ESS NADEEM ANANTNAG — As the country celebrated Raksha Bandhan on Sunday, tying rakhi’s who vowed to protect them. The festival celebrates the bond between a brother and a sister. In South Kashmirs Anantnag district Social worker celeberates Raksha Bandhan with Army Jawans of 1 Rashtriya Rifles at Highground Anantnag. On Sunday in show of […]
ESS ENN ANANTNAG — Army’s 19 RR organised medical cum Vet camp and distribution of free medicines for the local populace of Larnoo and adjacent villages.Medical Camp organised by Major Pankaj and his team. The need of organising a medical cum vet camp was most of these villages were suffering from Seasonal illness and children […]
KABUL — Days after vowing to respect women’s rights in Afghanistan, Taliban officials in the restive Herat province have banned co-education in government and private universities, describing it as the ‘root of all evils in society’. The decision was taken after a meeting between varsity professors, owners of private institutions, and Taliban authorities, Khaama Press […]
JAMMU — Two senior employees of Military Engineering Services (MES) were arrested after they were allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 here, an official said on Sunday. Assistant Garrison Engineer Abhay Kumar and Junior Engineer Atma Singh were trapped by sleuths in a swift operation on Saturday following a complaint about their involvement […]
LEH — A bridge and standing crops were damaged on Sunday in flash floods in several villages in Ladakh, where authorities sounded an alert after an outburst of an artificial lake resulted in blockage of the Zanskar river, officials said. Chief Executive Officer, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Sonam Chosjor said there was an outburst […]
ALIGARH — Afghan students at the Aligarh Muslim University have been assured of full safety by the university administration. Vice-Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor assured the Afghan students studying at the AMU of all help and cooperation. “They need not worry about their stay and studies as the university will take all necessary measures to ensure […]
NEW DELHI — A special repatriation flight by the Indian Air Force, carrying 168 passengers from Kabul — including 107 Indians — landed near Delhi Sunday morning. Another group of 87 Indians and two Nepalese nationals, who were flown in an IAF aircraft to the Tajikistan capital of Dushanbe from Kabul on Saturday, arrived in […]
Slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant’s father among slain in Tral encounter SRINAGAR — Five militants belonging to two different militant outfits were killed in two different encounters at Khrew and Tral areas of PD (Police District) Awantipora in Pulwama district on Friday and Saturday. Reports said, a Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) was launched jointly by the team of government […]
JAMMU — Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer on Saturday reviewed the regulation of brick kilns operating in the districts of Jammu division here at a meeting with concerned officers. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Udhmapur, Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Director Geology Mining, Additional Commissioner State Taxes, RTO Jammu, Joint Director Agriculture, officers of […]
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday Britain would work with the Taliban if necessary after the militants capture of Afghanistan, and defended his foreign minister who has come under fire for his handling of the situation. “What I want to assure people is that our political and diplomatic efforts to find a […]