Row over transport charges: HC asks Govt to take immediate, clear view
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, to take “immediate and clear view” regarding transport charges from students during the covid-19 pandemic. Disposing of a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of Justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Vinod Chatterji Koul said that the court also expects the […]
Army man killed, civilian injured in cross LoC firing
Jammu: An Army personnel was killed and a civilian injured as the Pakistani Army heavily shelled villages and forward posts along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts on Thursday, officials said. This is fourth consecutive day of firing and shelling by the Pakistan Army. Officials said the Pakistan Army opened fire and shelled civilian […]
Covid-19 Pandemic: 28 CRPF men, 17 healthcare workers among 161 test positive
JK Covid-19 tally crosses 4500 mark, no fatality reported
Srinagar: At least 28 CRPF men and 17 health care workers were among 161 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. These cases have taken the overall case tally in J&K to 4507. Giving the district wise break up, official sources said Kulgam reported 28, Baramulla 8, Srinagar 10, Anantnag […]
7 more test positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh
Leh: Seven more people have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Leh district of the Union Territory of Ladakh on Wednesday, taking the total number of active cases to 64. An official said that of the total 64 active cases 23 are in Leh district and 41 in Kargil district (with one patient from Kargil […]
Hope: Number of recoveries exceeds active cases for the first time
New Delhi: The number of recovered COVID-19 patients has exceeded the total active cases in India for the first time on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India reported close to 10,000 new instances of the infection in the last 24 hours till Wednesday 8 am, pushing the country’s cumulative caseload to over […]
Shopian encounter: Five militants including top Hizbul commander killed
Srinagar: Five militants were killed in a gunfight that broke out in Shopian area of south Kashmir on Wednesday. An official said that five militants, including a top commander, were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants in Sugoo village of the district. “A joint team of Police, Army’s 44 […]
LAC standoff: Both countries implementing ‘positive consensus’, says China
Beijing: China said on Wednesday that Indian and Chinese troops have started implementing the “positive consensus” reached by the senior military officials of the two countries on June 6 aimed at “easing” the situation along the borders. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson’s remarks came a day after officials in New Delhi suggested that armies of […]
Handpicked Chinese General deputed at LAC
Beijing: China’s new army commander Lt Gen Xu Qiling, who will head the Western Theatre Command ground forces responsible for the Sino-India border, is a rising star in the PLA specially handpicked by President Xi Jinping to handle troops along the challenging border, a media report said. Gen Xu’s appointment was announced on June 5 […]
BJP fends off criticism on LAC row
Says it is not the India of 1962
New Delhi: It is no longer the India of 1962 and the country is led by a “courageous” leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, not by the Congress, the BJP asserted on Wednesday, seeking to fend off the attack by the opposition party on the government’s handling of the Sino-India border standoff. BJP leader and […]
Sarpanch’s killing: Congress workers hold protest, demands judicial probe
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress on Wednesday staged a demonstration here against the recent killing of a party sarpanch by militants in the valley and demanded a judicial probe in the incident. Led by Pradesh Congress Committee president Ghulam Ahmad Mir, a group of Congress leaders and activists came out of the […]
