DHAKA — At least 32 people died when a packed ferry caught fire in southern Bangladesh on Friday, police said. The incident happened early in the morning near the southern rural town of Jhalokathi, 250km (155 miles) south of the capital Dhaka. The vessel was carrying around 500 people. “The three-storey Obhijan 10 caught fire […]
WASHINGTON — More than 6,400 journalists in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover of the country, according to a recent survey. The survey conducted by non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) shows a radical change in the Afghan media landscape since the Taliban took power. […]
NEW DELHI — Intelligence agencies warned of more terror attacks in Punjab before elections and asked state police to intensify the safety of sensitive installations and close watch on social media, ANI reported. A senior officer said that several security advisories were already issued to the state police anticipating terror activity. Keeping a close watch […]
LUCKNOW — The Allahabad High Court on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission (EC) to look for ways to “postpone” the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh by a couple of months and ban all political rallies in other poll-bound states amid rising cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 […]
SRINAGAR — Moving a step closer towards appointing Director for Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura , the authorities have shortlisted 15 candidates including one non-local resident. As per the interview notice issued by Health and Medical Education J&K, 15 candidates who have been shortlisted for the post of the director SKIMS include Dr. Yogesh […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Budgam on Thursday claimed to have busted a fake currency racket and arrested 03 persons involved in the commission of crime. Besides, counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 45,000 and other tools were also recovered, police said. Police in a statement said that a police party from Police post […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two militant associates of the Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit in a joint operation with the army’s 2 Rashtriya Rifles and 79 Battalion CRPF in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. “Acting upon specific information, police along with other armed forces arrested two militant associates linked with proscribed […]
SRINAGAR — Prominent members of India’s defence community have joined a growing chorus of people across the country in demanding legal action against organisers of a Hindu religious event held last week, after several speakers there reportedly issued calls for killing Muslims. Admiral (retired) Arun Prakash, former chief of the Indian Navy, and General (retired) […]
SRINAGAR — Board of School Education has directed all institutions of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh affiliated with JKBOSE, CBSE or any other Board not to use text books of “Dareechae Urdu” for class 5th published by “Oscar Publications” Karan Nagar Srinagar and “Mehboob Urdu” for Class 3rd and 5th published by Franklin International, New Delhi. […]
SRINAGAR — Government of Jammu and Kashmir is mulling to show the door to ‘non-performing’ teaching and non-teaching staff in coming days, sources privy to the development in Education Department said. Sources informed news agency Kashmir News Trust that after getting orders from the top especially from Principal Secretary to Government School Education Department Jammu […]