Srinagar: The School Education sector of Anantnag district Tuesday said it has sought permission from the administration of the region to start class work in open fields followed by the prescribed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). Chief Education Officer (CEO) Anantnag, Abdul Rub Shad told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer that the education department has sought […]
New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 42,80,422 on Tuesday with 75,809 instances of the viral infection recorded in the last 24 hours, while a record 1,133 fatalities took the death toll to 72,775, the Union health ministry data showed. During the same period, the number of recoveries surged to 33,23,950 pushing the recovery rate to 77.65 […]
Bandipora: Bandipora police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three over ground workers of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit and recovered incriminating material from their possession in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A senior police officer said that the police station Hajin received information from reliable sources that some “miscreants at the behest of local […]
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team’s head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday expressed regret over the results of the recently concluded series against England but claimed that the team is on the right track and will soon overcome the shortcomings that have been noticed on the tour, especially in the bowling department. “The tour of […]
The authorities in Poonch district closed the Deputy Commissioner’s office after fifteen employees tested positive for COVID-19, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), quoting unidentified officials on Tuesday. Recently, sampling was conducted for office and reports were received, in which fifteen officials of various sections tested positive. The officials told KNO that […]
Director General of Border Security Force Rakesh Asthana on Monday concluded the four-day visit to forward areas and formations along the Indo-Pak border in the Jammu region. “Four days visit of DG to Jammu frontier concluded in a very cordial atmosphere,” a BSF spokesman said. During his visit, which began on September 4, the DG […]
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is reaching Moscow Tuesday evening, his first trip abroad since the Covid-19 pandemic began. He will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting of foreign ministers, where he will come face-to-face with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Jaishankar is believed to be accompanied by officials from the China desk of the ministry […]
India on Tuesday dismissed Chinese claims that Indian Army fired “warning shots” near the Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, saying its troops “exercised great restraint and behaved in a mature and responsible manner”. China said early on Tuesday that the border troops of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) took “countermeasures” after the Indian Army crossed […]
Beijing, China: China has passed “an extraordinary and historic test” with its handling of the coronavirus, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday at a triumphant awards ceremony for medical professionals decorated with bugle calls and applause. The nation’s propaganda machine has churned out praise for China’s Covid-19 response, reframing the public health crisis as an example […]
Tensions flared up again along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh sector where the militaries of India and China fired in the air to scare and push back each other, reports said. The latest confrontation took place near the Shenpao mountain region near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake. A Chinese military […]