Goa CM Pramod Sawant Tests Coronavirus Positive
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has tested positive for coronavirus and has placed himself under home isolation. Sawant, 47, said he is asymptomatic. In a tweet, the Goa CM said: “I wish to inform that I have been detected COVID19 positive. I am asymptomatic and hence have opted for home isolation. I shall continue to […]
Children In Wuhan Return To School
Children returned to school Tuesday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the original epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic that underwent months of lockdown but which has not seen new cases of local transmission for weeks. State media reported 1.4 million children in the city reported to 2,842 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools as part […]
Babar must stamp his authority as captain, says Younis
MANCHESTER: Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has said that Babar Azam needs to stamp his authority on the white-ball teams. The former Pakistan captain — who retired as the country’s leading run-getter in Test cricket with 10,099 runs from 118 matches — says that the young captain needs to block out the noise of those […]
NIA conducts fresh raids in Srinagar
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducts fresh raids at Batamaloo & Mandar Bagh area of Srinagar city. According to reports sleuths of NIA accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and police, raided the houses of several people who were associated with cross-LoC trade. When this report was filled the NIA raid in the area was going […]
Govt high school, residential houses damaged in cross LoC shelling in north Kashmir
As many as six infrastructures, including a government school and a madrasa, were partially damaged after, the Indian army told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Bagtore area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Unidentified official sources […]
CRPF officer commits suicide in Badharwah
A Central Reserve Police Force officer allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service in Badharwah district of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources told news agency KNT that Assistant Sub Inspector CRPF shot self to death in the barrack of 33 Battalion headquarters during Wednesday morning. “He was shifted to hospital where doctors declared […]
Despite Talks, China Engaged In Provocative Action In Ladakh: Centre
The External Affairs Ministry on Tuesday said China again engaged in “provocative action” even as their military talks were underway two days after the PLA made a bid to change the status quo in the South Bank area of Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh, calling the attempts a reflection of “complete disregard” to bilateral understandings. […]
Army officer killed in cross-LoC firing in J&K’s Raj
A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Indian army was killed after Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today. An official said that the officer of the rank of Naib Subedar was posted at a forward location when Pakistan resorted to firing and shelling […]
Framers frustrated due to forcible land acquisition: NC
National Conference on Tuesday said that J&K administrations wrong policies vis a vis land acquisition has dealt a serious blow to farmer community in Budgam saying Govt must immediately issue fresh notification for construction of Srinagar Ring Road as compensation decided is very less and awards prepared are illegal as the time for making these […]
Dr Samoon reviews status of pending Court, CAT cases of School Education Deptt
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 1: Principal Secretary School Education and Skill Development Departments, Dr Asgar Samoon, today chaired a meeting to review and discuss the status of the pending Court/CAT cases pertaining to the School Education Department. The meeting was attended by Secretary Law Achal Sethi, Director School Education Jammu, Director School Education Kashmir, Chief Education Officers […]