China has occupied Y junction in Ladakh: Sibal
New Delhi, Jun 27 (IANS): The Congress on Saturday sharpened its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-China face-off, accusing him of giving inconsistent statements on the issue. It said the Chinese soldiers have occupied ‘Y’ junction in Ladakh and are very close to Burtse town. Addressing a virtual press conference, former Union Minister […]
Narco-terror module busted in Kupwara; 13.5kg heroin, ammunition recovered
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir police and army on Saturday claimed to have busted a narco-terror module in Kupwara district of Kashmir and recovered 13.5 kgs of Heroin worth of approximate RS 65 Crore Besides two pistols and four Grenades. Police in a tweet said ‘Kupwara Police & Army got huge success by […]
Over 90 pc of sellers back on platform, seeing huge traction in new sign-ups from MSMEs: Flipkart
Walmart-owned Flipkart on Saturday said it had enabled more than 90 per cent of its sellers to resume business on the platform since April. Also, the e-commerce major noted that it had seen a 125 per cent increase in new sellers signing up on the platform in comparison to its existing seller base for a […]
Locust swarms seen in several areas in Gurugram
Thousands of crop-eating desert locusts were on Saturday spotted in Gurugram, a city next to the national capital of Delhi. News agency ANI tweeted clips of the pests flying over Sector 5 in Palam Vihar of the city and in areas along Gurugram-Dwarka Expressway. On Friday, locust swarms had entered as many as 36 villages […]
Russia offered Afghan militants bounties to kill US troops: NY Times
US intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, the *New York Times* reported on Friday. Citing officials briefed on the matter, the Times said the United States determined months ago that a Russian military intelligence unit linked to assassination attempts in Europe had […]
Davis Cup, Fed Cup Finals postponed to 2021
LONDON: Tennis’ flagship team events the Davis Cup and Fed Cup Finals have been postponed until 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Friday. The revamped 18-nation Davis Cup Finals, launched last year in Madrid, was set to return to the Spanish capital in November but it will now […]
45-year-old woman becomes second victim of the day to die of COVID-19 in Kashmir
Srinagar: A day after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 45-year-old woman from Khanabal area of south Kashmir died at a hospital here on Saturday. The woman’s death, second in a day on weekend, took the fatality count due to the covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 93. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS […]
Revoke decision of giving extraction of minerals to non-locals: CPI (M)
Srinagar, June 27(KNS): While urging the authorities to revoke the decision of giving majority of contracts for the extraction of minerals from the water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir to non-locals, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Saturday said that livelihood of thousands of people in the region will be affected, if the government goes […]
Domicile law amid to change demography of J&K:Rouf Bhat
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): PDP leader Rouf Bhat on Saturday has showed serious concern about new domicile law and its implications on people of j&k Bhat in a statement issued to KNS said that issuance of domicile certificates in wholesale to the non_state subjects of j&k is unfortunate and is against the constitutional, democratic political […]
China’s actions in Ladakh part of large-scale military provocations against neighbours: US lawmaker
Washington: China’s recent aggression in eastern Ladakh is part of its large-scale military provocations against its neighbours and the US will not stand for unprovoked, premeditated military action for intimidating peaceful nations into submission, an influential American lawmaker has said. Congressman Ted Yoho said that now is the time for the world to come together and […]
