Lt Governor pays tribute to Army’s JCO martyred in unprovoked cross border shelling along LoC in Rajouri
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 06: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha paid tributes to Subedar Sukhdev Singh, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Indian Army who attained martyrdom during the unprovoked cross border shelling along the Line of Control in Rajouri district on Monday. Saluting the courage and valour of the valiant soldiers, the Lt Governor said that our […]
Young motorcyclist crushed to death by speeding truck in Kulgam
Kulgam: A 25-year-old youth was on Tuesday crushed to death by a speeding truck in Khudwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An official identified the deceased youth as Ishfaq Ahmad Khanday, son of Ghulam Qadir Khanday of Sarandnoo adding he was crushed by a truck (JK03C-7004) under its wheels near Khudwani bypass Kulgam resulting […]
WHO believes 10pc of world has had Covid-19
GENEVA: The WHO estimated on Monday that 10 percent of the world has been infected by the new coronavirus — way more than has been recorded — as it mulled speeding up internal reforms. To date, more than 35 million cases of Covid-19 have been registered worldwide, including some 1.04 million who have died, according […]
Life As A Dalit – A Curse In Casteist India
“We are punished for being born dalits. Our only sin is our birth as Dalits,” one of the distraught relatives of the Hathras victim was quoted as saying. “My birth is my fatal accident” a young dalit scholar at the University of Hyderabad, Rohith Vemula cried out his heart in his suicide note in 2016. But the young, […]
Rupee settles 17 paise lower at 73.46 against US dollar
The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day 17 paise lower at 73.46 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.17 tracking positive domestic equities and weak greenback, but soon pared the gains and finally closed at 73.46, down 17 paise over its […]
Rabada takes over Purple Cap from Chahal, Orange stays with KL
Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul continues to hold the Orange Cap while the Purple Cap is now with Delhi Capitals pacer Kagiso Rabada following the conclusion of the 19th IPL 2020 match which the Shreyas Iyer-led side won by 59 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rahul has scored 302 runs, including one hundred and […]
Mother-son duo from Srinagar’s Dalgate die of COVID-19, expert raises alarm
Srinagar : A mother-son duo from Dalgate locality of Srinagar died due to deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday while experts raised alarm, appealing people to follow guidelines in spirit. An official told a local news gathering agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 70-year-old woman and 33-year-old male, mother and son respectively from Dalgate area of Srinagar […]
Jammu in focus
From the media to politicians, everyone is blaming the government for the negligence deaths of covid patients especially due to the disruption of oxygen supply. One of the senior journalists from Jammu told the media that he has shifted his close relative to Punjab as he had fears that he would die due to the […]
Army man shoots self dead in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: A soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Chatergul army camp in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, officials said Tuesday. The deceased soldier has been identified as Jagmeet Singh son of Makhan Singh, a resident of Haryana service ID number 15514259, who was posted with the 24 RR Delta Company-D. Officials said […]
JCO killed along LoC In Rajouri
Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of army was killed in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. They said Pakistan army violated ceasefire along LOC in Babakhori area of Nowshera in Rajouri district. “One Subedar Sukhdev Singh of 16 Grenadier was killed,” they said. An […]