WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would hit Iran “hard”, though he expected the latest military flare-up to end quickly and left the door open to more talks. The US leader had earlier said the ceasefire with Iran was over after the latest fighting, which led mediators Pakistan and Qatar […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference has written to 52 leaders of political and religious outfits across the country, inviting them to join the party’s upcoming protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to press for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The party has sent out the invitation, written by its president Farooq Abdullah […]
NEW DELHI — Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital. “With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” […]
NEW DELHI — In view of the infiltration of highly trained Pakistani militants in the Jammu region, the Indian Army is readjusting its deployments in the area as per intelligence inputs and security requirements. The Indian Army has deployed around 500 Para Special Forces commandos in the area to hunt down the 50-55 militants from […]
NEW DELHI — Over 300 Indian students in Bangladesh were forced to return home as the anti-quota protests, that have led to students and security forces clashing, resulted in the killing of at least 104 and injuring over 2,500 people so far. The neighbouring nation has been witnessing widespread protests for weeks over the reintroduction […]
NEW DELHI — The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced the centre and city-wise results for medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which is under the scanner over alleged irregularities. The results, which were initially announced on June 5, have been published in this format following an order of the Supreme Court, which is hearing several […]
JAMMU — Around 3.75 lakh devotees have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra so far as another batch of 3,471 pilgrims left for the Valley on Saturday. Officials said that since it began this year on June 29, around 3.75 lakh devotees have performed the Amarnath Yatra during the last 21 days. Over 11,000 devotees had […]
NEW DELHI — A day after the Microsoft outage severely impacted flight operations across the country, Union Minister of State, Murlidhar Mohol said on Saturday that passengers are no longer facing any issues and that flight schedules are being adhered to as usual. The outage had impacted various sectors, causing significant delays and inconvenience to […]
NEW DELHI — UPSC chairman Manoj Soni has resigned citing personal reasons before the expiry of his tenure in May 2029, official sources said on Saturday. His resignation is “not in any way connected to controversies and allegations surrounding the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar issue came to the […]
SRINAGAR — The UIDAI has advised all the residents who have got their Aadhaar 10 years before to revalidate their address. In this connection, all the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir have been asked to make the residents of J&K aware about the updation of addresses with the help of any supporting documents. They […]
DARJEELING — Captain Brijesh Thapa, who was killed while fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda, was cremated with full military honours at his ancestral village in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district. Slogans of “Brijesh Thapa Amar Rahe” reverberated as a large number of people gathered to pay their respects to the officer. Colonel Bhuwanesh K […]
ANANTNAG — Over sixty people affected by diarrhea epidemic in Srigufwara area of Bijbehera in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district with health department gearing up to tackle the situation as all the affected people have been admitted in the hospital during the intervening night of July 19 and 20. Officials told news agency Kashmir News Observer, […]
SRINAGAR — Despite upgradation in maternity services in the valley, the unnecessary referrals from Kashmir’s rural hospitals continue to overburden LD maternity hospital which has become a grave concern for the patients. Five years back, the Health and Medical Education Department issued Standard Operating Protocol (SoP) for instituting answerability in healthcare institutes in case of […]
