SRINAGAR — The Centre is learnt to have returned the Supreme Court collegium’s recommendation to appoint advocate Moksha Khajuria-Kazmi as judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. This is the fourth such instance of the Central government returning the SC collegium’s recommendations on postings to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in over two […]
JAMMU — Ahead of the I-Day celebrations, the security forces in Jammu claimed to have busted a module of Jaish-e-Mohammad, a militant outfit and arrested four militants on Saturday. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh told that a JeM module has been busted in Jammu. “We have arrested four militants of […]
SRINAGAR — The India-Pakistan Armies on Saturday exchanged sweets along the Line of Control at various border points in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Pakistan Independence Day. In a statement, a spokesperson said that on 14 August, the Indian Army as a warm gesture, presented sweets to Pakistan Army at Chilehana Tithwal Crossing […]
KABUL — The Taliban appreciated India’s humanitarian and developmental efforts in Afghanistan such as building the Salma Dam, roads, and other infrastructure projects in the country. But the Islamist fundamentalist group has also warned India against playing a military role in Afghanistan. Speaking to ANI, Qatar-based spokesperson of Taliban Suhail Shaheen said, “What do you […]
UNITED NATIONS — Voicing concern that Afghanistan is spinning out of control , UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Taliban to immediately halt the offensive and asserted that seizing power through military force is a “losing proposition” and can only lead to prolonged civil war and the complete isolation of the war-torn nation. The […]
Facebook on Friday rolled out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls on Messenger, adding another layer of privacy to its widely used communications platform. Facebook’s WhatsApp and Messenger services already have end-to-end encryption on personal texts messages sent by users. The social media giant has gradually been adding audio and video features to its […]
SOPORE — A 24-year-old National Health Mission (NHM) employee, posted at Sub District Hospital Sopore, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Hib Dangerpore area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that the family of the girl found their beloved hanging inside her room following which police was […]
NEW DELHI — The Uttar Police Police has arrested a 24-year-old man from the state’s Saharanpur district for allegedly hacking into the Election Commission of India (ECI) website and creating over 10,000 fake voter IDs, officials said on Friday. Reacting to the developments, the poll panel said its database is “absolutely safe and secure”. The […]
SRINAGAR — On August 8, Jammu and Kashmir government issued a weekly order detailing Covid-19 containment measures in the union territory. Like previous orders that have been issued periodically since the second wave of the pandemic in the summer, it talked about the need to follow social distancing norms, intensify vaccination drives, keep schools closed […]
KABUL — It was early evening and Zahra, her mother and three sisters were on their way to dinner at another sister’s home when they saw people running and heard gunshots on the street. “The Taliban are here!” people screamed. In just a few minutes, everything changed for the 26-year-old resident of Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest […]