COVID-19 Pandemic: Pakistan partially resumes international flights
Islamabad: After nearly three months, Pakistan has partially resumed international flights to repatriate its citizens stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 lockdown, according to a media report. On March 21, Pakistan suspended all international flight operations to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The government has now reopened 25 per cent […]
Army man killed during LoC shelling
Jammu: An Army jawan was killed on Monday in unprovoked Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, raising the number of soldiers who fell to cross-border firing this month to four, officials said. Pakistan Army and Rangers personnel also targeted forward areas and posts along the LoC […]
LAC row: Manmohan asks PM to be mindful of implications of his words
New Delhi: In his first remarks on the Ladakh face-off, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said PM Narendra Modi must be mindful of the implications of his words and cannot allow China to use them as a vindication of its position. Noting that disinformation is no substitute for diplomacy or decisive leadership, Singh […]
BJP hits back
New Delhi: In a scathing counter-attack on Manmohan Singh, BJP president J P Nadda said on Monday that he as prime minister “abjectly surrendered” hundreds of square kilometres of India’s land to China and presided over 600 incursions made by the neighbouring country between 2010 and 2013. In a series of tweets after Singh took […]
Don’ compromise on national security, territorial integrity: Congress to BJP
New Delhi: The Congress hit back at the BJP on Monday for its attack on former prime minister Manmohan Singh and asked the saffron party not to compromise on national security and the country’s territorial integrity, saying it would be the “biggest disservice” to the armed forces. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Singh has given […]
Kashmiris stranded in Pak to return via Attari border
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir residents who are stranded in Pakistan due to the coronavirus outbreak will return by road via the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab starting June 25, officials said on Monday. The J&K government will send two senior officers to Attari to coordinate with the local Amritsar administration in making arrangements for their […]
Three militants killed in Srinagar, one in Kulgam
IGP commended forces for clean operations in congested areas
Srinagar: Four militants including a Pakistani national were gunned down in two separate encounters at Srinagar and Kulgam during past 24 hours. “On a specific input generated by Police regarding presence of militants in Zadibal area of Srinagar district, a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched by Police and CRPF in the area”, […]
J&K records 122 fresh cases; tally nears 6,000-mark
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 122 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the union territory to 5,956, officials said. While 20 of these cases were from Jammu region, 102 people were found COVID-19 positive in Kashmir, they said. The cases detected on Sunday, include 41 people who had returned […]
Man dies of heart attack at quarantine centre in Kathua
Jammu: A 47-year-old man died of “heart attack” at a quarantine centre in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, hours before his release after testing negative for COVID-19, a senior government official said. Kamal Kumar, a resident of Chipaki Kala village in Hiranagar, was put under institutional quarantine at Changran on his return […]
25-yr-old man arrested by UP Anti-Terrorism Squad in Ramban: Report
Banihal/Jammu: A 25-year-old man was arrested by a Uttar Pradesh police team in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday in connection with a case related to waging war against the country, sources said. Salman Khursheed Wani (25), resident of Maitra village of Ramban, surrendered to the local police and was subsequently handed over to […]
