JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban held a meeting on Saturday to discuss measures to improve female literacy and reduce the school-dropout rate in the district, an official spokesperson said. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary, who chaired the meeting, expressed concerns over the district’s low female-literacy rate — currently at 38.04 per cent […]
NEW DELHI — The Russian embassy on Saturday condoled the “unfortunate instances” of Indian casualties in the course of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine and said recruitment of Indians into its armed forces was stopped since April. In a statement, the embassy said Moscow and New Delhi are working in close coordination for early […]
BEIRUT — Hezbollah has attacked an Israeli base located southwest of Safed city in northern Israel with successive swarms of suicide drones, causing injuries among its members. “On Saturday, the Islamic Resistance fighters launched an air attack with swarms of suicide drones on the Michve Allon base,” Hezbollah said in a statement. “This base includes […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Police chief V K Birdi on Saturday asked security agencies in the valley to maintain strict vigil by setting up 24×7 checkpoints and implementing joint mechanisms to disrupt the militant ecosystem in the run-up to the Independence Day. The officers were also asked to enhance night domination in their respective vulnerable areas, […]
SRINAGAR — Following the orders of change in school timing in Kashmir, parents of school children Saturday urged the authorities to revoke the new orders in view of scorching temperatures. Speaking to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, parents urged the school education authorities and the divisional administration to re-consider the previous school timing. On […]
SRINAGAR — Two Army personnel died while four others were injured during a fierce gunfight with militants in a forest in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The conflict occurred during a cordon and search operation that was initiated by the security forces based on intelligence reports indicating the presence of militants […]
SRINAGAR — A group of 10,000 women from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district created a record Saturday by performing the largest Kashmiri folk dance ever at a cultural festival, the Union Territory administration said. The event, ‘Kashur Riwaaj’ cultural festival, was organised by the Dagger Division of the Army’s Chinar Corps in collaboration with Baramulla […]
SRINAGAR — Tiranga rallies were taken out in several districts of the Kashmir valley on Saturday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, officials said. As part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, Tiranga rallies were taken out in many districts of the valley which witnessed a huge participation of people, the officials said. The rallies […]
SRINAGAR — A day after the Election Commission made it clear that assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir would be held “at the earliest”, the National Conference on Saturday said it is taking decisive steps to engage with the grassroots workers and ensure robust poll preparedness. Party president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah is […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday released sketches of four militants spotted in ‘dhoks’ (mud-houses) in Kathua district and announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh for credible information on them. In a post on X, J&K Police released sketches of four militants who were last seen in ‘dhoks’ of Malhar, Bani […]