Militants attack army vehicle in Pulwama

Militants attack army vehicle in Pulwama

Suspected militants fired upon army Casper vehicle in Drabgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). An unnamed senior police officer told the agency that militants fired upon Army Casper from an orchard in Drabgam, however, no injuries were reported. Meanwhile, the whole area has […]

Media teams to visit J&K, Govt appoints nodal officers

Media teams to visit J&K, Govt appoints nodal officers

Various media teams are visiting Jammu and Kashmir in next two weeks. According to an order issued by the Government, Nodal officers and Joint Nodal officers have been appointed for coordinating the proposed visits of Media teams to J&K over the next two weeks. The order reads: Principal Secretary Govt Housing and Urban Development Department […]

Commissioner SMC reviews AMRUT works

Commissioner SMC reviews AMRUT works

Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Gazenfar Ali, today reviewed progress of various projects under AMRUT scheme. The status of all the works under AMRUT that included Sewerage and Septage, Drainage sector, Rejuvenation of Brari Nambal, Urban Transport sector, Green Space sector, Water Works sector and other issues were discussed at length. The Commissioner was informed […]

New coronavirus turns out to be decades old — in bats

New coronavirus turns out to be decades old — in bats

The new coronavirus appears to have circulated unnoticed in bats for decades, scientists found. Horseshoe bats are the most plausible origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen, researchers led by Maciej Boni of Pensylvania State University’s Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics said in a study published Tuesday in Nature Microbiology. The virus’s origins have been at the center of […]

J&K: ‘Are we animals in a cage?’ asks Iltija Mufti on Mehbooba Mufti’s detention, Article 370 move

J&K: ‘Are we animals in a cage?’ asks Iltija Mufti on Mehbooba Mufti’s detention, Article 370 move

Iltija Mufti hit out at the Centre for its “cruel” detention of her mother, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, and for stripping the region of its autonomy, The Indian Express reported on Wednesday. In an interview to the newspaper, Iltija Mufti recalled how the police came with a warrant for her mother on August 5 […]