Srinagar: Two deadly militant attacks in central and north Kashmir districts of Srinagar and Baramulla on August 14 and August 17 left 5 unifromed men dead, giving sufficient indications that the militants are re-strategising after a spate of encounters in south of Kashmir. The attacks in Nowgam area of Srinagar and Kreeri area of Baramulla occurred […]
Israel has not softened its opposition to any United States arms sales to the United Arab Emirates that could diminish its military superiority as part of the US-brokered normalisation of their ties, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Tuesday. The statement followed a report in Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper that the Trump administration planned a “giant” […]
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, today chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners to review the situation of standing Agriculture and Horticulture crops in the districts of the Jammu division. The Divisional Commissioner reviewed the situation of each district and the concerned Deputy Commissioners apprised him about the situation of different crops in their respective […]
US’ former first lady Michelle Obama ripped through Donald Trump at the opening of the Democratic National Convention, saying he is the “wrong president for our country” who is “clearly in over his head”. The four-day convention was initially scheduled to be held in Wisconsin but it began virtually on Monday amid the ongoing COVID-19 […]
Satya Pal Malik was on Tuesday transferred as Governor of Meghalaya, replacing Tathagata Roy who completed his five-year tenure on the gubernatorial post. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said Malik, Governor of Goa, is transferred and appointed as Governor of Meghalaya. Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been asked to discharge the functions of Goa […]
Army is committed to ethical conduct counter militant operations Army on Tuesday said that a high level court enquiry is in progress regarding encounter on 18th July in Amshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. In a statement to media, the army said that as intimated on 11 Aug 2020, a high level Court of […]
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa on Monday reached Saudi Arabia and held meetings with the kingdom’s top military leadership. “COAS met His Excellency General (Staff) Fayiadh bin Ha’med Al-Rowaily, Chief of General Staff, and His Royal Highness Lieutenant General (Staff) Fahad bin Turki Al Saud Commander Joint Forces, KSA,” ISPR said about Gen Bajwa’s […]
SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas took two wickets on Monday as a weather-interrupted second Test against England at Southampton ended in a predictable draw. England were 110-4 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings 236 when home captain Joe Root (nine not out) declared to hasten the end of a match ahead of what would have […]
Srinagar, Aug 18 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced a committee to work out modalities for the economic revival of the union territory and extending support to its business community, an official spokesperson said here on Tuesday. The announcement was made during an interaction with the representatives of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and […]
An army vehicle on Tuesday met with an accident in Lethpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, reports said. They said that an army vehicle skidded off the national highway and crashed into a house in Lethpora. Reports said that the driver of the vehicle has received a minor injury in the mishap. GK