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 […]
Israel under diplomatic fire over sale of arms to Azerbaijan
JERUSALEM: A major supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, Israel has come under diplomatic fire from Armenia over the struggle between the Caucasus neighbours in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia, a country long-seen as close to Israel’s nemesis Iran, only opened an embassy in Tel Aviv on September 17, but Yerevan recalled its ambassador barely two weeks later, […]
India-Bangladesh Rail Link Work Likely To Be Completed By December: Official
A defunct railway link with Bangladesh is being revived with work on the Indian side of the border from Haldibari in north Bengal likely to be completed by December, a railway official said on Monday. The railway line from Haldibari to Chilahati in Bangladesh has been defunct after rail links between India and then East […]
Google defers Indian in-app fee by six mths after startups protest
Alphabet Inc’s Google has extended its deadline for Indian app developers to comply with a new billing system for commission fee by six months, it said on Monday, days after local startups voiced anger about the charges. Google will now enforce its global policy more strictly and charge a 30% commission fee for in-app purchases […]
