SRINAGAR: One unidentified militant was killed in an overnight gunfight in the Dachigam area of Harwan in Srinagar district on Tuesday. A senior police officer said that a specific input was received by the police and security forces, leading to a cordon and search operation launched late on Monday evening in the Dachigam area. During the […]
Jammu: Body of a former Village Defense Guard member was found in mysterious conditions in forests of Chapper area of Udhampur district on Tuesday. Officials said that a deadbody of an disengaged VDG was found in mysterious conditions along with the rifle (303) in Chapper forests. He has been identified as Ashok Kumar […]
Recently Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, visited Super Speciality Hospital, Shreen Bagh in order to inspect the ongoing works on infrastructure upgradation of healthcare facilities. He took stock of the progress of work on Rs 14.51 crore project for construction of new OPD Block including Diagnostic facility and Faculty Rooms to augment and upgrade the healthcare […]
Srinagar: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the Centre should put a stop to activities that can spark communal tension in the country, and treat Muslims as equals. “There is a need to stop (incidents like Sambhal). I will tell the government of India to stop (such acts) because they cannot throw […]
The Bombay High Court on Monday in an interim order restrained a Pune-based eatery from using the name ‘Burger King’ until a trademark infringement plea by the US giant Burger King Corporation is heard and disposed of. The company in August filed an appeal in the HC, challenging an order passed by a Pune court […]
Travis Head was the only batter who had some answers to the Indian bowling attack, as evidenced by his fighting 89 in the second innings, last week in Perth that eventually delayed the inevitable victory for the visitors. As the series moves to Adelaide for the second Test, local hero Head will look to carry […]
Joe Biden headed to Angola on Sunday for a trip that will deliver on a promise to visit Africa during his presidency and focus on a major US-backed railway project that aims to divert critical minerals away from China. The project, partly funded with a US loan, links the resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo and […]
Police have arrested a truck driver from Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday for allegedly smuggling over 200 kilograms of poppy, officials said. During a routine check, a police team intercepted a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Jakhani and conducted a search, they said. The search led to the recovery of 211 kilograms of […]
NEW DELHI, Dec 2: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said efforts should be made to make tax collection less intrusive and underlined the need for greater use of technology in the process. Addressing trainee officers of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes), who called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, the President […]
Kulgam: At least six people were injured after the vehicles they were travelling in met with an accident at Mir Bazar area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Monday. An official said that an accident took place between a Tavera vehicle (JK03D-7709) and an Alto car (JK09D-2698) at Al Stop, Mir […]