KYIV — At least seven people have been killed, nine others injured by Russian shelling, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had appealed to world leaders to impose all possible sanctions on Russia, including on President Vladimir Putin, saying that the Kremlin leader wanted to destroy the Ukrainian state. […]
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden on Thursday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a military operation in Ukraine as “an unprovoked and unjustified attack” and that the “world will hold Russia accountable” for the subsequent developments. In a statement issued by the White House, Biden said that “Putin has chosen a premeditated […]
UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a last-minute plea on Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war ‘in the name of humanity’, after the Russian leader announced a military operation in eastern Ukraine. “President Putin, in the name of humanity, bring your troops back to Russia,” Guterres said, speaking […]
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Thursday forecast “moderate rain and snow at scattered places of J&K” in next 48 hours and dry weather thereafter till February end. “As expected, rain/snow decreased significantly since last night but weather is overcast in Kashmir, cloudy in Jammu and partly to generally cloudy in Ladakh,” said a meteorological department, adding, […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 14,148 fresh Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday morning. A total of 302 new Covid-related fatalities were also recorded in the same time span taking the death toll to 5,12,622. Meanwhile, the active Covid cases have reduced to 1,48,359 which constitute 0.35 […]
SRINAGAR — Many passengers were left stranded at the Srinagar International airport as flight operations were hit adversely on Thursday morning due to poor visibility which has delayed many departures or arrivals so far. Director, Airports Authority of India, Srinagar, Kuldeep Singh told GNS that delays are occurring “due to visibility issues”. Reportedly one flight […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday fired at “drone” along the international border in RS Pora and Arnia sectors of Jammu district. “Drone movement was observed near RS Pura, Arnia sectors of the International Border area. The drone returned after the BSF fired 10 to 20 rounds,” a BSF spokesperson said in as […]
LONDON/KYIV — As Russia began military operations against Ukraine, key Ukrainian government websites were down early on Thursday as multiple cyber attacks hit the country. The websites of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, and those of the ministries of foreign affairs, infrastructure, education and others, were down, reports CNN. “In a separate and potentially more […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of J&K and Ladakh Wednesday ordered a complete ban on inter-district appointments, postings, and transfers of district cadre staff members of J&K and Ladakh. “There will be a complete ban on inter-district appointments, postings, and transfers of district cadre staff member of J&K and Ladakh and no request in this […]
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a special “military operation” to protect Donbas, the separatist-held region in eastern Ukraine, media reports said on Thursday. Putin made a surprise statement on television to declare his intentions. “I have made the decision of a military operation,” he said shortly before 6:00 am (0300 GMT) in […]