JK youth exasperated at shrinking employment avenues: Dr Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar, 27 June:(KNS) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday expressed concern over the plethora of challenges the youth are facing on account of declining employment opportunities in J&K. While lamenting over the burgeoning unemployment rate and shrinking avenues for educated youth both in […]
India waits for China’s PLA to disengage at Ladakh, says won’t allow a ‘new normal’
Border tensions in East Ladakh have come down a notch with India waiting for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to fulfil its June 6 commitment of de-escalating and disengaging its troops along the 1,597 km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the western sector. While the two armies are locked in a forward military posture […]
Chinese building helipad in Pangong Tso, massing troops on southern bank of lake
As tensions run high between India and China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, and no talks scheduled so far between military commanders, the Chinese army has started consolidating its positions in the Pangong Tso area. This includes undertaking construction of a helipad at Finger 4 and a sudden increase of Chinese troops on the southern banks […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,68,334 stranded JK residents; 1,14,746 via Lakhanpur, 53,588 through special trains
JAMMU, JUNE 27 The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,68,334 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
KCC&I Expresses Resentment Over Giving Digging Tenders To Non-Locals And Rendering Regional Jobless
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): A spokesperson of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry described the policy adopted by the Geology and Mining Department with regard to allotment of mining and extraction contracts as alarming and against public interest. The lack of protective mechanisms in the policy has reportedly deprived thousands of families of their livelihood […]
Div Com Kashmir Conducts Extensive Tour of B’la, Took Review on the Progress of various Developmental Works
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today conducts an extensive tour of district Baramulla where he took the first hand appraisal of various developmental activities undertaken by different agencies across the district. The visit started with the inspection of COVID-19 hospital established in Sub-district Hospital Sopore where the Divisional Commissioner took stock of various measures […]
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 […]
