‘You make us proud’: Rahul Gandhi on 3 J&K photojournalists for Pulitzer win
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated the three Indian photojournalists who won the Pulitzer Prize in feature photography. “Congratulations to Indian photojournalists Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand for winning a Pulitzer Prize for their powerful images of life in Jammu & Kashmir. You make us all proud,” Gandhi said on Twitter. […]
BR Sharma appointed as JKPSC chairman
Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chander Murmu, has appointed retired IAS officer BR Sharma as Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC). As per an order issued by General Administration Department (GAD, the Lt Governor of J&K Murmu appointed Sharma as Chairman of the JKPSC. He shall holD the position of […]
ASI, CRPF trooper, 4 civilians injured in Pakherpora grenade attack
Srinagar, May 05(GNS): Two security men including a police officer and four civilian were injured in a grenade attack at Pakherpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that militants hurled the grenade towards joint deployment of 181BN CRPF and police in Pakherpora. In the attack, Assistant Sub-Inspector of […]
APs Kashmiri photojournalist Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan win Pulitzer
Srinagar, May 5 (KNS): Three Associated Press(AP) phojournalists including two Kashmiris won a Pulitzer in feature photography for images made during clampdown on Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370. AP Photographers Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand snaked around roadblocks, sometimes took cover in strangers’ homes and hid cameras in vegetable bags to capture […]
100 Hours 100 Stars: Sunil Chhetri reveals how he chose football as a career
Sunil Chhetri is a familiar name for all football fans in India and the goalscoring record of the Indian football team skipper has solidified his place in the sport’s folklore. With 72 goals under his belt, he is the second most successful striker in the world when it comes to active players – just behind […]
India a step closer to making key drug to treat Covid-19
The Hyderabad based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) has synthesised the key starting materials (KSMs) for Remdesivir, the first step to develop the active pharmaceutical ingredient in a drug. IICT has also begun so-called technology demonstrations for drug manufacturers such as Cipla so that manufacturing can begin in India, if needed. Remdesivir, manufactured by […]
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: India reports 195 deaths, 3,900 infections in last 24 hours
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: With 179 deaths since Monday evening, the death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,568 on Tuesday while the total number of infections jumped to 46, 433 including the 12,726 people who have been treated and discharged so far. This is the highest jump in the death toll and the number of cases […]
Sensex climbs over 450 points in opening deals, Nifty reclaims 9,400-mark on Asian cues
The benchmark equity indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened nearly 1.5 per cent higher on Tuesday tracking gains in the broader Asian markets that rose tracking a late Wall Street rally as governments eased coronavirus lockdowns. At 9:15 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 468.39 points (1.48 per cent) at 32,183.74, […]
Ladakh councillors protest outside L-G’s residence over delay in bringing back stranded locals
In an embarrassment to the UT administration in Ladakh, the Chief Executive Councillor of Leh’s Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Gyal P Wangyal, along with his Deputy Tsering Sandup, executive councillors, and councillors held a dharna outside the residence of Lt Governor R K Mathur Monday. The dharna was to protest over the delay […]
In Pakistan’s new script for terrorism in Kashmir, Handwara is the key
A second face-off between security forces and terrorists, not far from the Handwara house in north Kashmir where a bloody firefight killed 5 soldiers, appears to be part of a Pakistan attempt to rewrite the script for terrorism in Kashmir, a top security official told Hindustan Times on Monday evening. Just minutes earlier, two young men had […]