar man dies of COVID-19 in Delhi

Srinagar: A 65-year-old man from Srinagar who was in Delhi has died due to COVID-19 on Monday, family said. Family members of the deceased said that their member who had gone for medical check to Amritsar was tested positive yesterday. They said that after undergoing medical examination at Amritsar, he reached Delhi to return home, […]

Govt mulls to re-open all tourist spots

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to re-open tourist spots and gardens across Union Territory soon as hectic deliberations are on to frame Standard Operating Procedure (SoPs) for smooth entry of people. This will be for the first time that the tourist spots will be thrown open after the outbreak of pandemic—Covid-19. Advisor Baseer […]

Faceoff at LAC: India, China hold second round of Lt Gen-level talks

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese militaries are holding a second round of Lt General-level talks on Monday in an attempt to lower the temperature following the violent clashes in Galwan Valley last week that left 20 Indian Army personnel dead, official sources said. The talks were scheduled to start at 11:30 am at Moldo on […]

Top Army commanders hold meet in Delhi

New Delhi: The apex leadership of the Indian Army on Monday held detailed deliberations on the eastern Ladakh standoff and the situation along the Line of Actual Control with China after the Galwan Valley clashes that left 20 Indian soldiers dead, official sources said. On the opening day of a two-day conference, the commanders carried […]

China declines to react on deaths, injuries to PLA soldiers

Beijing: China on Monday declined to comment on Union Minister and former Indian Army chief Gen (retd) V K Singh’s remarks that more than 40 Chinese soldiers were killed in the Galwan Valley clash in eastern Ladakh, saying it has no information to release on the issue. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, during a […]

Lt Guv directs for timely issuance of domicile certificates

Launches e-application at Jammu

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Monday launched e-Application-cum-issuance of Domicile Certificate, developed by Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA), here at the Raj Bhavan. With the launch of this service, the count of the Government to Citizen (G2C) online services reached 27. It is an addition to the UT Government’s e-governance initiatives to speed […]