Ladakah face-off: Talks at military, diplomatic levels on to resolve standoff, says Rajnath
New Delhi: As Indian and Chinese troops remain engaged in a tense border standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that the government will not allow India’s pride to be hurt under any circumstances even as he said bilateral talks were on at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the row. Singh also said […]
Covid-19: Kher Bhawani Mela passes off as a low key affair
Srinagar: In a low-key affair, the priests offered prayers at the Ragnya Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday after the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Every year thousands of devotees, especially Kashmiri Pandits, arrive at Mata Ragnya Devi temple in Tulmulla to celebrate the […]
PM Modi wishes KP’s on Jyeshtha Ashtami
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended wishes to the Kashmiri Pandit community on the occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami. “Best wishes, especially to the Kashmiri Pandit community, on the very special occasion Jyeshtha Ashtami,” he said in a tweet. “With the divine blessings of Mata Kheer Bhawani, may everyone be happy, healthy and […]
Two Hizb militants killed in Kulgam encounter, internet snapped
Kulgam: Two militants were killed in an encounter that started between government forces and militants at Wanpora in Qaimoh area South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday morning. Officials said that two militants were killed in exchange of fire whose identification is being ascertained, while as search operation was also conducted in the area. Earlier, an […]
VoIP exchange with JK link busted in Mumbai, one held
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has busted a racket involving an illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) exchange in suburban Govandi here and arrested one person in this connection, an official said on Saturday. Based on a specific tip-off received by the military intelligence, the Mumbai crime branch and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly conducted a raid […]
PM Modi, MHA list Art 370 abrogation as major achievement
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday listed abrogation of Article 370, settlement of the Ram Temple issue, criminalisation of Triple Talaq and the amendment to the Citizenship Act among the key achievements during his second term, asserting that his government’s decisions in the last one year were aimed […]
Year of disappointment, disastrous management, says Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday described the first year of the Modi government as a “year of disappointment, disastrous management and diabolical pain”. Congress leader K C Venugopal said the six years of the Modi dispensation have seen fraying of bonds of empathy, fraternity and brotherhood with increase in acts of communal and sectarian […]
Top security officials hold meet, review security situation
Srinagar: In the backdrop of the prevailing situation in Jammu & Kashmir, the General Officer Commanding, Chinar Corps, Lt Gen BS Raju and Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, co-chaired a meeting of the Core Group to review the security situation and ensure readiness to meet anticipated security challenges. The meeting was attended by top […]
COVID-19 Pandemic: Kashmir records another death, toll rises to 28
9 members of a family, 4 expecting women among 185 new cases reported
Srinagar: A day after his death, swab samples of a 70-year-old man from south Kashmir’s Shopian district turned positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the death count due to the deadly disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 28. Meanwhile, nine members of a family and four pregnant women were among 128 COVID-19 infections reported in […]
Mediation offer: India, China say a thumping ‘no’ to Trump
Beijing/ New Delhi: China and India on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer to “mediate” between the two countries to end their border standoff, saying the two countries are capable of properly resolving their differences through dialogue and did not require the help of a “third party.” In a surprise move, Trump on Wednesday […]
