PSO injured in militant attack on BJP worker succumbs
The Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker who was critically injured in a militant attack at Nunar Ganderbal on Tuesday evening has succumbed to the injuries, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). An unidentidied police officer told GNS that the PSO identified as constable Altaf Hussain was […]
Lt Governor conducts surprise visit to GMC Jammu
Directs senior doctors to attend to Covid patients JAMMU, OCTOBER 6: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha paid a surprise visit to Government Medical College Jammu today and took stock of the medicare services being extended to Covid and other patients. During the visit, the Lt Governor took round of different medical units and enquired about the […]
Gunfight breaks out in Shopian’s Heff
A gunfight broke out between militants and the government forces in Heff Khuri village in Zainapora belt of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. An unidentified official told a loc news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a joint team of Police, army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information […]
Attacks on flag bearers of democracy will not be tolerated: LG
Lt Governor visits family of slain BDC Chairman Bhupinder Singh was killed in a terrorist attack in Budgam JAMMU, OCTOBER 6: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited the family of slain BDC Chairperson of block Khag, Bhupinder Singh, who was killed by terrorists last month in his native village in Budgam district. Visiting the family […]
Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi calls on Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 06: Member, Central Waqf Council and Chairperson, Waqf Development Committee, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi, called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at the Civil Secretariat here today. Dr. Andrabi briefed the Lt Governor about the working of the Waqf Board and drew his attention towards the issues related […]
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 […]