The Pakistan Army on Thursday opened heavy fire and shelled forward areas and posts in four sectors along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, unidentified officials told Press Trust of India. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. This is third consecutive day that the Pakistan Army has targeted hamlets and posts […]
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) on Wednesday cancelled its yearly election and formed an ad hoc committee, days after authorities here barred it from holding any polls until it clarified its position on terming Kashmir a disputed territory, reported Press Trust of India. On Monday, Srinagar District Magistrate Shahid Choudhary issued […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: The Government on Wednesday informed that 507 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 181 from Jammu division and 326 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 100351. Also 09 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 04 from Jammu […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,52,831 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha met Member of Parliament, leaders of various political parties, and other public deputations at Raj Bhavan here today. Member of Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma and former Legislator and BJP J&K head, Ravinder Raina discussed the issues related to regularization of daily wage workers, other casual labourers in different […]
Srinagar: A residential house was on Wednesday gutted while another suffered partial damage in a massive blaze that broke out in New Colony Wanganpora area of Eidgah in Srinagar, officials said. They said the fire broke out in the residential house of Tariq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Amin Dar in the afternoon and soon […]
The annual board examinations for Class 10, conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE), commenced in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday with COVID-19 safety measures in place, officials said. The examinations are the first major school-related activity in the valley since the pandemic broke out, the officials said. They said […]
The Delhi high court on Tuesday sought Amazon’s response on a plea by Future Retail Ltd (FRL) that alleged the US retail giant was interfering in its Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance Retail on the basis of an interim order by a Singapore arbitrator. Justice Mukta Gupta issued summons to Amazon, Future Coupons Ltd and […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc will co-chair the 17th ASEAN-India Summit on Thursday. The leaders of all ten ASEAN member states will participate in the Summit. The Summit will be held online, said an MEA news release. The Summit takes place days before the ASEAN inks a free […]
A senior US government official complained on Tuesday that the World Health Organization has not shared enough information about its planned mission to China to investigate the animal origins of the coronavirus. Garrett Grisby of the US Department of Health and Human Services griped that the criteria for WHO’s China mission had not been shared […]