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 […]
HEALTH CONCERNS
The growing drug abuse in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir has forced the doctors association to intervene through the media asking different wings of the society including parents to play their role to save our next generations from getting spoiled. Doctors Associations Kashmir recently in a statement to the media said that when people […]
Kashmir: First Time After His Release, Farooq Abdullah Steps Out Of Home, Buys Mobile Phones
For the first time since his release from detention, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, on Friday stepped out of his Gupkar residence and stopped by one of the leading electronic goods shops at the Residency Road, Srinagar to purchase mobile phones for himself and his family. The National Conference MP, who […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 213 new positive cases, 4080 recovered so far JAMMU, JUNE 26: The Government on Friday informed that 213 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 58 from Jammu division and 155 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 6762. […]
Militants attack government forces on checkpoint in north Kashmir
Militants late evening fired upon a party of the government forces on a checkpoint in Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora on Friday. A senior police officer told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), that militants fired upon the joint naka party at Sumbal, the fire was retaliated. However in this incident no […]
