In view of ongoing Corona pandemic, winter vacations sanctioned to faculty members of the SKIMS and its Medical College Bemina and staff members except leave sanctioned on medical grounds/maternity leave stand cancelled. “As such it is impressed upon all the faculty and staff members to remain available at their places of posting in their respective […]
The 434-km-long Srinagar-Ladakh highway is closed to traffic for the fourth day in a row, leaving hundreds of small and large vehicles stranded in Kargil, Dras, Sonamarg, Gagangir and Kullan. According to the Meteorological Department, the Srinagar-Ladakh highway has been closed for traffic as a precautionary measure due to snowfall in the upper parts of […]
Inspector General of Police Kashmir range Thursday said that three militants carried out the attack on army men at HMT on Srinagar-Baramulla killing two army men. “Initial reports said that three militants were travelling in a Maruti car and two of them were carrying weapons, who fired indiscriminately at the army men leaving two of […]
Pakistan Army on Thursday resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district, army said. A spokesman of Indian army said that this afternoon, Pakistan initiated ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along LoC in Poonch. He said that Pakistan […]
Amid the massive security arrangements made at the Haryana borders with Delhi at Gurugram and Faridabad, tens of thousands of farmers on Thursday braved tear-gas shells and water cannons and broke police barricades on their way to Delhi while several farmers and policemen were injured ahead of the Punjab-Haryana border in Shambhu near Ambala. Reports […]
Google on Wednesday clarified that users in India will not have to pay any fee for money transfers on its payment platform, and that the charges are for users in the US. Last week, Google had announced that it is launching a redesigned app next year on Android and iOS, starting with the US, and […]
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Thursday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party’s key strategist and troubleshooter, who died on Wednesday. Patel’s mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara and he was laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery […]
Australia has issued termination notices to at least 10 special forces soldiers after the release of a report that found credible evidence of unlawful killings in Afghanistan, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said on Thursday. An independent report published last week in redacted form said there was evidence that 39 unarmed Afghan prisoners and civilians […]
Six members of the Pakistan cricket squad, which is currently on a tour to New Zealand, have tested positive for the coronavirus, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Thursday. The team also received a “final warning” for flouting quarantine rules. New Zealand health authorities revoked the players’ ability to train while in isolation at their […]
Two soldiers were killed in an audacious attack by militants in Srinagar outskirts on Thursday. Reports said that militants emerged at Aban Shah Chowk HMT Srinagar and fired upon soldiers. The attack left two soldiers critically injured. Police sources told KNT that militants fired upon Quick Reaction Team (QRT) at Aban Shah Chowk that falls […]