COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,10,975 stranded JK residents; 76,558 via Lakhanpur, 34,417 through special trains
Jammu, June 5 (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,10,975 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this […]
Delegation of JKAP calls on Lt Governor
JAMMU, JUNE 05: A delegation of J&K Apni Party called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today here at the Raj Bhavan and apprised him of various issues of public importance. The delegation comprising of former Minister, Manjit Singh; Vikram Malhotra; Namrata Sharma and Pooja Kapoor submitted a memorandum of demands and issues pertaining […]
India, China army commanders to meet tomorrow. These are the issues 14 Corps chief will raise
New Delhi: Top tactical army commanders of India and China will meet Saturday at Chushul-Moldo border personnel meeting (BPM) point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The meeting will take place at around 9:30 am, during which the Indian side will press for maintaining the “earlier status quo”. Sources in the […]
On table for June 6 talks: status quo ante, armour pullback
As Delhi and Beijing move to de-escalate the situation along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh by scaling up military talks to the level of Lt Generals, The Indian Express has learnt that an Indian proposal for restoration of status quo ante in the contested areas and simultaneous de-induction of artillery and tanks from the rear areas by both armies […]
We need immediate assistance to prevent major Job Losses in tourism sector: JKHC
Srinagar, June 05 (KNS): The J&K Hoteliers Club (JKHC) states that the Tourism Industry of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) first needs to survive, and then we need to revive. The JKHC has appealed the Powers for emergency assistance for Tourism Sector of J&K, the chairman JKHC Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya said that we need immediate assistance […]
A decade after Lord’s scandal, match-fixing still haunts Pakistan cricket
When Mohammad Amir bowled a no-ball against England on the opening day of the 2010 Test at Lord’s, no one could have imagined his long stride past the crease marked the first step in a historic fixing scandal. Two days later it was revealed that three no-balls — two by Amir, and one by his […]
Foreign fighters still have presence in Afghanistan: UN
WASHINGTON: Battle losses and desertions have reduced the strong Daesh militant force in Afghanistan to a rag-tag group of about 200 fighters, said a UN report released this week. The eastern province of Nangarhar has been the main stronghold of this group — known as the Islamic State of Khorasan or ISIL-K — ever since […]
Awantipora police Destroys illegal poppy cultivation
Awantipora June 05 (KNS): Awantipora police on Friday claimed to have destroyed illegal poppy in 20 kanals of land in the area by using tractors and have arrested five persons in this connection. A police statement issued to KNS reads, in continuation to the special drive launched by Awantipora Police for destroying illegal poppy cultivation, […]
MEDIA IN FOCUS
Recently a UT administration has drafted a new media policy aimed at creating a better coordination between journalists and government. In this direction it pointed out that “finally the policy attempts to thwart misinformation, fake news and develop a mechanism that will raise alarm against any attempt to use media to vitiate public peace, sovereignty […]
‘If LAC not marked soon, build-up like on LoC likely,’ says ex-Army chief
If the Line of Actual Control isn’t delineated soon, it will remain vulnerable to face-offs and India and China may end up deploying more troops there, just like it is on the LoC with Pakistan, said Gen (retd) V P Malik who was Chief of Army staff when the Kargil intrusion took place in 1999. Gen Malik, who led […]