J&K glaciers melting at ‘significant’ rate: report
Glaciers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are melting at a “significant” rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study which used satellite data to find that over 1,200 glaciers in the Himalayan region saw an annual reduction in mass of 35 centimetres (cm) on average between 2000 and 2012. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, […]
75,809 new COVID-19 cases take tally to 42.8 lakh; record 1,133 fatalities push death toll to 72,775
New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 42,80,422 on Tuesday with 75,809 instances of the viral infection recorded in the last 24 hours, while a record 1,133 fatalities took the death toll to 72,775, the Union health ministry data showed. During the same period, the number of recoveries surged to 33,23,950 pushing the recovery rate to 77.65 […]
3 LeT OGWs arrested in north Kashmir’s Bandipora: Police
Bandipora: Bandipora police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three over ground workers of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit and recovered incriminating material from their possession in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A senior police officer said that the police station Hajin received information from reliable sources that some “miscreants at the behest of local […]
‘Logistical issues’ delay Afghan peace negotiations
KABUL: Afghan negotiators have pushed back a planned trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban as logistical issues are still being worked on in the Qatari capital, delaying the start of the talks, a government and a diplomatic source said on Monday. After months of delays largely due to a disagreement over […]
Messi back to training after decision to stay with Barca
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi returned to training with Barcelona on Monday, almost two weeks after he had told the club he wanted to leave. After reluctantly changing his mind, Messi was back with the team to prepare for the new season. He practiced separately from the rest of the squad at the Joan Gamper training ground […]
HOW TO PROCEED?
Mainstream political camps in Kashmir are in a mess and want to give a joint massage to New Delhi that the decisions taken by them on August 5, last year were not acceptable to them. Recently all these parties in a joint statement said that they stand by the Gupkar declaration signed by all the […]
Army to add bite to LAC defence, is training native Ladakhi dogs for operational roles
New Delhi: The Army is training multiple native dogs of Ladakh for various operational roles as the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh continues to remain tense amid the ongoing stand-off with China, ThePrint has learnt. The native breeds in Ladakh predominantly include the Bakharwal dog, colloquially called the Gaddi Kutta, the Tibetan Mastiff, mostly […]
Situation In Ladakh ‘Very Serious’, Need ‘Very Deep Conversation’: S. Jaishankar On China
Ahead of his expected talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the situation in eastern Ladakh is “very serious” and said it calls for “very very deep conversation” between the two sides at a political level. The external affairs minister also said the state of the border with […]
Uniform monitoring system for schemes to be in place across all districts
Public Grievance Redressal System to be made more robust through online portal JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 07: “Monitoring of implementation of different schemes need to be monitored uniformly and effectively across all districts to ensure their timely completion” Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said this, here today, while chairing a meeting with all the Deputy Commissioners. Divisional […]
Lt Governor visits Jagti Township, listens to the issues of KPs
Welfare of every section of the society and each community; safeguarding the rights of the people of J&K topmost priority of the UT Government: Lt Governor Government working on the agenda of equitable and holistic development of J&K; taking comprehensive measures to ensure prompt redressal of people’s grievances JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 07: Welfare of every section […]