Bahrain, Israel agree to set up embassies in Jerusalem meet
JERUSALEM: Bahrain’s foreign minister called for fresh Israeli-Palestinian peace talks during a landmark meeting on Wednesday in Israel with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pompeo — President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, on a farewell visit to close ally Israel — did not address Israel’s dispute with the Palestinians, who […]
Hazlewood prefers Brisbane as venue for first India Test
SYDNEY: Australia would prefer to play India in the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane if the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Adelaide forces a change in venue, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood said on Wednesday. The series opener is scheduled to start at the Adelaide Oval on Dec 17 but a new cluster of coronavirus […]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Parigam
Srinagar :A gunfight has started between militants and government forces in Parigam area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thrusday. Reports said that a joint team of police, army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Parigam. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]
Heat on Congress
After the participation in the PAGD meeting, Congress has come under barrage of criticism from BJP questioning them how they are rubbing shoulders with anti-nationals. BJP has dubbed PAGD as an anti-national platform which is working to weaken the nation’s unity. In this context, many BJP leaders have said that Congress poses an explanation to […]
Militants killed in Nagrota gunfight were planning a big strike: IGP Jammu
Jammu: Inspector General of Police Jammu range Mukesh Singh Thursday the four militants killed in the gunfight with government forces in Nagrota on Thursday morning had recently infiltrated from across the border. He said that the driver of the truck they were travelling in managed to flee from the spot while forces recovered a large quantity […]
4 unidentified militants killed, 2 cops injured in Nagrota gunfight
Jammu: Four unidentified militants were killed and two SOG men were injured in the gunfight that broke out between government forces and militants early Thursday morning. The militants were said to be travelling in a vehicle near Ban Toll Plaza of Nagrota when they opened fire at a naka party on Jammu—Srinagar highway triggering an […]
JK reports 574 new positive cases, 96972 recovered so far
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 18: The Government on Wednesday informed that 574 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 241 from Jammu division and 333 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 104155. Also 09 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 04 from Jammu […]
Delegation of J&K Olympic Association calls on Lt Governor
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 18: A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. The delegation led by its President, Prof. (Dr) Ashutosh Sharma comprising its office bearers apprised the Lt Governor about various issues pertaining to the development of sports sector in J&K; engaging well educated […]
Forest Rights Act being Implemented in J&K
The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting to review the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, and Rules in Jammu and Kashmir which have been made applicable post enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019.Work on this had already […]
Pulwama grenade attack: 12 civilians injured
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Wednesday evening lobbed a grenade on government forces in Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police officer told GNS that the militants lobbed Grenade on joint team of Police and CRPF in Kakapora. However the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on road. In this incident twelve […]