India should avoid strategic miscalculation: China on LAC standoff
In the wake of the standoff along the LAC in Ladakh, Beijing on Friday said that New Delhi should avoid a “strategic miscalculation” with regard to China. This kind of statement is unusual from China. Pakistan had, in 2018, used this phrase. Indian “belligerence” is a threat to regional peace and can lead to “strategic miscalculation”, […]
Social stigma pushing up Covid deaths in Kashmir: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said fear of getting stigmatised leads to delay in seeking medical help which is the main reason for increase in number of Covid-19 deaths in Kashmir valley. “Patients arrive at hospitals only when their symptoms worsen,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Early detection of […]
Div Com inspects proposed parking sites in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, JULY 03: In continuation to its efforts to address to the parking issues and de-congest Srinagar streets, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today visited city parts on second consecutive day to inspect proposed parking sites in summer capital. The Div Com visited M A Road, TRC, Polo View, Regal Chowk, Lambert Lane, […]
Navin Choudhary pitches for doubling farmers’ income through convergence, Atma Nirbhar Bharat
JAMMU, JULY 03: Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Navin K Choudhary, today emphasized on doubling farmers’ income through convergence and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme in a meeting held at SKUAST-Jammu. Highlighting the decision of Government to eliminate Essential Commodities Act and allow direct marketing by farmers, Choudhary stressed upon the use […]
India not to import power equipment from China: Power Minister
Power Minister RK Singh on Friday said India would not import power equipment from China, amid a border standoff with China. During a virtual press conference with state counterparts, he also asserted that the equipment import from China and Pakistan would not be permitted especially on the basis of inspection. He further said the state […]
Bravery shown by you has sent message about India’s strength: PM to soldiers in Ladakh
Paying tributes to the 20 Army men killed in a violent face off with Chinese troops in east Ladakh, prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the bravery shown by the soldiers has sent a message about the strength of India. Addressing Army, Air Force and ITBP personnel during his surprise visit to Ladakh, he […]
PM Modi’s Surprise Ladakh Visit Has Silenced His Critics And Sent Out Strong Message To China
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on June 30, many were left disappointed when he did not say a word about the standoff with China at Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. That was probably a strategic move. Every conflict doesn’t have to be responded with bluster and bombast. However, as PM Modi reached […]
COVID-19: Kashmir reports one more death, J-K toll mounts to 118
Srinagar: A 70-year-old man from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district died on Friday afternoon at CD hospital, thus taking the overall toll of deaths due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 118. Dr Saleem Tak, Medical Superintendent at Chest Disease (CD) hospital told a news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 70-year-old man from […]
Sangakkara grilled in 2011 World Cup final fixing probe
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara was questioned for nearly 10 hours on Thursday by detectives probing explosive allegations the 2011 ICC World Cup final was fixed under his captaincy. Sangakkara, 42, was called in to the police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) examining the conduct of the final, which Sri Lanka lost to India at Mumbai’s Wankhede […]
Srinagar can’t be militancy-free for ‘various reasons’: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar district cannot be militancy-free for “various reasons”, Inspector General of Police, Vijay Kumar, said on Friday. “Time and again I have been saying that any district where an encounter does not take place does not mean militants are not present there. The militants keep on changing their shelter and hideouts. We keep on generating […]