20 Democrats oppose security pledges for Saudi Arabia

20 Democrats oppose security pledges for Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON: Twenty US senators, all of them Democrats, expressed support on Wednesday for a potential Israeli-Saudi normalisation deal, but laid out concerns about any security guarantees or nuclear assistance to Riyadh. In a letter to President Joe Biden, the senators underscored resistance the White House could face from Congress if the administration brokers a landmark […]

CS reviews progress of IT initiatives

CS reviews progress of IT initiatives

Directs incorporation of PSGA timelines in all citizen centric services SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 4: In order to review the status of implementation of various on-going initiatives of the IT Department, Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a detailed meeting of the IT Department at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, […]

Youth Shot At, Injured in Anantnag, Shifted to hospital

Youth Shot At, Injured in Anantnag, Shifted to hospital

Srinagar: A student was shot and injured by unknown gunmen on Wednesday evening in Watrigama Wanihama area of Anantnag district. A top police officer said that suspected militants fired upon a youth identified as Sahil Bashir a student at Wanihama. He was immediately shifted to nearby hospital for treatment. Till this report was being filed […]

Visible change

Visible change

 In the past few years after the survey and reports of expert committees many central schemes were redrafted so that there is a visible change in the socio economic development. Many central schemes in agriculture and horticulture sectors have been able to break the ceilings and allow the people to get the benefits from these […]

Venice mourns after 21 killed in bus accident

Venice mourns after 21 killed in bus accident

Flags flew at half-mast over Venice on Wednesday after 21 people including a toddler were killed when a bus careered off an overpass and caught fire. “The bus flipped upside down. The impact was terrible because it fell from over 10 metres (32 feet)” landing next to railway tracks below, said Mauro Luongo, Venice’s fire […]

Flash flood in Sikkim; 23 army personnel missing

Flash flood in Sikkim; 23 army personnel missing

Gangtok:A sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim has resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River in Lachen valley on Wednesday, which was compounded by the release of water from a dam, leading to 23 army personnel being washed away, camps and vehicles being submerged, officials said. The floods started around […]

South Kashmir: Gunfight Rages in Kulgam: Police

South Kashmir: Gunfight Rages in Kulgam: Police

Srinagar: Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Kujar area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Kujjar area. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the […]